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Review by Giselle Carlos, 16 Not Here To Be Liked By Michelle Quach Eliza Quan is determined to get elected editor-in-chief at her school newspaper. She’s been committed to it daily since freshman year, staying up late nights and editing early in the morning to get articles done; she’s a […]
Review by Sam Redfearn, 15 Ashfall Legacy By Pittacus Lore When Sydney Chambers was just a toddler, his father left, and he and his mother began to run from the Australian government. At the time, Sydney had no idea why, but when he was twelve, his mother drowned him. Fortunately, […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 The River Has Teeth By Erica Waters Della Lloyd is a witch. And being a witch, she’s got some big secrets to hide—like her own mother, turned into a monster by the inexplicably souring magic of the Bend. Meanwhile, Natasha Greymont’s sister, Rochelle, has gone […]
Review by Sam Redfearn, 15 Incredible Doom By Matthew Bogart Allison is struggling with the psychological manipulation of her father who is a stage magician. Samir lives at his grandmother’s house with his father who is divorced from his mother. Richard is moving into a new town, leaving his friends and […]
Review by Jesus Gonzalez, 15 Jay’s Gay Agenda By Jason June Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June is a quirky gay rom-com. In it, Jay, a gay male teenager who has recently come out to everyone is devastated that despite the statistics behind it, he is the only out gay person […]
Review by Giselle Carlos, 16 Where the Rhythm Takes You By Sarah Dass Reyna loves working at her family’s local paradise-esque hotel in the only home she’s ever known: Tobago, the smaller of the two Caribbean islands. Her life has revolved around the hotel for as long as she can […]
Review by Giselle Carlos, 16 Strange Creatures By Phoebe North Annie and Jamie aren’t just brother and sister; they’re two halves of one soul, born a year apart yet twins in every way. Since Annie’s birth, they have spent every moment together, tied together by an unbreakable bond. Together, they […]
Review by Amber Elias, 15 The Bright and The Pale By Jessica Rubinkowski At the center of an unforgivingly cold world, ruled by the ruthless Czar and its apathetic dictator, Valeria of Ludminka pushes her way through life. After she escaped the freeze that claimed her village and family, she ran […]
Review by Emily Battaglia, 17 Early Departures By Justin A. Reynolds Two years after losing his parents, high school student Jamal witnessed the terrible death of his ex-best friend Q. However, their story isn’t over. With a secret, experimental technology, Q can be reanimated and brought back to life—but only […]
Review by Emily Battaglia, 17 Sisters of the Snake By Sasha and Sarena Nanua Written by the Nanua twins, Sisters of the Snake is a young adult fantasy novel depicting the perpendicular lives of thief Ria and princess Rani as they navigate their place in the kingdom of Abai. They […]