Check out an older teen thriller from Monarch Books: Heartsmith by Stephanie Cotta. Be prepared to lose track of time with this mystery which is the first in a series. Review Aaren Lockett is a 16-year-old in search of a new start after life in an orphanage. He travels to the city of Rexanberg and plans to… Continue reading HEARTSMITH: An Upper MG/YA Book Review by Kate Lundeen
I started Flight (Monarch Educational Services, 2024) not sure what the story was about or how I would like it. What I found was unique lyrical poems and beautiful haikus sending the age-old message that grief isn't the end. The story follows Cassie, a fifteen-year-old girl who is thrust into heartbreak and heavy responsibility at the death of… Continue reading FLIGHT: An Excellent Book Review by Teen Reviewer, Janelle Ekpo
Back in June, I posted Stacey Bartlett's cover reveal and author interview. Today guest blogger, Ginger Dennison, reviews this contemporary romance that deals with a tough topic: domestic abuse. FREE SINGS THE SEA (Monarch Educational Press, 2024) will make a thought-provoking gift to a special teenager in your life. REVIEW Picture a worst-case scenario. Rural Carolinas,… Continue reading FREE SINGS THE SEA: A YA Book Review by Guest Blogger, Ginger Dennison
Teen reviewer, Georgie Bartlett, gives a thumbs-up review to Lori Keating's, upper MG/YA novel, BUTTERFLY INK.
From the publisher: There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his White father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and… Continue reading The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones: A MG Review and Audiobook Giveaway
Cover reveal of Free Sings the Sea by Stacey Bartlett.
Book review of JA Nielsen's debut fantasy novel.
Excellent multi-pov WWII story. For teens and adults.