Two years after the events of Saints and Misfits, Janna Yusuf’s story continues in S.K. Ali’s companion novel, Misfit in Love. While Misfit in Love can be read as a standalone book, Saints and Misfits…
‘Furia’ review: Yamile Saied Méndez’s novel is a fierce tale about female empowerment
Jam packed with passion, heart and an emphasis on the Ni Una Menos movement, Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez is an empowering coming of age tale with an ultra focused fútbol (soccer) edge. Seventeen-year…
Book Review: Running by Natalia Sylvester
What would you do if your father was running for president, but going against everything you stood for? In Running by Natalia Sylvester, Mariana Ruiz or Mari to her friends, is a Cuban American high s…
10 YA Books for Sports Fans
While we might be missing watching and playing sports these days, we are lucky that there are so many great young adult books which are centered around our favorite games. From swimming and gymnastics…
10 Spring 2020 Reads That Prove Books and Music Go Hand-In-Hand
Books and music. You can’t find a better combination than that. From listening to an author’s playlist for your favorite book to listening to a film score as you read, books and music go hand-in-hand …
Book Review: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
The Stars and the Blackness Between them is a lyrical, spellbinding contemporary debut saturated in black girl magic, love and the power of reading as a healing tool. The story is told through two mai…
Read of the Week: The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what w…