The Last Animal, Ramona Ausubel
The Last Animal takes readers on a wild, entertaining, and refreshingly different kind of journey, one that explores the possibilities and perils of the human … Read more
Category Archives: YA/Teen
Monsters Born and Made, Tanvi Berwah
Eco-fiction is fiction that addresses the relationship between humans and their environment head-on rather than using it only as setting. …My upcoming dystopian fantasy novel, … Read more
Indie Corner – Arlene Mark
Back to the Indie Corner series Arlene Mark’s The Year Without a Summer (August 2022, SparkPress) is a heartwarming and relevant novel for middle-grade and … Read more
Turn the Tide, Elaine Dimopoulos
Turn the Tide Middle Grade Fiction by Elaine Dimopoulos Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen When twelve-year-old Mimi Laskaris moves to Wilford Island, Florida, she immediately falls … Read more
Wind, Ellen Dee Davidson
Wind Book Review Reviewed by Mary Woodbury Book information Author: Ellen Dee Davidson Publication date: February 1, 2022 Wind, by Ellen Dee Davidson, is a … Read more
How to Bury Your Dog, Eva Silverfine
Title: How to Bury Your Dog Author: © Eva Silverfine Type: Fiction Novel Publisher/Ordering: Black Rose Writing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble Publication Date: December 2, … Read more
Green Rising, Lauren James
Set in a near-future world on the brink of ecological catastrophe, Lauren James’ novel is a gripping, witty and romantic call to arms. Gabrielle is … Read more
Indie Corner – Barbara Newman
Back to the Indie Corner series This month’s Indie Corner explores Barbara Newman’s The Dreamcatcher Codes. Barbara Newman always wanted to be a cowgirl. Growing up … Read more
The China Garden, Liz Berry
When Clare moves with her mother from London to Ravensmere, an historic English estate, she can’t shake the feeling that the residents already know her, … Read more
Indie Corner – Sonia Myers
Back to the Indie Corner series It was great to talk with Sonia Meyers about her first novel, We Have Something to Say!, a children’s … Read more
Love After the End, Joshua Whitehead
Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction a young adult anthology edited by Joshua Whitehead (Lambda Literary Award winner, Jonny … Read more
Paradise on Fire, Jewell Parker Rhodes
From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race, class, and climate change.
Read moreDarklands, Arnav Das Sharma
India is reeling from an environmental catastrophe, water has replaced oil as the most valuable commodity, and our cities have become nightmarish places infested with … Read more
The Girl and the Grove, Eric Smith
Young Adult Fiction Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen High school junior Leila has bounced between group homes and foster homes for her whole life—until her recent … Read more
Indie Corner – Emma Reynolds
Back to the Indie Corner series I was thrilled to talk with Emma Reynolds, author of the just-out children’s book Amara and the Bats, a … Read more