2023 Reading List

2023 Reading List

2023 Reading List

This is just the beginning of the list of books I’m planning to read in 2023. Check back as I update this list often! Just about every week, I add new books I’ve accepted for review or titles I can’t resist as well as squeezing in a few backlist titles where I can.

Some of the backlist titles on this list are books I’ve already read and written up my review for, but my calendar has been so… well, booked… that I’ve had to wait to post about them. There are some great titles on here that I can’t wait to share my reviews about.

This year, I’m breaking up my list into four categories:

Young Adult Fiction (12 and up)

Middle Grade Fiction (8-12)

Graphic Novels/Nonfiction

Nonfiction

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Young Adult Fiction

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo cover shows a girl on the left with darker skin and a winding fire escape staircase behind her and a girl on the right with lighter skin and palm leaves behind her separated by the silhouettes of airplanes in the center, nose to nose.

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Long Run by James Acker

The Long Run by James Acker

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Julieta and the Romeos by Marie E. Andreu cover shows a girl holding a pen thinking at a desk. In front of her is an open book and mug. Roses extend toward her from the edges of the image.

Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E. Andreu

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta

Only on the Weekends by Dean Atta

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll and Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

Clementine and Danny Save the World (And Each Other) by Livia Blackburne

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles and Guadalupe Garcia McCall

The Secret of the Moon Conch by David Bowles and Guadalupe García McCall

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton

Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Breakup from Hell by Ann Davila Cardinal

Breakup from Hell by Ann Davila Cardinal

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Always Isn't Forever by J. C. Cervantes cover shows a girl lying on the deck of a boat in the sun next to a boy lying on the deck of the boat, but it looks as though his half of the image is underwater.

Always Isn’t Forever by J. C. Cervantes

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Artifacts of an Ex by Jennifer Chen cover shows a girl on the left standing with one leg bent and a boy on the right with one hand in his pocket. They hold up a broken heart between them.

Artifacts of an Ex by Jennifer Chen

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

All Alone with You by Amelia Diane Coombs

All Alone with You by Amelia Diane Coombs

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig cover shows what might have been the inside of a very overgrown greenhouse with poisonous-looking plants.

House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt #2) by Erin A. Craig

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz cover shows a girl facing the camera, her face dark. She holds up a photograph of a girl's face partly over hers.

Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Pledge by Cale Dietrich

The Pledge by Cale Dietrich

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Rebel, Brave and Brutal by Shannon Dittemore

Rebel, Brave and Brutal (Winter, White and Wicked #2) by Shannon Dittemore

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

That's Debatable by Jen Doll

That’s Debatable by Jen Doll

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow

A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

Twin Crowns (Twin Crowns #1) by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber cover shows two girls in fancy gowns facing each other with one hand each on a magic mirror.

Cursed Crowns (Twin Crowns #2) by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Rana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat cover shows a girl in jeans and high tops sitting on the ground, holding a discman and listening to headphones.

Rana Joon and the One and Only Now by Shideh Etaat

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Andy and the Extroverts by Jessica K. Foster cover shows a girl peeking over her sunglasses, her arms crossed. She's holding a coffee cup and wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and ripped jeans. Behind her are a forest and three people in the distance.

Andy and the Extroverts by Jessica K. Foster

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Reunion by Kit Frick cover shows four people. A boy with a surfboard faces left with his back to the camera. Two figures stand in profile back to back with their arms crossed in the bottom center. A girl stands in profile, her face toward the right edge of the cover, her hands over her heart.

The Reunion by Kit Frick

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

How We Ricochet by Faith Gardner

How We Ricochet by Faith Gardner

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson cover shows half the face of a blond girl looking through binoculars in the left foreground. The silhouettes of a building with a balcony and a girl mid-fall are in the background.

The Night in Question by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert cover shows a girl and boy standing back to back. She faces the camera.

Everyone Wants to Know by Kelly Loy Gilbert

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong cover shows a heart (the organ) made of gold, with flowers and leaves behind it and an arrow through it from top left to bottom right.

Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Ode to My First Car by Robin Gow cover shows two figures from the waist down holding hands. One wears a skirt and high-top sneakers. The other wears pants and sneakers. The back of a car fills the background of the image.

