Pasadena Public Library
Reviewed by Kaelin Lee, age 16 The Library of Shadows by Rachel Moore Este Logano enrolls in Radcliffe Prep, the nation’s third most haunted school, in order to learn more about her deceased father, who attended the school. When she encounters a ghost named Mateo, he frames her for stealing a […]
Reviewed by Kaelin Lee, age 16 Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver Jude is a teenage cupid, meant to set other people’s love stories in motion and uphold the number one rule of not getting attached. However, when he’s tasked with going undercover at a high school and reconciling two best friends […]
Reviewed by Kaelin Lee, age 16 Shadowscent by P.M. Freestone Scent is everything in the Aramtesh Empire, where perfumes are coveted status symbols and scent keepers hold mythical power. 17-year-old Rakel is a skillful expert when it comes to fragrances, but it isn’t enough to save her dying father from the […]
Reviewed by Jasmine Sov, age 18 One True Loves by Elise Bryant Lenore Bennett is staring her future in the face. Though she’s committed to NYU, she’s still unsure of what she wants to major in—she could never tie herself to just one thing for the rest of her life, […]
Reviewed by Hailey Chen, age 16 Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi In the setting of Jerusalem 1192, Rahma al-Hud bravely follows her older sister, Zeena, into the war over the Holy Land–fighting for honor and their homeland. But when reinforcements from the enemy are sent in, all Rahma […]
Reviewed by Kaelin Lee, age 16 Betting on You by Lynn Painter When Bailey first met Charlie, she couldn’t stand his obnoxious, cynical persona or the fact that she would be stuck next to him for a 10-hour flight. Little did she know they would cross paths again in a couple of […]
Reviewed by Hailey Chen, age 16 Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell Clara Luca’s magic has always been a topic of discussion amongst the witches and wizards in the community. Uncontrollable, wild, unpredictable, these were only a few descriptions her past teachers had provided regarding Clara’s magic. But it had never been dangerous. […]
Reviewed by Kaelin Lee, age 16 All Kinds of Other by James Sie Jules is trying to navigate his sophomore year of school at a new school while figuring out what it means to be gay. Jack is in the same boat as Jules and starting over at the same school […]
Reviewed by Elise Chen, age 15 Where Echoes Lie by Shannon Schuren In the heart of a small Kentucky town, under the spectral arc of the moonbow, “Where Echoes Lie” by Shannon Schuren unfolds the tale of Rena Faye, a girl caught between dreams as vivid as her photographs and the weight of […]
Reviewed by Elise Chen, age 15 Lies like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez Set amidst the towering pines on the deep lake of the fictional town of Gap Mountain, five friends, called “The Monsters,” recently graduated high school, and are off to live the summer of their lives. However, faster than they can […]