Exclusion and the Chinese American Story is a collection of many stories, which Blackburn weaves together to form a view of the Chinese American experience as a whole. Each individual story is interes…
Adventures of Mary Jane is really fan fiction created for a minor character from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The author gives Mary Jane her own back story against the drop of the expa…
I’ve been a fan of Kristin Cashore since her first book was published in 2008. Graceling, the first book in a series of five so far, was a little bit more fantasy driven than most books I read as a te…
There has been a recent surge in Asian-inspired YA fantasy, and I love the twist this gives to these worlds. Of Jade and Dragons continues in this trend and mixes in a steampunk element, making the st…
The Wonderful Wishes of B was truly a delight to read. Of course, it had me at the introduction of the cats--each named after a planet. However, the heart of the story really is the protagonist, Beatr…
Ella is your typical teen, trying to engage and do well in school, balancing family and friends with extracurricular activities. She’s a responsible girl who is known for making good choices. One nigh…
Mindwalker is a fun science fiction book. This is a fast-paced, tense story I would recommend to both female and male readers. While it’s technically a YA book, some of the themes and story feel more …
The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt sweeps readers away into the intense and very painful era of World War II Poland. The author does not try to make it seem as though everything will be fine and not…
Beastly Beauty is a reimagined take on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. This retelling manages to be both a twist and traditional at the same time with some modern themes inspired by old-fashioned …
I must admit that I gave a small internal groan when I opened this book and my eyes landed on the lengthy list of characters that appear in the story. I’ve never been good at keeping track of who is w…
Continuing the hot trend of Asian-inspired fantasy, New York Times bestselling author Judy Lim gives us Song of the Six Realms. The fantasy structure was fairly complex, and in spite of the reference…
Grace and Jonah are frenemies who push each other to achieve more academically during middle school. But as summer hits, they are confronted with their past and new relationships while training for a …
