Naila’s conservative immigrant parents have always said the same thing: She may choose what to study, how to wear her hair, and what to be when she grows up—but they will choose her husband. Following their cultural tradition, they will plan an arranged marriage for her. And until then, dating—even friendship with a boy—is forbidden. […]
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Review: An Ember in The Ashes
Today I am reviewing An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir. It is her first book, released April 28, 2015 by Penguin Young Readers Group, ISBN 9781595148032. An Ember in the Ashes is just beautiful, a wonderful action adventure fantasy for young adults that is just under 500 pages (464 is the official count). Told in dual […]
Trend: When the College Money is Gone
Here’s a couple of books that have popped up on my radar. Having worked my way through two college degrees and still paying off student loan debt, it may be more of a focal point for me, but a lot of the teens I work with are struggling to figure out how to pay for […]
Favorite March Releases
Spring for some people means looking at runway collections, new technology, or planning their spring break or summer vacations. For me, it means that there is a shiny new crop of books waiting to be published, and I get to share them with teens… I’ve pulled together 12 of my favorite March releases below. Additionally, […]
Debut Stack Pack Giveaway
Unlike the TARDIS, I have a finite amount of space in my house, and on my bookshelves. While almost every room in my house has bookshelves, there’s only one that’s designated for ARCs and preview reading. And although I have a ton of eARCs that I need to go through, there’s just something about paper that […]
I Become Shadow: Review
Ren was abducted at fourteen by the mysterious FATE Center to become a Shadow: the fearless and unstoppable guardian of a future leader. FATE has determined that these future leaders hold the key to keeping everything together, and as Shadows, Ren and her fellow trainees must learn how to protect their assignments at all […]
The Jewel: Review
The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Born and raised in the Marsh, Violet is a Surrogate- one of the select few chosen to have the offspring for those in the Jewel, and in the Jewel, nothing is more important than […]