Indie Corner – Claire Datnow
Back to the Indie Corner series I’m delighted to present Claire Datnow as this month’s Indie Corner author. Claire was born and raised in Johannesburg, … Read more
Category Archives: YA/Teen
Daylight Come, Diana McCaulay
It is 2084. Climate change has made life on the Caribbean island of Bajacu a gruelling trial. The sun is so hot that people must … Read more
Countdown, Carol Fiore
All three books in the Skye Van Bloem trilogy are out now out! Book 1. Countdown Polar ice caps are melting. Whole ecosystems are being … Read more
Strange Birds, Celia C. Perez
Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers, Celia C. Perez Middle Grade Fiction Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen In Sabal Palms, Florida, many girls join … Read more
Wolf Light, Yaba Badoe
When copper miners plunder Zula’s desert home in Gobi Altai, and Adoma’s forest and river are polluted by gold prospectors, it is only a matter … Read more
King and the Dragonflies, Kacen Callender
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature at the 71st Annual National Book Awards presented by … Read more
Forest World, Margarita Engle
Middle Grade Fiction Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Edver and his mother left Cuba when he was just a baby. His father stayed behind and Edver … Read more
Indie Corner – Ian Boyd and Gary Luck
Back to the Indie Corner series I was happy to meet Ian Boyd and Gary Luck by way of their new children’s novel Melody Finch, … Read more
Dig Too Deep, Amy Allgeyer
Young Adult Fiction Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen During junior year of high school, Liberty expects her focus to be on doing well in school and … Read more
Indie Corner – Neus Figueras
Back to the Indie Corner series It was my pleasure to talk with Indie Corner spotlight author Neus Figueras, who was born in Barcelona and … Read more
Betty, Tiffany McDaniel
“A girl comes of age against the knife.” So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father … Read more
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 ghosts of dead animals and … Read more
Summer Constellations, Alisha Sevigny
Young Adult Fiction Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen The summer after senior year of high school should be full of magic, but for Julia Ducharme, it’s … Read more
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 family in this harrowing story … Read more
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 catastrophe; of an enigmatic bear … Read more