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August 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest

While this book was really good, had wonderful dialogue, and kept me guessing what was happening as we toggled back and forth in time, it's this specific representation of a Black teen boy living with anxiety and panic attacks and getting help that I want to draw your attention to.

September 3, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: The Jasmine Project by Meredith Ireland

A great read with wide appeal.

April 29, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

Can Noah, who runs a blog of trans meet cutes, find his own swoon-worthy meet cute?

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March 2, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Gomez-Hira makes the hot Miami summer come alive as we follow Carmen and crew through days of dance, Disney, and drama. Good fun.

Book Review: Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn

August 11, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

This truly fun book revolves around practice-dating, but delves into other issues like the expectations that can come from immigrant parents, obligation versus passion, friendships, and it paints a rich cultural picture of the Thai community Winnie and her family are part of.

Book Review: Frankly in Love by David Yoon

September 10, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

I absolutely loved this book. It’s smart, funny, sweet, sad, cute, and thoughtful in all the best ways.

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Book Review: This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender

October 30, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description A fresh, charming rom-com perfect for fans of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Boy Meets Boy about Nathan Bird, who has sworn off happy endings but is sorely tested when his former best friend, Ollie, moves back to town. Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring […]

Book Review: Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

January 23, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description In this unforgettable debut novel, an Indian-American Muslim teen copes with Islamophobia, cultural divides among peers and parents, and a reality she can neither explain nor escape.  American-born seventeen-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There’s the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: attending a college close to their […]

Book Review: Meet Cute by various authors

December 28, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Stories by: Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Huntley Fitzpatrick, Emery Lord, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Julie Murphy, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is […]

Book Review: The Ocean in My Ears by Meagan Macvie

October 31, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Meri Miller lives in Soldotna, Alaska. Never heard of it? That’s because in Slowdotna the most riveting activities for a teenager are salmon fishing and grabbing a Big Gulp at the local 7-Eleven. More than anything, Meri wants to hop in her VW Bug and head somewhere exciting, like New York or L.A. or any […]

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