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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 […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 The Truth Project By Dante Medema Cordelia Koenig isn’t worried about the senior project everyone else is stressing out about—she’s already got a master plan. She’s going to take a DNA test, and then write poetry based on her results. With that under control, she’ll […]
Review by Sam Redfearn, 15 All These Bodies By Kendare Blake Marie Catherine Hale (if that’s even her real name) was discovered on the night of September 19, 1958, standing amidst the bodies of Steven, Bob, and Sarah Carlson, who were all murdered that same night. The only person left […]
Review by Sam Redfearn, 15 You Were Never Here By Kathleen Peacock Cat hasn’t set foot in Montgomery Falls in five years. The last time she was there, she’d spent the summer with her Aunt Jet and made a friend in the form of her neighbor, Riley Fraser. Riley had […]
Review by Giselle Carlos, 17 With You All the Way By Cynthia Hand *For mature audiences only* 16-year old Ada is finally satisfied at the utter teenage-ness of her life. Her boyfriend, Leo, is an utter dream- kind–courteous and hot. She’s never been more inspired to create art, and her […]