If you haven’t heard of Last Star Burning by Caitlin Sanger yet, we’re happy to remedy that situation for you. To escape execution for a crime she didn’t commit, seventeen-year-old Sev is forced to run away from the only home she’s ever known with the help of a handsome stranger that she isn’t sure she […]
I can’t get The Victoria in My Head by Janelle Milanes out of my head (and I’m ok with that)! Victoria is one of the greatest characters I’ve ever had the opportunity to meet in YA and it’s definitely not just because we have so much in common *wink*. I’ve reread this book so many times and […]
Welcome to the Slipstream by Natalka Burian has a little bit of everything! It’s got a family with a nomadic lifestyle, a garage band, a budding romance, AND a dangerous cult. Oh, and don’t forget the amazing protagonist, Van. Welcome to the Slipstream is a deeply moving and exquisite novel about a girl traumatized by her mother’s […]
Here are the songs that either inspired the idea behind The Potion Diaries or helped me while I was writing it! These songs are near and dear to my heart— ‘Black Magic,’ especially, because it was released by Little Mix about the same time that The Potion Diaries launched. It seemed like serendipity! I mean, just look at […]
On the surface, The Shadows We Know By Heart by Jennifer Park, is a unique story that will catch readers’ attentions because it hinges on the idea that sasquatches are real. But if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that it’s a haunting and luminescent novel in which a girl’s complicated family life starts to unravel after […]
Amber Smith’s The Way I Used to Be is very much a must read! In the year it’s been out, it has received an overwhelming number of positive reviews. Here are just a few: “This is a poignant book that realistically looks at the lasting effects of trauma on love, relationships, and life….Teens will […]
