Reviewing Books for the Young Adult In All Of Us
Synopsis Victory is the only option. Once a year, the Olympian Empresses grant the wishes of ten people selected by a lottery—for a price. Seventeen-year-old Gen, a former circus performer, wants the freedom of her father, who was sentenced to life in prison for murders she knows he didn’t commit. Castor plans to carry the […]
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Synopsis Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world’s population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can’t get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected […]
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Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard Release Date: May 10th, 2022 Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books Genre: Young Adult Thriller Pages: 336 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | Indiebound Synopsis In one week, Maude will be dead. At least, that’s what she wants everyone to think. After years of […]
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Duet by Elise Broach Release Date: May 10th, 2022 Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery Pages: 304 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | Indiebound Synopsis A musically gifted bird, a piano-playing boy, and a real-life mystery involving three artistic geniuses Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, […]
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Synopsis A sparkling K-drama inspired debut teen novel by Grace Shim, THE NOH FAMILY introduces irrepressibly charming teen Chloe Kang, who is reunited with her deceased father’s estranged family via a DNA test, and is soon whisked off to Seoul to join them… When her friends gift her a 23-and-Me test as a gag, high […]
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Synopsis Nerds are so hot.Especially battle robot building nerds. Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You’re funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she’s basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even worse? All the boys ignore Bel—and Neelam, the only […]
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Grow Up, Tahlia Wilkins by Karina Evans Release Date: April 19th, 2022 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary Pages: 304 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | Indiebound Synopsis Debut author Karina Evans gives modern-day readers their own version of Are You There God? It’s […]
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The Einsteins of Vista Point by Ben Guterson Release Date: April 12th, 2022 Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary Pages: 272 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | Indiebound Synopsis After the tragic loss of their sister, Zack and his siblings band together to investigate a Morse […]
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The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport Release Date: April 5th, 2022 Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction Pages: 464 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | Indiebound Cover Artist: Raymond Sebastien Synopsis Blending fantasy and science fiction, N. E. Davenport’s fast-paced, action-packed debut kicks off a duology of […]
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Synopsis From award-winning author Natasha Friend comes a compelling investigation of sexual harassment and the toxic and complicit structures of a small college town. Before the night of the Frat Fair, 15-year-old Nora Melchionda’s life could have been a Gen-Z John Hughes movie. She had a kind-of boyfriend, a spot on the field hockey team, […]
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