High Times with the High School Set (and Beyond): Spirited Summer YA

by Aminah Mae Safi

Delightful and funny but still giving voice to serious issues of sexual consent and xenophobia. Full review >

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by Lily Anderson

A well-paced undead romp that would be even more enjoyable without the ties to a specific faith. Full review >

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by Jenn Bennett

A sweet and surprisingly substantial friends-to-more romance. Full review >

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by Emma Berquist

A refreshing genre-bender. Full review >

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by Maurene Goo

Snappy dialogue and an endearing cast of characters bring to life this richly-drawn portrait of multicultural LA. Full review >

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by Cynthia Hand & Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows

A fun, supernatural mashup of different literary novels that shines on its own merit. Full review >

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by Justina Ireland

With a shrewd, scythe-wielding protagonist of color, Dread Nation is an exciting must-read. Full review >

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by Mike Mullin

Entertaining as a popcorn action flick but politically superficial. Full review >

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by Tom Ellen & Lucy Ivison

Full of heart, this is David Nicholls’ One Day for teens. Full review >

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by Amy Spalding

Funny, full of heart, and refreshingly free of a weight-loss arc. Full review >

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by Nicole Williams

Potentially weighty explorations of relationships and responsibility are managed with a light touch in this pleasant romance. Full review >

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by Sandhya Menon

Menon’s (When Dimple Met Rishi, 2017) sophomore effort is a charming and sophisticated rom-com that outshines her previous... Full review >

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edited by Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman

A marvelous anthology of retold Asian myths and legends tying the traditional and modern together and accessible to all... Full review >

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by Zoraida Córdova

An exciting read with a wonderful Latinx feel woven throughout Full review >

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