Tag: Teen Reality
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
“This is the story of an investigation turned obsession… Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. Now a senior herself, Pip decides to…
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Victor and Nora by Lauren Myracle
I don’t usually write reviews for graphic novels, but this one was so good I just had too. From the minute you open this book you can feel the sorrow and longing in the characters hearts. This book follows two teenagers Victor and Nora. Nora is sick and will be dying soon, she has just…
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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
“Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours her frustration onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words…
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I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
Alone they are lost. Together they are found. “Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose. When a…
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Differently Normal by Tammy Robinson
“For Maddy, life is all about routine. It has to be, to keep her autistic sister happy and healthy. With just Maddy and her mother as Bee’s full time carers, there’s no time in Maddy’s life for complications like friends, let alone a boyfriend. So when Bee joins a new Riding for the Disabled stable…
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10 Things I Can See From Here By
Think positive. Don’t worry; Be happy. Keep calm and carry on. “Maeve has heard it all before. She’s been struggling with severe anxiety for a long time, and as much as she wishes it was something she could just talk herself out of, It’s not. She constantly imagines the worst, composes obituaries in her head, and…
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Whatever Doesn’t Kill You – Elizabeth Wennick
“Does the truth always set you free? Jenna Cooper is about to find out.” “I linger for a second longer, my gaze locking with his for a second, and a shudder runs down my spine as I get a good look at those cold, yellow-green eyes of his. Only they don’t hold that same killer…
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They Never Came Back – Caroline B. Cooney
“At summer school, nothing much happens-usually. But this day is different. In a busy school cafeteria, a teenage girl is confronted by a classmate who questions her very identity. He explains to the students who have crowded around that the girl has an uncanny resemblance to his cousin, who was taken away by Social Services…
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