13 Little Blue Envelopes is a sweet story about finding oneself and coming to understand the importance of family. Shy girls will especially love the empowerment Ginny experiences as she travels …
The ultimate spring or summer (really any season!) romance novel for YA readers, Love, Lucas, by Chantele Sedgewick will have you longing to breathe in salt water air and feel warm sand between y…
Bridget Jones for teenagers! Georgia Nicolson is laugh-out-loud funny, chronicling her coming-of-age experiences in a diary with hilarious detail. She and her friends are completely clueless about boy…
A hybrid story of contemporary mystery/thriller and graphic novel, Cherie Priest's YA debut novel I am Princess X, is quite the creative combo. Told through third person narrative, readers a…
With stunning graphics and brilliant use of color, Gene Luen Yang tells the heart-wrenching tale of an abused girl trying to find love and/or acceptance in troubled times. The story is multi-faceted, …
Gene Luen Yang's simple artwork and poignant writing style combine to tell the little-known story of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in a unique and moving way. This story is violent, but Yang's gift of s…
I was homeschooled so for the majority of my childhood and adolescence I never felt the pressure to be "popular". So, in some sense, I couldn't really relate to what Maya writes about in this book. (H…
Death Coming Up the Hill is the work of a brilliant writer, but it is not at all pretentious. Chris Crowe's lovely novel in verse gives voice in a real, stark way to the worries of a young man fa…
Young adult novelist Sharon Cameron's debut work, The Dark Unwinding series, proved she was one to watch out for in the YA sphere. Her latest work Rook, further endorses her as an …
If you have been reading this series from the beginning, I am sure you know what to expect from Keira Cass--a book that is believable, and yet a little out there. You won't want to miss this book in t…
Can you name ten teens who influenced US history? Five? One? If you’re like me and only Pocohantas comes to mind, this book will help you learn about many others. There are famo…
As the second installment of the Anomaly series, Luminary continues a fantastic story that is reminiscent of Jeanne Duprau's Books of Ember series. Krista McGee will envelop you in her dystopian world…