Ode to My First Car by Robin Gow

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Rez Ball by Byron Graves cover shows a boy in a tank top and black shorts holding a basketball with a cloudy sky background.

Rez Ball by Byron Graves

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

All That Shines by Ellen Hagan

All That Shines by Ellen Hagan

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Better Must Come by Desmond Hall

Better Must Come by Desmond Hall

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton

My Imaginary Mary (Mary #2) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan

The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Time Out by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner cover shows two boys, one in a basketball uniform and the other in long pants and a jacket sitting on the bottom row of the bleachers together. Party decorations are scattered around them on the floor of the gym and on the bleachers.

Time Out by Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

The Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Junkyard Dogs by Katherine Higgs-Coulthard cover shows a sewer cover with the title on it and small symbols around it - a basketball, hammer, house, and person.

Junkyard Dogs by Katherine Higgs-Coulthard

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Never Never (The Complete Series) by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Review to Come | Amazon | Goodreads

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez cover shows a girl standing before a building surrounded by plant life.

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar

A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson cover shows a collage of things arranged in and around the title, like flowers, a cat, a girl in a wheelchair, and a boy sitting on the ground.

Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones

Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Don't Ask If I'm Okay by Jessica Klara

Don’t Ask If I’m Okay by Jessica Klara

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

A Starlet's Secret to a Sensational Afterlife by Kendall Kulper cover shows a woman in a dress facing forward, her gaze looking sideways. A theater entrance fills the background and a man in a suit stands by the entrance.

A Starlet’s Secret to a Sensational Afterlife by Kendall Kulper

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Name Drop by Susan Lee cover shows a boy with a lanyard and ID around his neck, his arm over a girl's shoulder. She stands with her arms crossed, a lanyard and ID around her neck, too.

The Name Drop by Susan Lee

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Last One to Fall by Gabrielle Lepore

The Last One to Fall by Gabriella Lepore

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long

Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

All That's Left to Say by Emory Lord

All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Begin Again by Emma Lord

Begin Again by Emma Lord

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham

Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu

Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu

I Will Find You Again by Sarah Lyu

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Take a Bow Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden

Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Minus One Club by Kekla Magoon

The Minus One Club by Kekla Magoon

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Lightstruck by Sunya Mara cover shows a person's face in profile made of thin beams of light streaming out from where their eye would be.

The Lightstruck by Sunya Mara

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Ophelia After All by Raquel Marie

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie cover shows two girls in profile staring at each other competitively, almost forehead to forehead. One has curly hair, the other straight hair and arms crossed. In the background is a soccer goal.

You Don’t Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

You Wouldn't Dare by Samantha Markum

You Wouldn’t Dare by Samantha Markum

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

No One Left But You by Tash McAdam

No One Left But You by Tash McAdam

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Me Moth by Amber McBride

Me: Moth by Amber McBride

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley

All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Venom and Vow by Anna-Marie and Elliott McLemore

Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie and Elliot McLemore

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade cover shows a girl's face partly obscured by flowers. A butterfly sits on her left eye.

The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Flower and Thorn by Rati Mehrotra cover shows a tall cluster of flowers in the center.

Flower and Thorn by Rati Mehrotra

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

Gilded (Gilded #1) by Marissa Meyer

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Cursed by Marissa Meyer cover shows a dark castle in front of a full red moon. A person cloaked in red stands facing the castle.

Cursed (Gilded #2) by Marissa Meyer

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Something Like Possible by Miel Moreland cover shows two girls in jeans and long-sleeved tops from the front. One with straight, shoulder-length hair and her arms crossed. The other has her hair in a braid and stands leaning her head on the other girl's shoulder. Political signs hang on the wall behind them.

Something Like Possible by Miel Moreland

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Seven Percent of Ro Devereux by Ellen O'Clover

The Seven Percent of Ro Devereux by Ellen O’Clover

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya Okerlund and Nathan Okerlund

Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya Okerlund and Nathan Okerlund

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Panic by Lauren Oliver

Panic by Lauren Oliver

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Last Sunrise in Eterna by Amparo Ortiz

Last Sunrise in Eterna by Amparo Ortiz

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Vermilion Emporium by Jamie Pacton

The Vermilion Emporium by Jamie Pacton

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Wish of the Wicked

Wish of the Wicked by Danielle Page

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success by Jessica Parra

Rubi Ramos’s Recipe for Success by Jessica Parra

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Byways by Mary Pascual cover shows a large keyhole shaped opening with a golden cat walking past, its shadow filling the bottom of the opening.

