2025 Reading List
Check back as I update this reading list often! Just about every week, I add new books I’ve accepted for review or titles I can’t resist, as well as a few backlist titles squeezed in where I can. I also update the list to include links to my reviews as they go live.
This list includes some backlist titles that I’ve read recently and plan to post reviews for this year.
For the last few years, I’ve been breaking my reading list down into categories. Click one of the headings below to go directly to my reading list in that category.
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jairgirdar
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Published June 4, 2024 | My Review to Come
The Fragments That Remain by Mackenzie Angeconeb
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Published March 29, 2025 | My Review to Come
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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Published February 13, 2024 (Orig. 1811) | My Review to Come
Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
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Published September 2, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Redemption of Daya Keane by Gia Gordon
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Published May 28, 2024 | My Review to Come
Guardians of Dawn: Yuli by S. Jae-Jones
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Published August 19, 2025 | My Review to Come
Under the Fading Sky by Cynthia Kadohata
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Published April 22, 2025 | My Review to Come
Nav’s Foolproof Guide to Falling in Love by Jessica Lewis
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Published April 29, 2025 | My Review to Come
Sheine Lende (Elatsoe #2) by Darcie Little Badger
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Published April 16, 2024 | My Review to Come
This Book Might Be About Zinnia by Brittney Morris
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Published July 1, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Spell of the Sinister (A Fairy Godmother #2) by Danielle Paige
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Published December 17, 2024 | My Review to Come
Finding Prince Charming by Jamar J. Perry
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Published June 10, 2025 | My Review to Come
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
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Published September 29, 2015 | My Review to Come
All the Stars Align by Gretchen Schreiber
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Published April 1, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Legendary Frybread Drive-in edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Published August 26, 2025 | My Review to Come
If I Have to Be Haunted by Miranda Sun
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Published September 26, 2023 | My Review to Come
Love in 280 Characters or Less by Ravynn K. Stringfield
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Published April 15, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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Published December 10, 2019 (Orig. 1982) | My Review to Come
Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei #1) by Abigail Hing Wen
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Published January 7, 2020 | My Review to Come
Loveboat, Forever (Loveboat, Taipei #3) by Abigail Hing Wen
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Published November 7, 2023 | My Review to Come
How to Survive a Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans
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Published March 11, 2025 | My Review to Come
Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations #3) by B. B. Alston
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Published August 27, 2024 | My Review to Come
Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake
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Published May 25, 2021 | My Review to Come
Dragon Spear (Dragon Slippers #3) by Jessica Day George
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Published May 12, 2009 | My Review to Come
You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
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Published September 25, 2018 | My Review to Come
The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot #2) by Peter Green
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Published March 13, 2018 | My Review to Come
The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) by Peter Green
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Published September 26, 2023 | My Review to Come
Skyriders: The Sky King (Skyriders #2) by Polly Holyoke
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Published May 7, 2024 | My Review to Come
Linus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon
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Published May 7, 2024 | My Review to Come
Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna
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Published March 11, 2025 | My Review to Come
City Spies: London Calling by James Ponti (City Spies #6)
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Published February 4, 2025 | My Review to Come
Joy, to the World by Kai Shappley and Lu Bunker (writing at the time as Lisa Bunker)
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Published May 9, 2023 | My Review to Come
Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar #3) by A. F. Steadman
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Published May 7, 2024 | My Review to Come
Not Lucille by Mike Steele
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Published June 24, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Underwild: River of Spirits by Shana Targosz
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Published March 25, 2025 | My Review to Come
Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky (Greenwild #3) by Pari Thomson
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Published June 3, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Doomsday Vault (Everwhen School of Time Travel (and Other Odd Sciences) #1) by Thomas Wheeler
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Published January 28, 2025 | My Review to Come
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase by John Patrick Green
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Published February 18, 2025 | My Review to Come
Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
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Published March 9, 2021 | My Review
Renegade Girls: A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-rousing by Nora Neus
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Published April 1, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Space Cat by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford
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Published August 12, 2025 | My Review to Come
Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni, and Thibault Balahy
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Published October 28, 2020 | My Review to Come
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
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Published May 7, 2019 | My Review to Come
The Ultimate Driving Book: The Essential Guide for First-Time Drivers and Car Owners by Emma Carson Berne
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Published August 27, 2024 | My Review
The Six: The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush with Rebecca Stefoff
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Published February 11, 2025 | My Review
Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers by Ibram X. Kendi
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Published May 13, 2025 | My Review to Come
A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight for Science in Schools by Debbie Levy
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Published January 14, 2025 | My Review
Trans and Gender Diverse Teen Resilience Guide by Jayme L. Peta, Deb Coolhart, and Rylan Jay Testa
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Published May 1, 2025 | My Review to Come
We Need to Talk About Divorce: an IMPORTANT Book About Separation, Step Families, and Feeling Heard by Kate Scharff and Annika Le Large
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Published March 4, 2025 | My Review to Come
Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation Into Space (Young Readers Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Published November 29, 2016 | My Review
The Sky Was My Blanket by Uri Shulevitz
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Published August 19, 2025 | My Review to Come
Brave Woman, Mighty God by Laura L. Smith
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Published March 11, 2025 | My Review to Come
The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History by Karen Valby (Adapted for Young Adults)
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Published January 14, 2025 | My Review
True Gretch: Lessons for Anyone Who Wants to Make a Difference (Young Adult Edition) by Gretchen Whitmer
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Published January 28, 2025 | My Review to Come
Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
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Published August 4, 2020 | My Review to Come
The Gender Binary is a Big Lie: Infinite Identities Around the World by Lee Wind
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Published August 6, 2024 | My Review to Come
