Betty, Tiffany McDaniel
“A girl comes of age against the knife.” So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in … Continue reading →
Category Archives: YA/Teen
Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger
Little Badger’s debut novel, “Elatsoe”… is a young adult fantasy about a 17-year-old Lipan Apache girl who can awaken the … Continue reading →
Summer Constellations, Alisha Sevigny
Young Adult Fiction Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen The summer after senior year of high school should be full of magic, … Continue reading →
Dry, Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her … Continue reading →
The End of the World is Bigger than Love, Davina Bell
A sumptuously written novel of love and grief; of sisterly affection and the ultimate sacrifice; of technological progress and climate … Continue reading →
Indie Corner – Esther T. Jones
Back to the Indie Corner series Our first Indie Corner welcomes Esther T. Jones, who has been writing stories in … Continue reading →
A Children’s Bible, Lydia Millet
In an age where the young justifiably blame the old for the devastation of the planet, this dystopian tale of … Continue reading →
Hold Back the Tide, Melinda Salisbury
Everyone knows what happened to Alva’s mother, all those years ago. But when dark forces begin to stir in Ormscaula, … Continue reading →
The World on Either Side, Diane Terrana
Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Young Adult Fiction Content Warning: This book includes descriptions of death, depression, attempted suicide, animal poaching, … Continue reading →
A Peculiar Peril, Jeff VanderMeer
Jonathan Lambshead stands to inherit his deceased grandfather’s overstuffed mansion—a veritable cabinet of curiosities–once he and two schoolmates catalog its … Continue reading →