Review: And She Was
Amanda As Dara begins making preparations to pursue her dream of becoming a career tennis player, she goes digging around in her mom’s room in order to find her birth certificate…
Contemporary Fiction
Review: The Dangerous Art of Blending In
“I’ve squeezed as many bookcases in this tiny space as possible. Being surrounded by books and magazines makes me feel calm. It makes the room seemed wrapped in a layer…
Review: Speak the Graphic Novel
“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.” -Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak Melinda starts out high school as an outcast; she was the one who called…
Review: This Darkness Mine
“All imperfections glare in the spotlight.” -Mindy McGinnis, This Darkness Mine For all appearances, Sasha Stone’s life is perfect: she’s first chair clarinet, at the top of her class, and…
Review: All American Boys
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” -Jason Reynolds, All American Boys Wrongly accused of shoplifting and assaulting a woman at…
Review: Girl in Pieces
“That’s how hearts get broken, you know. When you believe in promises.” -Kathleen Glasgow, Girl in Pieces Charlie uses pain in order to forget all of the people that she’s…
Review: They Both Die at the End
“No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.” -Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End Both Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio receive a call…
Review: Things I Should Have Known
“It’s like people have a place in their brain for normal, and they have a place in their brain for something obviously wrong, but they can’t deal with something just…
Review: We Are Still Tornadoes
“If you can’t forgive someone you’re close to for making a mistake, then why do apologies even exist?” -Michael Kun and Susan Mullen, We Are Still Tornadoes As Cath gets…
Review: True Letters from a Fictional Life
“I’ve always wanted to wake up one day in a world where I liked the right people, and they liked me in return. I worry it’ll never happen.” –Kenneth Logan,…