Snow Like Ashes, the first of a trilogy, is such a cool book about identity, about community, about fear and bravery and love. It’s really one of those books that I am so excited to be recommending to all of you today.
Positive by Paige Rawl with Ali Benjamin | Book Review
September 28, 2014
When Positive by Paige Rawl with Ali Benjamin came in my mail three times, I knew that I was going to read it. First off, it’s short. Second off, it sounded like a relatively interesting memoir about a relatively interesting youth.
Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang | Book Review
September 22, 2014
Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang was the most recent book that I’ve read all at once. I bring this up because I think that in order for me to be able to sit in one place with the same book and not feel the need to accomplish all of the things instead, the book has to be super compelling.
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta | Book Review
September 19, 2014
You know how there is that one book that EVERY SINGLE YA READER except for you has read? Or at least, that is how it feels? For me, that one book was Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta which is like a super huge deal of a book in young adult community, at least among the circles that I find myself in.
The Jewel by Amy Ewing | Book Review
September 15, 2014
Set on a dystopian island, The Jewel by Amy Ewing is about a society divided into rigid classes. At the very bottom rung are the residents of the Marshes. At the top rung are the residents of the Jewel, or the inner city.