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Tag: Love

October 14, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Falling in Love with the Terrible Years, a guest post by Nina Moreno

So, yeah, I wrote about grief again. Sam’s and mine. Maybe yours. And yet…Our Way Back to Always is absolutely that swoony, tropey love story I always hoped to write. Because life—even in the terrible years––can be really funny like that.

February 11, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Giving Black boys space to exhale in Love Is a Revolution, a guest post by Renée Watson

Tye is inspired by the young men I’ve taught over the years—the boys who stayed after school for the poetry slam class, always ready with a new verse to share, the boys who were too shy to approach their crush, and the boys who were proud to call themselves feminists.

April 7, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Coming of Age and the Reality of Others, a guest post by Sara Zarr

Like Kyle in Goodbye from Nowhere, like everyone who wants to grow up, I have to press against the ways I wish people (and life, and stories) would just be who and what we want them to be instead of who and what they are.

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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.

Book Review: Love from A to Z by S. K. Ali

May 2, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Easily in the top five books I've read so far in 2019. This is a beautiful, complex, and important book that centers the Muslim experience and shows the power of anger, peace, and connection.

Book Review: Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne

March 19, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

My first note for this book was "Ack! This book is SO LOVELY immediately." That's pretty much how I felt throughout the read of this moving look at pressures, identity, first love, and the desire to be seen.

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Book Review: Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon

January 22, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

Readers who like really complex relationships will love this book about best friends Sophie and Peter and what happens after Sophie donates a kidney to Peter. Life never really goes as planned, does it?

Book Review: I Love This Part by Tillie Walden

January 30, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Two girls in a small town in the USA kill time together as they try to get through their days at school. They watch videos, share earbuds as they play each other songs and exchange their stories. In the process they form a deep connection and an unexpected relationship begins to develop. In […]

Book Review: Kaleidoscope Song by Fox Benwell

September 19, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Fox Benwell delivers a harrowing and beautifully written novel that explores the relationship between two girls obsessed with music, the practice of corrective rape, and the risks and power of using your voice. Neo loves music, and all she ever wanted was a life sharing this passion, on the radio. When she meets […]

Book Review: That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba Karim

May 11, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description This young adult novel by Sheba Karim, author of Skunk Girl, is a funny and affecting coming-of-age story for fans of Jenny Han, Megan McCafferty, and Sara Farizan. Shabnam Qureshi is facing a summer of loneliness and boredom until she meets Jamie, who scores her a job at his aunt’s pie shack. Shabnam […]

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