NimonaND StevensonQuiltree BooksPublished May 12, 2015 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Nimona The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it “a deadpan epic.” Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply … Continue reading Review: Nimona by ND Stevenson
Tree. Table. Book.Lois LowryClarion BooksPublished April 23, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Tree. Table. Book. Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well . . . in a little trouble of late. She’s elderly, sure, but she’s always been on her … Continue reading Review: Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry
One Big Open SkyLesa Cline-RansomeHoliday HousePublished March 5, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About One Big Open Sky Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everything they have—in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black homesteader movement. 1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer Lettie … Continue reading Review: One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Lightfall: The Dark Times (Lightfall #3)Tim ProbertHarperAlleyPublished April 2, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Dark Times (Lightfall #3) The Lights have gone dark in Irpa. Danger lurks as the air grows colder and threats lie in the shadows at every turn. While the rest of their fellowship seeks safety, Bea and Cad … Continue reading Review: Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert
Not Like Other GirlsMeredith AdamoBloomsbury YAPublished April 30, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Not Like Other Girls A girl risks everything to find her former best friend in this powerful debut mystery about trauma, girlhood, and what we deserve. When Jo-Lynn Kirby’s former best friend—pretty, nice Maddie Price—comes to her claiming to be in trouble, Jo assumes … Continue reading Review: Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
Pillow TalkStephanie CookeIllustrated by Mel Valentine VargasHarperAlleyPublished April 30, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Pillow Talk Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that’s part roller derby, part professional wrestling. But in this fresh, coming-of-age YA graphic novel, Grace needs to learn to overcome her biggest enemy: herself. For … Continue reading Review: Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke and Mel Valentine Vargas
