Tag: ya
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When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon- A ‘Mismatch’ | Book Review
Published by Simon Pulse Genre- Young Adult, Contemporary Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the “Ideal Indian Husband.” Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly…
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Legend by Marie Lu | Book Review
Published by Speak Genre- Young adult, dystopian What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles.…
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Of Books, Bloggers, and (Love) Life: Adulting by Neharika Gupta | Book Review
Book Publishing, Blogging and (love) life- A very rare combination in a book! Read my review of Adulting by Neharika Gupta. #books
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas | Book Review
Published by Walker Books Genre – Young Adult, Contemporary Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a…
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Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi || Book Review
Published by Josie Jaffrey Genre – Young Adult, Dystopia, PFantasy Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares.…
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie |Book Review
Published by – Little, Brown Books Genre – Contemporary, Young Adult, Humor Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school…
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Book Review: You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
Published by Knopf Genre – Young Adult, Contemporary When Julia finds a slur about her best friend scrawled across the back of the Kingston School for the Deaf, she covers it up with a beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti mural.Her supposed best friend snitches, the principal expels her, and her two mothers set Julia up…
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10 Brilliant Quotes From Around YA
Highlighting quotes you find beautiful while reading a book is a feeling most bookworms are familiar with. And I am no different. Here are some of the quotes (in no particular order) that I have read and loved. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” The nation of…
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