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Excerpt: The Stones of Burren Bay by Emily De Angelis

July 27, 2024 by Emma Rhodes

Excerpted with permission from Latitude 46 Publishing

Categories Excerpt Tags fiction, YA
An orange background with large block and designed letters forming the title which fills the image. Running behind the letters is a dotted line ending in an arrow, arriving at "Medina." An illustrated light skinned man in a light blue shirt, tan pants, and a dark blue jacket sits on the "a" of "Medina." A woman with brown skin wearing a dark blue hijab, brown scarf, pink coat, and blue pants holds a suitcase and stands on the "M" of "Medina." The author's name and previous book title are in smaller letters at the bottom of the image.

Love from Mecca to Medina

July 16, 2025March 21, 2024 by Laurie Burns

This book connects to S.K Ali’s previous book Love from A to Z, but it is not necessary to read the first one to read this one; Love from Mecca to Medina can certainly stand alone.

Categories Fiction, International, Romance, Travel, Young Adult Tags Exploration, fiction, Muslim, pilgrimage, romance, Travel, YA

Champions of the Fox by Kevin Sands

December 10, 2024November 27, 2023 by Andy Tolson

In this conclusion to the thrilling Thieves of Shadow series, bestselling author Kevin Sands delivers a jaw-dropping heist that sees five young thieves masterminding a prison break from the empire’s most impenetrable island fortress.

Categories Young Adult Tags fantasy, fiction, middle grade, YA

Betting on You by Lynn Painter

August 4, 2024November 2, 2023 by Diana Stevan

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers.

Categories Fiction, Young Adult Tags YA

Ruby Takes Chicago by Diann Floyd Boehm

October 30, 2023 by Sarah Butland

Ruby Takes Chicago, is the sequel to Rise! A Girl’s Struggle for More. It’s now the 1920s, and a young Ruby Dinsmore leaves her hometown of Oilton, Oklahoma, and heads for Chicago to make her dreams come true.

Categories Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult Tags historical fiction, YA

The Grimmer by Naben Ruthnum

May 29, 2024October 23, 2023 by Laura Patterson

Bringing together scares, suspense, and body horror, The Grimmer is award-winning author Naben Ruthnum’s first foray into the young adult genre.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Fiction, Horror, Suspense, Young Adult Tags Best Books 2023, horror, suspense, YA

Out Of The Dark by Julie Lawson

July 18, 2024October 9, 2023 by Sue Slade

A dual review of “A Blinding Light” and “Out of the Dark” two historical fiction novels for young readers by Julie Lawson.

Categories Middle Grade, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags Halifax Explosion, historical fiction, middle-grade, YA

Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake by Michael Witwer

September 25, 2023 by Andy Tolson

A debut epic middle grade fantasy from the New York Times bestselling Dungeons & Dragons expert Michael Witwer.

Categories Middle Grade, Middle Grader, Young Adult Tags middle grade, YA

Monster vs. Boy by Karen Krossing

September 19, 2023September 18, 2023 by Andy Tolson

A moving middle-grade novel about unlikely friendships and facing our fears—or monsters!

Categories Middle Grade, Middle Grader, Young Adult Tags fiction, middle grade, YA

Spy Camp: the Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs

August 28, 2023 by Aiden Lee

The second book in the bestselling Spy School series continues in graphic novel form as aspiring spy Ben Ripley must spend his summer in top-secret training—and is thrown back into danger.

Categories Graphic Novel, Young Adult Tags Graphic Novel, Spy Camp, YA

The Heathens and the Dragon by Kate A. Boorman

August 28, 2023 by Heather McBriarty

A middle-grade medieval adventure starring two orphans, a troubadour with dancing feet, and an irascible pet chicken by an award-winning YA writer.

Categories Middle Grade, Middle Grader, Young Adult Tags medieval, middle grade, YA

Lore Isle by Jiin Kim

May 29, 2024June 26, 2023 by Sue Slade

A middle-grade fantasy that follows a young boy into a magical land of mummers, sprites, fairies, and murderous pitcher plants in an attempt to save his home — and his family.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, First Book, First Novel, Middle Grade, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags Best Books 2023, Debut novel, fantasy, middle-grade, YA

Closer By Sea by Perry Chafe

January 4, 2025June 26, 2023 by Alison Manley

A coming-of-age debut novel about the mysterious disappearance of a young girl and the fragility of childhood bonds, set against the backdrop of a small island community adapting to an ever-changing landscape.

Categories Fiction, First Book, First Novel, Young Adult Tags coming of age, Debut novel, YA

A Green Velvet Secret by Vicki Grant

May 29, 2024June 8, 2023 by Sue Slade

Sue Slade reviews A Green Velvet Secret by Vicki Grant.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags Best Books 2023, Children's Mysteries, YA

Standing On Neptune by Valerie Sherrard

September 20, 2024May 1, 2023 by Ella Breau

Standing on Neptune is a novel in verse from the celebrated author of Counting Back from Nine, The Glory Wind, and Birdspell.

Categories Young Adult Tags YA
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