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Review by Jesus Gonzalez, 16 Act Cool By Tobly Mcsmith Act Cool by Tobly McSmith is the emotional, heart striking, coming of age story which we all needed without knowing we did. In it, August Green, a Trans ftm teenager is accepted into one of the most prestigious Performing arts […]
Review by Amber Elias, 15 Unchosen By Katharyn Blair The world has been thrown into chaos as a deadly sickness called the Crimson sweeps the eyes of the globe, infecting people through sight and setting them down the path of becoming mindless, cannibalistic zombies. For Charlotte, this is only a […]
Review by Emily Battaglia , 17 This is Not a Ghost Story By Andrea Portes Mere months before Daffodil Turner begins her new life in college, she finds herself with a rather unusual summer job: house sitting a dusty old mansion for a strange old couple. As the days drag […]
Review by Emily Battaglia, 16 The Left-Handed Booksellers of London By Garth Nix Eighteen-year-old Susan’s search for her father divulges a secret world within London and a family of booksellers that fight to regulate it. She is thrust into a confrontation with the mythical creatures of the Old World as the […]
Review by Cadence Chen, 17 Dragonfly Girl By Marti Leimbach Kira Adams is failing school. While she may be a genius when it comes to math and science, she’s definitely not doing so hot in her other subjects. Combined with the relentless bullying at school and her sick mom with […]
Review by Giselle Carlos, 16 Girl on the Line By Faith Gardner *TRIGGER WARNING* The novel does mention suicide, self-harm, drugs, mental illness. The story is phenomenal, providing its readers with a newfound lust for life, an understanding that we are not our labels. Faith Gardner’s Girl on the Line […]
Review by Jasmine Sov, 15 Pumpkin By Julie Murphy Waylon Brewer can’t wait to get out of Clover City. His plans are all laid out—he’s going to go to community college with his twin sister Clementine, find out exactly what he wants to do with his life, and then go Full […]
Review by Amber Elias, 15 Witches Steeped in Gold By Ciannon Smart On an island previously torn by war and conflict, elite Alumbrar witch Judiar Cariot serves a bloody rule over the Empire of Xaymaca. Though she has brought peace to isles as doyenne, many speculate whether or not the orders […]
Review by Jesus Gonzalez, 15 Meet Cute Diary By Emery Lee Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee was an unforgettable love story. In it, Noah, a trans male teenager, is the host of one of the most popular blogs online “Meet cute Diary.” The blog centers around meet-cutes (the action […]
Review by Emily Battaglia, 16 Among the Beasts and Briars By Ashley Poston Among the Beasts and Briars tells the story of the royal gardener’s daughter, Cerys, her pet fox, and their quest into the cursed woods to save their kingdom. Even though Among the Beasts and Briars is not […]