The Byways by Mary Pascual

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Limitless Roads Cafe by Samantha Picaro cover shows a girl in glasses, a white top and jeans holding a clipboard in one hand and her cell phone in the other. Behind her is a line drawing of the outside of a cafe with a potted plant, an awning, and a small table with chairs.

Limitless Roads Café by Samantha Picaro

Review to Come | Amazon | Goodreads

Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros cover shows a golem made of stone whose face is partly that of a teenage girl.

Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Manslaughter Park by Tirzah Price cover shows a human skull in a frame in the lower center of the image surrounded by flowers. A silhouette of a woman stands on the left facing the framed skull. A man's silhouette stands on the right facing the frame.

Manslaughter Park by Tirzah Price

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Sense and Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price

Sense and Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Secrets Never Die by Vincent Ralph cover shows a darkened cell phone screen, shattered.

Secrets Never Die by Vincent Ralph

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin

Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Castelon by Alyssa Roat

Castelon (Wraithwood #3) by Alyssa Roat

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson cover shows a young woman with dark hair in the foreground holding the pommel of a sword. A young dark-haired man stands behind her looking at her.

Mysteries of Thorn Manor (Sorcery of Thorns #1.5) by Margaret Rogerson

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

No Perfect Places by Steven Salvatore

No Perfect Places by Steven Salvatore

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher

The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway by Ashley Schumacher

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Running for Shelter by Suzette Sheft

Running for Shelter: A True Story by Suzette Sheft

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

With or Without You by Eric Smith cover shows a boy and girl facing each other, lying on top of food trucks parked next to one another. He's on the left, she's on the right.

With or Without You by Eric Smith

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Other Side of Infinity by Joan F. Smith

The Other Side of Infinity by Joan F. Smith

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino cover shows a girl on the left in a tank top and shorts with her hands one on top of the other with her index finger and thumb extended. Sitting next to her is a boy in a hoodie and shorts with his hands in front of his body, his index finger and pinky extended. Tall grass and flowers in the background behind them.

Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

I'll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman cover shows a person's silhouetted reflection in the surface of water with raindrops falling across the image.

I’ll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

This Place is Still Beautiful by Xixi Tian

This Place is Still Beautiful by Xixi Tian

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Always the Almost by Edward Underhill

Always the Almost by Edward Underhill

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Brighter Than the Moon by David Valdes

Brighter Than the Moon by David Valdes

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Severed Thread by Leslie Vedder

The Severed Thread (The Bone Spindle #2) by Leslie Vedder

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Borrow My Heart by Kasie West

Borrow My Heart by Kasie West

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Hunt for Eden's Star by D. J. Williams

The Hunt for Eden’s Star by D. J. Williams

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright cover shows a whited out/glowing image of a girl who appears to be underwater, reaching for a small star above her. Her legs are kicked out behind and below her. More stars and people cluster around the bottom edge of the cover.

Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia

Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia

Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Middle Grade Fiction

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf cover shows a girl in the bottom center, standing in a jungle. A tiger peeks out from behind a large leaf in the top center.

Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston cover shows a girl with a hand extended over a glowing ball. Swirls of light extend out from the ball, circling around her, lifting her hair.

Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations #1) B. B. Alston

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Flip Turns by Catherine Arguelles

Flip Turns by Catherine Arguelles

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Maybe There Are Witches by Jude Atwood cover shows three people approaching a crooked house surrounded by mist.

Maybe There Are Witches by Jude Atwood

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Gray by Chris Baron cover shows a boy's face in the foreground with flat gray smoke or clouds covering part of his face. A few houses and a river fill the background scene.

