I love Cory Leonardo’s books, and was thrilled to feature her debut, The Simple Art of Flying. In THE HEDGEHOG OF OZ, Leonardo deviates from the birds and follows Marcel, a hedgehog with a big heart, in his journey toward hope. Marcel the hedgehog used to live with his beloved owner Dorothy, but since […]
I love Tara Sim and her books, and have featured her multiple times with The City of Dusk, Ravage the Dark, Scavange the Stars, Chainbreaker and Timekeeper. Her newest novel, WE SHALL BE MONSTERS debuted on June 25, 2024. After her sister Lasya’s sudden death, Kajal vows to do whatever it takes to bring […]
The last time I featured Katy Rose Pool, her debut novel, There Will Come a Darkness had just come out. Katy has now published a few other books, the latest of which, MASQUERADE OF THE HEART, is the second and final installment in her Garden of the Cursed duology and releases tomorrow, June 17, 2024! […]
I have been an avid fan of Gennifer Choldenko and her books for quite some time, and was honored to feature Dogtown (co-written with Katherine Applegate), Orphan Eleven, and Chasing Secrets. Her newest middle grade book, THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN comes out today, June 11, 2024. When eleven-year-old Hank’s mom doesn’t come […]
I’ve featured Lisa Schmid before, with her middle grade mystery Ollie Oxley and the Ghost. When I heard the premise of her newest book, HART & SOULS, it pretty much blew me out of the water. The book has an expected release of July 23, 2024 and I can’t wait to read it! After […]
It’s been awhile since I’ve read a novel in verse, but MURRAY OUT OF WATER by Taylor Tracy has knocked me “out of water” with its deft use of imagery and poignant words that hold so much weight with their beauty. This book came out on May 21, 2024 and definietly belongs on any and […]
I always love a good YA friends to enemies to lovers romance, so when I met Eva Des Lauriers at a book event and heard about her debut, I WISH YOU WOULD, which came out last Tuesday, May 21, 2024, I couldn’t wait to feature it. It’s Senior Sunrise, the epic overnight at the […]
I first met Michael Leali at a recent local author event, and I was thrilled to learn about his books. His middle grade novel THE TRUTH ABOUT TRIANGLES comes out today, May 21, 2024. Twelve-year-old Luca Salvatore is always running in arguments between his younger twin siblings, in his parents’ troubled marriage, and between […]
Carrie Lara’s newest picture book, A YEAR OF CELEBRACIONES, debuted on October 17, 2023, and I’m thrilled spread word about it. I’ve featured the other companion books in this series, including Marvelous Maravilloso and The Heart of Mi Familia, as well as Carrie’s additional book Out of the Fires. From Laos to Mexico, China […]
I’ve read and liked a lot of A.J. Sass’s books, and have been lucky to feature Ana on the Edge, Ellen Outside the Lines, and Camp Quiltbag, which he cowrote with Nicole Melleby. His newest middle grade novel, JUST SHY OF ORDINARY, debuted on January 30, 2024. Thirteen-year-old Shai is an expert problem-solver. There’s […]