A LITTLE IN LOVE by Susan Fletcher Pub Date: Aug. 25, 2015 | Scholastic, 288 pages | Amazon~IndieBound As a young child Eponine never knew kindness, except once from her family’s kitchen slave, Cosette. When at sixteen the girls’ paths cross again and their circumstances are reversed, Eponine must decide what that friendship is worth, even though they’ve…
Editor’s Pick: Faceless by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
“Faceless” by Alyssa B. Sheinmel Pub Date: Sept. 29, 2015 | Scholastic, 352 pages | Amazon ~IndieBound When Maisie Winters wakes up, she’s in the hospital. The last thing she remembers is running through the hills of her neighborhood one misty morning. Slowly, she puts the pieces together. Before she could make it home, a storm…
Editor’s Pick: The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss
“The Unfortunate Decisions Of Dahlia Moss” by Max Wirestone Pub Date: Oct. 20, 2015 | Redhook, 320 pages | Amazon ~ B&N ~IndieBound The odds of Dahlia successfully navigating adulthood are 3,720 to 1. But never tell her the odds. Meet Dahlia Moss, the reigning queen of unfortunate decision-making in the St. Louis area. Unemployed…
Editor’s Pick: Midwinterblood
MIDWINTERBLOOD by Marcus Sedgwick Roaring Brook Press | Pages: 262 | Buy it on: Book Outlet | Politics & Prose I had downloaded this book some time ago on my e-reader – probably during a sale or with a gift card. When it comes to most of my reading selections, I don’t ever read the…
Editor’s Pick: Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern
“Say What You Will” by Cammie McGovern Publish Date: June 3, 2014 | Publisher: Harper Teen | Pages: 352 | Buy it on: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Cammie McGovern’s insightful young…
Editor’s Pick: Althea & Oliver by Cristina Moracho
“Althea & Oliver” by Cristina Moracho Publish Date: Oct. 9, 2014 | Publisher: Viking Juvenile | Pages: 384 | Buy it on: Amazon ~ IndieBound What if you live for the moment when life goes off the rails—and then one day there’s no one left to help you get it back on track? Althea Carter…
Review: Me, Him, Them & It by Caela Carter
“Me, Him, Them & It” by Caela Carter Release Date: Feb. 26, 2013 | Pages: 310 | Publisher: Bloomsbury Buy: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Indie Bound | Source: Hardcover courtesy Bloomsbury ME is Evelyn Jones, 16, a valedictorian hopeful who’s been playing bad girl to piss off THEM, her cold, distant parents. HIM is Todd, Evelyn’s secret…
Editor’s Pick: Just One Year by Gayle Forman
If you’re reading this review, I’m going to assume two things: first, that you’ve read the first book called Just One Day. And that you’re like me and obsessed about what-happens-after-he-opens-the-door ending of that book and couldn’t wait to get your hands on this followup. And you won’t be totally disappointed. This is the…
Books We Adore: The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
I bought this book for my daughter about two years ago because it was the Teen Book Club selection at Books A Million at that time, and it sounded like it would be a good book to read. She actually never read it, and when I saw it on her book shelf I decided to…
Selective Collective: 45 Pounds (More or Less) by K.A. Barson – Review
Our Selective Collective book for July is “45 Pounds (More or Less) ” by K. A. Barson. Diana reviews it below, but I wanted to share that it was a particularly hot-button read for us, because we grew up with a petite and beautiful mom who criticized both of us for our weight, and…