The Gray by Chris Baron

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Cover to Come

Secret of the Reaping (Vanquishers #2) by Kalynn Bayron

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Swallowtail Legacy 2: Betrayal by the Book by Michael D. Beil

The Swallowtail Legacy 2: Betrayal by the Book by Michael D. Beil

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Race for the Ruby Turtle by Stephen Bramucci

Race for the Ruby Turtle by Stephen Bramucci

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Raven Throne by Stephanie Burgess

The Raven Throne (Raven Crown #2) by Stephanie Burgis

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

It's Boba Time for Pearl Li by Nicole Chen

It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li by Nicole Chen

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The House Swap by Yvette Clark

The House Swap by Yvette Clark

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell

How to Train Your Dragon: How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

J. R. Silver Writers Her World by Melissa Dassori cover shows a girl holding up a book in front of the lower half of her face. The cover of the book she's holding completes the image of her face.

J. R. Silver Writes Her World by Melissa Dassori

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo cover shows a small mouse with large ears and a red thread tied around his neck carrying a needle at his side like a sword as he runs.

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich cover shows a young girl in the foreground with her house made of birchbark in the background.

The Birchbark House (The Birchbark House #1) by Louise Erdrich

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Roll for Initiative by Jamie Formato cover shows a diverse group of girls sitting in a cluster around one girl with her arms crossed.

Roll for Initiative by Jamie Formato

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Nowhere Better Than Here by Sarah Guillory

Nowhere Better Than Here by Sarah Guillory

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Monster Camp by Sarah Henning

Monster Camp by Sarah Henning

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Born to Run by Ann Hunter cover shows a horse and rider facing forward, the rider's head down so we can't see their face.

Born to Run (North Oak #1) by Ann Hunter

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Guardians of Dawn: Zahra by S. Jae Jones cover shows a girl staring forward, her hands hovering over a ball of magic, other magic swirled around her in the colors of the sky at dawn.

Guardians of Dawn: Zahra by S. Jae Jones

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Hollowthorn: A Ravenfall Novel by Kalyn Josephson cover shows a boy and girl looking at a giant tree. She holds one hand up and a trail of sparkles swirls up from her hand and around the tree. A small wolf stands next to the tree.

Hollowthorn: A Ravenfall Novel by Kalyn Josephson

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

My Name is Hamburger by Jacqueline Jules

My Name is Hamburger by Jacqueline Jules

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Together for Never by Marilyn Kaye cover shows a girl looking in the mirror, holding up lipstick. The reflection shows another girl, standing behind her in a doorway, arms crossed.

Together for Never by Marilyn Kaye

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

37 Days at Sea by Barbara Krasner

37 Days at Sea by Barbara Krasner

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca

Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Tethered to Other Stars by Elisa Stone Leahy cover shows a girl sitting on the floor with her knees pulled up, her face turned away. A telescope sits on the floor behind her. A stack of papers on the floor in front of her. Stars and a planet hang from wires around her.

Tethered to Other Stars by Elisa Stone Leahy

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou

Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Kelcie Murphy and the Hunt for the Heart of Danu by Erika Lewis

Kelcie Murphy and the Hunt for the Heart of Danu (Academy for the Unbreakable Arts #2) by Erika Lewis

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Giver by Lois Lowry cover shows the face of an older, bearded man in top right and a young man in profile on the bottom left. Bare branches of trees extend toward the center from the left side.

The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1) by Lois Lowry

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The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

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When Sea Becomes Sky by Gillian McDunn

When Sea Becomes Sky by Gillian McDunn

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Like a Charm by Elle McNicoll

Like a Charm by Elle McNicoll

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The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby

The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby

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A Sky Full of Song by Susan Lynn Meyer cover shows a sunset sky over a prairie and a girl in the foreground facing the sunset, her dark hair blowing in the wind. Two geese fly overhead. A black and white cat leaps toward her at her feet.

A Sky Full of Song by Susan Lynn Meyer

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The Paper Daughters of Chinatown by Heather B. Moore and Allison Hong Merrill

The Paper Daughters of Chinatown (Adapted for Young Readers) by Heather B. Moore and Allison Hong Merrill

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The Hunt for the Hollower by Callie C. Miller cover shows a girl holding a glowing scepter in the foreground. A boy reaches for her from above and behind her. A girl and boy stand back to back in the upper left background.

The Hunt for the Hollower by Callie C. Miller

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Worldwide Crush Kristin Nilsen cover shows a girl sitting on the back of a leather couch looking up. Behind her is a giant poster of a boy with a guitar.

