Title: The Long Ride Author: Marina Tamar Budhos Published By: Wendy Lamb Books (Coming Sept 2019) Synopsis: In the tumult of 1970s New York City, seventh graders are bussed from their neighborhood in Queens to integrate a new school in South Jamaica. Jamila Clarke. Josie Rivera. Francesca George. Three mixed-race…
6 Great Book Series for Middle Graders (And Beyond!)
PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson This Peter Pan retelling is intense, but so good! Crazy dramatic storylines full of action and nonstop adventure; deep characters with flaws, relatability, and complex arcs; and a little bit of darkness, too (though not celebrated or promoted – the…
100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons
100 Days Of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons Expected Publication: August 2019 Synopsis: When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight for 100 days, she feels like her whole world has been turned upside-down. Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like…
My Favorite Childhood Novels (Part 1)
MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD NOVELS (PART 1) While these are certainly not all of them…these are the books I read so many times I had parts memorized, the books that really helped shape me as a writer and a person. Even though they might be labeled as “juvenile fiction,” they are…
Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette
Title: Until the Mountains Fall (Cities of Refuge, #3) Author: Connilyn Cossette Published By: Bethany House Publishers (2019) Summary: Recently widowed, Rivkah refuses to submit to the Torah law compelling her to marry her husband’s brother and instead flees Kedesh, hoping to use her talents as a scribe to support…
Coral by Sara Ella
Title: Coral Author: Sara Ella Published By: Thomas Nelson (coming Nov. 2019) Synopsis: There is more than one way to drown. Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the…