Stuck in Y.A. Books

Title:  Turtles All The Way Down Author: John Green Pages: 304 Audiobook read by: Kate Rudd Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Penguin Teen/Penguin Random House Canada Release Date: October 10, 2017 Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Kobo Audio- Kobo  *for review by Penguin Audio* Summary ( Goodreads ) Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.  I n his long-awaited return, John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of  Looking for Alaska  and  The Fault...

Title: What to Say Next Author: Julie Buxbaum Pages : 292 Genre: Teen Contemporary Publisher: Delacorte Press/Penguin Random House Canada Release Date: July 11, 2017 Buy: Amazon| Chapters Indigo| Kobo Summary ( Goodreads ) From the New York Times bestselling author of  Tell Me Three Things  comes a charming and poignant story about two struggling teenagers who find an unexpected connection just when they need it most. For fans of Sophie Kinsella, Jennifer Niven, and Rainbow Rowell. Sometimes a new perspective is all that is needed to make sense of the world. KIT:   I don’t know why I decide not to sit with Annie and Violet at lunch. It feels like no one here gets what I’m going through. How could they? I don’t even understand. DAVID:   In the 622 days I’ve attended Mapleview High, Kit Lowell is the first person to sit at my lunch table. I mean, I’ve never once sat with someone until now. “So your dad is dead,” I say to Kit, because this is a fact I’ve re...

Title: Letters to the Lost Author: Brigid Kimmerer Pages: 400  Genre: YA, Romance, Contemporary  Publisher : Bloomsbury/Raincoast Books Release Date: April 4, 2017 Summary (Goodreads)  Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope. Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ordered community service at the local cemetery, he's trying to escape the demons of his past. When Declan reads a haunting letter left beside a grave, he can't resist writing back. Soon, he's opening up to a perfect stranger, and their connection is immediate. But neither Declan nor Juliet knows that they're not actually strangers. When life at school interferes with their secret life of letters, sparks will fly as Juliet and Declan discover truths that might tear them apart.

Title: Holding Up the Universe Author: Jennifer Niven  Pages: 400 Genre: Contemporary Teen Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers/Penguin Random House CA Release Date: October 4, 2016 Summary (Goodreads)  From the author of the  New York Times  bestseller  All the Bright Places  comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone—and love someone—for who they truly are. Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby’s ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for EVERY POSSIBILITY LIFE HAS TO OFFER.  In that moment, I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything.    Everyon...

Title: The Problem with Forever  Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout  Pages: 384 Genre: Contemporary  Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Release Date: May 17, 2016 Summary (Goodreads) For some people, silence is a weapon. For Mallory “Mouse” Dodge, it’s a shield. Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime. Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios she’s imagined, there’s one she never dreamed of—that she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day. It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet the deeper their b...