Worldwide Crush by Kristin Nilsen

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White House Clubhouse by Sean O'Brien cover shows two girls standing back to back, a nature scene behind them.

White House Clubhouse by Sean O’Brien

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Secrets We Tell the Sea by Martha Riva Palacio Obón, translated by Lourdes Heuer

Secrets We Tell the Sea by Martha Riva Palacio Obón, translated by Lourdes Heuer

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Witchlings by Claribel Ortega

Witchlings (Witchlings #1) by Claribel A. Ortega

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Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. Ortega

Golden Frog Games (Witchlings #2) by Claribel A. Ortega

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A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi cover shows a girl looking back over her shoulder toward the camera. In the background is a tall tree whose leaves form a path, winding around the tree and swirling around the girl.

A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi

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The Great Texas Dragon Race by Kacy Ritter

The Great Texas Dragon Race by Kacy Ritter

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The Architect by Jonathan Starrett

The Architect by Jonathan Starrett

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Skandar and the Phantom Rider by A. F. Steadman cover shows a boy on a unicorn in the foreground with a wave forming into the shape of a unicorn in the background.

Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) by A. F. Steadman

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What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski

What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

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Between Monsters and Marvels by Alysa Wishingrad

Between Monsters and Marvels by Alysa Wishingrad

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The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

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Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

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Graphic Novels

I don’t consider myself a big graphic novel reader, but already this year, there are a number of graphic novels in my post queue and on my reading list. Time for them to have their own section, I believe!

Deephaven by Ethan Aldridge cover shows a boy holding up a torch and standing in front of an opened gate. Behind and above him lurks a shadowy monster with glowing eyes and tentacle-like hair.

Deephaven by Ethan Aldridge

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Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas

Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas

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Serafina and the Black Cloak The Graphic Novel by Robert Beatty, Michael Moreci, and Braeden Sherrell cover shows the dark silhouette of a cloaked figure with glowing eyes and at its center, in a lighted space, a girl.

Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty, Michael Moreci, and Braeden Sherrell

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Squire & Knight by Scott Chantler cover shows a black dragon's head bent low to the ground in the left foreground, its tail holding up a knight in the background. In the right foreground, a boy holds up a lantern, his back to the dragon. A skeleton dog sits at his feet looking curiously at the dragon.

Squire & Knight by Scott Chantler

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Constellations by Kate Glasheen cover shows a person in a blue jacket looking up. A bike lies on the ground behind them.

Constellations by Kate Glasheen

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The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel by Antonio Iturbe, Salva Rubio, and Loreto Aroca

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The Stonekeeper - Amulet 1 - Kazu Kibuishi

The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1) by Kazu Kibuishi

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The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet #2) by Kazu Kibuishi cover shows a girl in a hooded cloak with an amulet around her neck. The amulet is floating and glowing. An anthropomorphic fox stands beside her. At the bottom of the cover, a robot faces a hazy image of a city.

The Stonekeeper’s Curse (Amulet #2) by Kazu Kibuishi

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The Magic Fish by Trung le Nguyen cover shows a boy with glasses and a patched jacket looking at an open book. In the background is an illustration of a mermaid.

The Magic Fish by Trung le Nguyen

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Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner cover shows a boy walking to the right with a large black scribble cloud behind him.

A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner

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Wingborn (Wingbearer #2) by Marjorie Liu and Grace Kum

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Moth Keeper by K. O'Neil cover shows a girl looking at a glowing moth as if they're having a conversation. She holds up her hands near the moth, but the moth is flying, as if it just lifted off.

Moth Keeper by K. O’Neill

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Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer cover shows a girl from the shoulders up. The left side of her face looks human. The right side stretches into a monster face with a leering, sharp-toothed grin and glowing eye.

Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story by Sarah Myer

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Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman

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Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman

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Lightfall The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert

The Girl and the Galdurian (Lightfall #1) by Tim Probert

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Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert

Shadow of the Bird (Lightfall #2) by Tim Probert

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Victory. Stand!: Raising by Fist for Justice by Anyabwile, Barnes, and Smith

Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile

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Maus I - A Survivor's Tale - My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

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Maus II A Survivor's Tale And Here My Troubles Began

Maus II: A Survivor’s Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman

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They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker

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The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang cover shows a girl with a measuring tape facing a boy in formal wear. She holds a measuring tape and looks into his face. In the background, there's a large image of a red-haired girl in a dress looking over her shoulder toward the couple.

