Published: 4 May 2021 Genres: Fiction, Young Adult Literature, Adult Literature, Mystery, Comedy, Romance Available as: Paperback, Ebook, Audiobook Discussion Questions Summary: Arsenic and Adobo follows the story of Lila Macapagal's return home to Shady Palms, Illinois. The Cozy Crew and neighbourhood matchmaking aunties will never let her live down the fact that she never... Continue Reading →
Not Me by Elise Gravel
French Title: Pas Moi Published: 4 August 2020 Genres: Children's Literature, Fiction, Comedy Available as: Hardcover Summary: Pas Moi features a father asking his son and daughter who left their socks everywhere. The story walks through the steps of how the children avoid responsibility through meeting the characters of Pas Moi (Not Me), Pas Vrai... Continue Reading →
Ingrid, the White Deer by White Fence (흰울타리)
Korean Title: 흰 사슴 잉그리드 (Huin Saseum Ing-geulideu) Illustrated by: Red Parsley (레드파슬리) Published: 24 July 2020 Genres: Graphic Novel, Romance, Historical, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy Available as: E-book Summary: Ingrid, the White Deer begins by introducing Ingrid Farnese as the White Deer of Elvynee High Society or the Elvynee Deer due to her beauty.... Continue Reading →
Smile Down the Runway Volume 16 by Kotoba Inoya
Japanese Title: ランウェイで笑って (Runway de Waratte) Published: 1 December 2020 Genres: Graphic Novel, Shounen*, Slice of Life, Drama, Fiction * Shounen is a genre with a target audience of young teen males Available as: Manga, Anime Summary: Smile Down the Runway represents the journey of following ambitions and pursuing dreams as a high schooler. This... Continue Reading →
Middletown by Sarah Moon
Published: 5 April 2021 Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature, Bildungsroman* * Bildungsroman is a coming-of-age story Available as: Hardcover, Audiobook Summary: As an audiobook, Middletown consists of 28 tracks narrated by Hope Newhouse with a total length of 5 hours and 54 minutes. The story opens with thirteen year old Eli sleeping with... Continue Reading →
You’ve Got the Wrong House, Villain by Margot (마르고트)
Korean Title: 집 잘못 찾아 오셨어요, 악역님 (Jib Jalmos Chaj-a Osyeoss-eoyo, Ag-yeognim) Published: 8 April 2020 Genres: Romance, Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Josei* * Josei is a genre with a target audience of young adult females with a less idealized romance Available as: E-book Summary: Yuri, from modern Korea, reincarnates in the... Continue Reading →
Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne
Published: 12 January 2021 Genres: Young Adult's Fiction, Poetry, Bildungsroman*, Contemporary Fiction, * Bildungsroman is a coming-of-age story Available as: Hardcover, E-book, Audiobook Summary: As an audiobook, Chlorine Sky consists of 102 tracks narrated by the author, Mahogany L. Browne, with a total length of 2 hours and 4 minutes. The story, delivered in verse,... Continue Reading →
The Place Beyond Her Dreams by Oby Aligwekwe
Published: 16 March 2021 Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance Available as: Hardcover, E-book, Paperback Summary: The Place Beyond Her Dreams is a fairytale based on aspects of West African culture. The story opens with the main character, Ona, being introduced to a boy named Okem. Ona lives with her grandparents and her grandfather... Continue Reading →
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Published: 1 June 2020 Genres: Romance, Young Adult Fiction, LGBTQ+, Realistic Fiction, Bildungsroman * Bildungsroman is a coming-of-age story Available as: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook Summary: As an audiobook, You Should See Me in a Crown consists of 39 tracks narrated by Alaska Jackson with a total length of 7 hours and 18 minutes. Liz Lighty... Continue Reading →
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Published: 13 July 2021 Genres: Young Adult's Fiction, Supernatural, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Thriller Available as: Hardcover, E-book, Audiobook Summary: The Taking of Jake Livingston tells the story of Jake and Sawyer, two gay males, struggling to understand how their sexuality fits into their sense of self through alternating chapters. Jake is one of the few... Continue Reading →