I’m disappointed with myself that I missed Ned Vizzini’s books when they first came out–Be More Chill in 2004 and It’s A Funny Kind of Story in 2006. To be honest, I hadn’t heard of Vizzini until he took his own life in December of last...
Pitch, a new YA novel from Will Parkinson, is a good entry into the genre. It’s packed with some great characters and a lot of story. The book covers a couple years in the high school life of Taylor Andrews. He’s got a huge crush on the new kid in school,...
I don’t usually jump to book four in a series, but since this had “the musical” as part of its title I did. It was an okay choice too as it didn’t seem like I was missing any key information as I got started with Jeff Erno’s Dumb Jock:...
Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler is the first YA biography I’ve read and it was wonderful. The book mostly focuses on Hartzler’s high school years. We find out on the very first page how religious his family is–they believe that Jesus is coming...
David Levithan keeps outdoing himself. Last year’s Every Day was extraordinary. His latest release, Two Boys Kissing, offers up a unique narrator for a YA story and has a great mix of characters that were engaging. The narration comes from a chorus of gays who...
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