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

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Through the Moon: The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel Series #1 by Peter Wartman and Xanthe Bouma cover shows a human boy's face upside up and a girl elf's face upside down, separated by a glowing phoenix feather

Through the Moon (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #1) by Peter Wartman and Xanthe Bouma

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The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu cover shows a girl in coveralls holding hands with a tall humanoid AI. Cactus and succulents are immediately behind them. Behind them in the distance is a village.

Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu

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Nonfiction

I try to read and review at least one nonfiction title per month. These are the ones currently on my reading list and review calendar for this year.

How to Go Anywhere and Not Get Lost by Hans Aschim

How to Go Anywhere (And Not Get Lost) by Hans Aschim

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Don't Sit on the Baby by Halley Bondy

Don’t Sit on the Baby, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Sane, Skilled, and Safe Babysitting by Halley Bondy

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

The Secret Life of Bees by Moira Butterfield

The Secret Life of Bees: Meet the Bees of the World with Buzzwing the Honeybee by Moira Butterfield

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Notorious RBG by Irin Carmoun and Shana Knizhnik

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower and Mushroom Spotting by Mary Kay Carson and John D. Dawson

Outdoor School: Tree, Wildflower and Mushroom Spotting by Mary Kay Carson and John D. Dawson

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Black Ballerinas by Misty Copeland

Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Gender Inequality in Sports by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Gender Inequality in Sports: From Title IX to the World Titles by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Spare Parts Young Readers' Edition by Joshua Davis cover shows a cartoon drawing of a square machine with the photographs of four teens' faces around it.

Spare Parts: The True Story of Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and an Impossible Dream (Young Readers’ Edition) by Joshua Davis and Reyna Grande

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey to America by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton cover shows a landscape with a sky barely at sunrise. Over that is an image of a boy's face so that the sky shows through it.

Don’t Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey to America by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton

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Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly and John D. Dawson

Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly and John Hendrix

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The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz

The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield

Review | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Forest Feast for Kids by Erin Gleeson

The Forest Feast for Kids by Erin Gleeson

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She Deserves Better by Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky cover shows a silhouette of a girl's face, her chin lifted

She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up by Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenback, and Joanna Sawatsky

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All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson

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A Song for the Cosmos by Jan Lower

A Song for the Cosmos by Jan Lower and Gary Kelley

Review to Come | Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads

Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell

Josephine: the Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell

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Her Story, Her Strength by Sarah Parker Rubio

Her Story, Her Strength by Sarah Parker Rubio

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Into the Winds by Carrie Ryan

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Make This Book Wild by Jo Shofield and Fiona Danks

Make This Book Wild by Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks

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Rebel Girls Rock by Rebel Girls cover shows cartoon images of four women musicians

Rebel Girls Rock by Rebel Girls

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Making More by Katherine Roy cover shows drawings of a mother and baby deer in the center. A hummingbird on the left. Salmon on the right. Two ladybugs in the bottom left corner.

Making More: How Life Begins by Katherine Roy

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Learning to Be Wild Young Readers' Edition by Carl Safina cover shows a yellow and blue macaw parrot with its head cocked to one side, looking at the camera.

Learning to Be Wild: How Animals Achieve Peace, Create Beauty and Raise Families by Carl Safina

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Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons

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Dark Testament by Crystal Simone Smith

Dark Testament: Blackout Poems by Crystal Simone Smith

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They Are Here! by Roland Smith cover shows a nature scene with a lizard, rodent, fish, and birds.

They Are Here!: How Invasive Species are Spoiling Our Ecosystems by Roland Smith

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Pauli Murray by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasus Jennings

Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings

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Milk Bar: Kids Only: A Cookbook by Christina Tosi

Milk Bar: Kids Only: A Cookbook by Christina Tosi

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Opening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Our Hero Michelle Obama by Ashley Woodfolk cover shows cartoon layers of water in pink, orange, yellow, purple, dark blue, light blue, and dark green.

Opening My Eyes Underwater: Essays on Hope, Humanity, and Our Hero Michelle Obama by Ashley Woodfolk

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