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The 57 Bus
Journalist Dashka Slater relates the true story of two teens of different classes and races whose lives intersect on the 57 bus in San...

Suzanne Severns
May 1, 20201 min read


On the Come Up
Following the success of her first novel The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas has penned another urban fiction masterpiece that is certain to...

Suzanne Severns
Apr 27, 20201 min read


The Boy in the Black Suit
Matt Miller is going through a difficult time. His mother recently passed away from cancer, and his father has resorted to drinking...

Suzanne Severns
Apr 20, 20201 min read


Funny, You Don't Look Autistic
Comedian Michael McCreary writes this entertaining memoir about what it was like for him growing up with Asperger's Syndrome and then...

Suzanne Severns
Mar 6, 20201 min read


With the Fire on High
Emoni Santiago starts her senior year as the single mom of a toddler living with her grandmother in Philadelphia. She loves to cook, and...

Suzanne Severns
Mar 4, 20201 min read


Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
In this moving work of nonfiction, Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative recounts his work as a lawyer on one of...

Suzanne Severns
Feb 23, 20201 min read


Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Twenty-nine-year-old Eleanor Oliphant is the epitome of social awkwardness. She chooses her wardrobe based purely on practicality, always...

Suzanne Severns
Feb 17, 20201 min read


Spin
Paris Secord aka DJ ParSec is "on the come up". All of her fans in the ParSec Nation can't wait until she drops her next beat, and there...

Suzanne Severns
Feb 10, 20201 min read


Patron Saints of Nothing
When Senior Jay Rueguero hears that his Filipino cousin Jun has died after being shot by the police, he is in a state of disbelief. He...

Suzanne Severns
Jan 12, 20201 min read


Swing
Noah has been in love with his friend Sam for several years, wishing more than anything that he could tell her how he feels....

Suzanne Severns
Jan 4, 20201 min read


Steelheart
Fans of Avengers type action will be blown away by this suspense-filled novel by bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. After a...

Suzanne Severns
Dec 9, 20191 min read


Heartless
Author Marissa Meyer pens an imaginative prequel to Alice in Wonderland in which she portrays Catherine, a noble girl who loves to bake...

Suzanne Severns
Dec 1, 20191 min read


She Rides Shotgun
First time novelist Jordan Harper has created a shocking debut featuring an eleven-year-old girl named Polly and her father, ex-con Nate...

Suzanne Severns
Nov 3, 20191 min read


Before We Were Yours
Many people are not aware of the Tennessee Children's Home Society Orphanage which was operated by Georgia Tann from the 1920s until...

Suzanne Severns
Oct 28, 20191 min read


The Black Witch
Ren Gardner is the granddaughter of the famous Black Witch, Canessa Gardner, considered a war hero to all Gardnerians, but it appears as...

Suzanne Severns
Oct 13, 20191 min read


Dare Mighty Things
In this first of two books in the Dare Mighty Things duology by Heather Kaczynski, eighteen-year-old Cassandra Gupta is chosen along with...

Suzanne Severns
Oct 4, 20191 min read


The Cheerleaders
A few years after five cheerleaders died within one month of each other, Monica begins to question the circumstances of her older...

Suzanne Severns
Sep 23, 20191 min read


Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Darius Kellner doesn't feel comfortable in his own skin. Half-Iranian and half-American, he's bullied at a school in which he is one of...

Suzanne Severns
Sep 15, 20191 min read


The Stars at Oktober Bend
A head injury makes it difficult for Alice to piece her thoughts together and speak. Most people assume that she is no longer...

Suzanne Severns
Sep 3, 20191 min read


Educated
Imagine growing up on a mountain with a father who distrusts the government so much that you're born at home so you don't have a birth...

Suzanne Severns
Jun 28, 20191 min read
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