This title will resonate with readers who aren’t ready to leave childhood behind but who don’t feel like kids anymore. Recommended for libraries in need of verse novels and relatable coming-of-age tales.
A fresh voice + a genderqueer teen + one Wicked musical + fighting against the establishment + first love = A page-turning YA debut. Recommended for all YA collections.
A striking collection of voices, who examine and celebrate the experience of Black women from the past and present. An excellent introduction to Black women writers who were ignored by history.
In a time where books about teen activists, including Watson’s own Watch Us Rise, are plentiful and teens try to make the world a better place, this title sends the necessary message that sometimes it’s okay if the person you save is yourself.
Anxious and introspective teens will recognize themselves in Marty, whether they too share specific life attributes, such as sexual orientation or musicality. Recommended.
A realistic and gripping contemporary novel that many teens will thoroughly enjoy. A worthwhile selection for high school and YA public library collections.
A satisfactory fantasy book for readers who enjoyed Lloyd Alexander’s “The Chronicles of Prydain” and John Flanagan’s “Ranger’s Apprentice,” this serves as a good filler for fantasy-hungry readers but falls short in diversity and brings nothing new to the genre.