books & social justice
Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan Young Adult Contemporary Paperback, 320 pages April 30th 2019 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Reader I received a copy of Hot Dog Girl for review from the publisher.…
Guys. It’s CMHA Mental Health Week (May 7-13)! This week let’s #GetLoud, end stigma, and have meaningful conversations about mental health. One way to do that is to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. My favourite method…
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw Young Adult Paranormal Mystery Hardcover, 320 pages Published March 6th 2018 by Simon Pulse Please note: I received a copy of The Wicked Deep from the publisher for review consideration. I…
Asking For It by Louise O’Neill Young Adult Fiction Paperback, 346 pages Published September 3rd 2015 by Quercus UK Asking For It starts at the beginning of the summer in a small town in Ireland. Emma O’Donovan…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. To highlight the widespread nature of this issue and our need to talk about it, I’ve compiled a list of some of my favourite young adult books…
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman Young Adult Contemporary Fiction Hardcover, 304 pages Published March 27th 2018 by Viking Books for Young Readers Note: I received a copy of I Have Lost My…
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Young Adult Fiction Hardcover, 444 pages Published February 28th 2017 by Balzer + Bray The Hate U Give totally lives up to the hype around it. What an incredible…
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson Young Adult Fantasy Hardcover, 300 pages Published September 26th 2017 by Margaret K. McElderry Books In An Enchantment of Ravens, the humans live in a city called Whimsy…
American Panda by Gloria Chao Young Adult Contemporary Hardcover, 320 pages Published February 6th 2018 by Simon Pulse Please Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review consideration. Mei is seventeen…
Missing by Kelley Armstrong Young Adult Mystery Hardcover, 384 pages Published April 18th, 2017 by Doubleday Canada Note: The publisher provided a copy for an honest review. The only thing Winter Crane likes about Reeve’s End…
I think at this point we are all familiar with 13 Reasons Why and the controversy surrounding the Netflix series. I know, I know. It’s been talked to death. But let’s talk about it for…
This may be a little late, but I thought it necessary to pay tribute to the seminal work The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. I think we all know the book I’m talking about. Ponyboy. Sodapop.…
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier Young Adult Mystery Thriller Hardcover, 312 pages Published November 15th, 2016 by Soho Teen My Sister Rosa–The story of a nomadic family, a reluctant son, and a psychopathic sister.…
This is Where the World Ends by Amy Zhang Young Adult Contemporary Fiction Hardcover, 304 pages Published March 22, 2016 by Greenwillow Books Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for…
The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith Young Adult Fiction Hardcover, 384 pages Published March 22, 2016 by Margaret K. McElderry Books Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher…
