Summer is here and we have plenty of new books to pick from! Not sure what to read next? Try one of these books out and see if you find your next favorite! Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney From Little Tokyo, With…
Jason Reynolds Genre: YA/Realistic Fiction Born: Washington DC Used rap music as inspirations to write poetry at 9 years old Read his first novel at 17 years old Graduated from the University of Maryland in English Was named Library of Congress’ national ambassador for young people’s literature in January 2020 Star of “Write.Right.Rite” series where…
QUICK FACTS@ Sarah Dessen Genre: YA/Realistic Fiction/Romance Born in Illinois – Both of her parents were English professors She was a waitress at the famous Flying Burrito Restaurant She quit her job teaching English at the University of North Carolina after she published her first book That summer-Dessen, Sarah. For fifteen-year-old Haven, life is changing…
Flygirl – Smith, Sherri L. Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn’t stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy’s gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her. When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates…
Flame in the mist – Ahdieh, Renée The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother, Kenshin, or her skills as an accomplished alchemist. Since Mariko was not born…
QUICK FACTS@ Markus Zusak Genre: YA/Realistic Fiction/Historical Fiction/ Born and currently lives in Sydney Australia with wife and children New York Times Best Seller Author Has won numerous literary awards His novel The Book Thief was made into movie The book thief – Zusak, Markus. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its…
