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At the beginning of the story, Elizabeth worries that her passion for gymnastics is waning. What factors contribute to her changed feelings toward a sport she has always loved? Why does Zach tell Eliza... Read More...

Spotlight on Nancy McCabe’s YA Science Fiction Novel – Vaulting through Time

Tabitha Lord

Book Club Profiles, Diversity, Guest Writer, Literary Lagniappe, on Creativity, on Writing

16-year-old Elizabeth is dealing with some growing pains. Being bi-racial, she doesn’t look like the other kids in her school, she’s worried about the changes to her center of gravity turning her love of gymnas... Read More...

YA Thriller Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross Will Make You Want to Cancel Your Trip to the Mountains

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

Ski Weekend is Rektok Ross’s latest YA thriller. As the weather turns colder and people prep for ski weekends of their own, this novel could be a good companion for your road trip to the mountains…if you don’t ... Read More...

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

YA novelist Hayley Krischer's The Falling Girls leaves the reader in suspense in her latest tale about complicated female friendships. Shade and Jadis are BFFs who seem attached at the hip, forged together by m... Read More...

Ready to laugh AND fall in love? Try Becky Albertalli’s Kate in Waiting

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

(Warning: could contain spoilers!) Kate in Waiting is bestselling author Becky Albertalli’s (of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda fame) latest YA rom-com. It features theatre kid Kate (cue jazz hands) an... Read More...

Ready to be Swept Away to Paris? Try New YA Romance Kisses & Croissants

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau is a French YA writer who skipped across the publishing pond to share her latest novel, Kisses and Croissants. It's about an American ballet student named Mia who's given entry into a pre... Read More...

Two Can Keep a Secret – Another Stunning Success by NYT Bestselling Author Karen McManus

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

With her sophomore novel, Two Can Keep a Secret, Karen McManus expertly captures the young adult voice and blends it with page-turning suspense to deliver another bestseller. In the creepy New England town of E... Read More...

Living with ADHD – An Interview with Jaclyn Paul, Author of Order from Chaos

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

I knew my oldest son's brain worked differently than mine from the time he was a little boy. He was bright, intuitive, emotionally intelligent, and active. He also couldn't stay on age appropriate tasks for ver... Read More...

(Sky)Dive into Freefall Summer, Tracy Barrett’s New YA Set at a Jump Zone

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Tracy Barrett’s new novel, Freefall Summer, is about a girl named Clancy who spends her summer packing parachutes for jumpers at a drop zone. Despite her job—and the fact her father owns the place—Clancy has ne... Read More...

Abbey Lee Nash’s Debut YA, Lifeline, Explores Teen Addiction

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Abbey Lee Nash’s debut young adult novel Lifeline is about Eli Ross, a boy whose senior year is upended when he accidentally overdoses at a party. Although he’s resuscitated, the jig is up. There are no more op... Read More...

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

Book Club Questions for Good Morning, Midnight

Book Club Questions for Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James

Spotlight on What We Leave Behind – Christine Gallagher Kearney’s Debut Historical Fiction Novel

Rachel Howzell Hall And What Never Happened

Your Next Book Club Read – Snakes of St. Augustine by Ginger Pinholster

The Best Laid Plans – Guest Post by Mark Goldblatt

Disgruntled

Book Club Questions for Project Hail Mary

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – Book Club Questions for a Timeless Classic

Book Club Questions for Circe by Madeline Miller

Book Club Questions for The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Book Club Questions for Good Morning, Midnight

Book Club Questions for Rita Williams-Garcia’s A Sitting in St. James

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Should I Watch All the Old Knives? – Joint Review with Katie Kupstas

The Best Book-To-Movie Adaptations To Hit Your Screens

The Top Fantasy Book Adaptations to Look Forward To

Why BCB Thinks Dune Will Be A Spectacular Movie

Should I Watch Chaos Walking

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Middle Grade Author Dani Resh Talks About Her Writing Journey

Journey to Ancient Greece with Author Sophia Kouidou-Giles!

Spotlight on What We Leave Behind – Christine Gallagher Kearney’s Debut Historical Fiction Novel

Book Club Questions for Vaulting Through Time by Nancy McCabe

Spotlight on Nancy McCabe’s YA Science Fiction Novel – Vaulting through Time

YA Thriller Ski Weekend by Rektok Ross Will Make You Want to Cancel Your Trip to the Mountains

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

Ready to laugh AND fall in love? Try Becky Albertalli’s Kate in Waiting

Ready to be Swept Away to Paris? Try New YA Romance Kisses & Croissants

Two Can Keep a Secret – Another Stunning Success by NYT Bestselling Author Karen McManus

Living with ADHD – An Interview with Jaclyn Paul, Author of Order from Chaos

(Sky)Dive into Freefall Summer, Tracy Barrett’s New YA Set at a Jump Zone

Abbey Lee Nash’s Debut YA, Lifeline, Explores Teen Addiction

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