The book Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay is a very powerful thought provoking novel. It includes descriptions of grief after the loss of a loved one as well as other important messages. The main character, Jay is finishing out his senior year of high school when his parents tell him his cousin, Jun…
Girl, Unframed by Deb Caletti is a young adult book I would recommend to everyone. Sometimes being thrown out of your comfort zone isn’t a bad thing. It helps us grow, think of things in a new light, and can even make us exam things around us that we never noticed before. Girl, Unframed most…
He Must Like You by Danielle Younge-Ullman is a young adult book I would recommend to everyone. Libby is in her senior year of high school, trying to earn enough money through her waitressing job to make it to college next year. Her father is threatening to kick her out to start his own Air…
The book How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow introduces Tiger and her personal journey through the pain of loss. She was living her life unlike many teens in high school and didn’t have as many opportunities to live accordingly to her desires. In her simplistic yet unique life, Tiger and her…
Sickness is a feeling that couldn’t be described as an universal feeling. Every person experiences an array of emotions and loss of determination or hope and is let down so very easily. In today’s world, this describes the entire world as the word experience is the least definitive way of portraying the reality of things.…
The book One Way Or Another by Kara McDowell is probably a very comforting yet relatable novel to enjoy in this winter season. The book provides the two perspectives of Paige Collins, indecisive options which can both be life-changing and open to so many possibilities for her Christmas vacation of a lifetime. The most relatable…
Color Me In by Natasha Diaz tells the story of a young girl named Nevaeh Levitz living in an affluent part of New York City. Her mother is Black and her father is Jewish, but up until this point, that has not really impacted her daily life. This is all until her parents get a…
The book I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver tells the story of Ben, who has recently come out as non-binary to their parents. As a result of this, their parents kick them out and they end up living with their estranged sister named Hannah, who also seems to have a husband named…
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo encapsulates the story of a teen mother who is still in high school. One thing that this book does is it shows how the main character, Emori, is able to defeat all odds that surround having a child as a teenager with grace. Her daughter’s name is…
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott is a story about a family who has been through it all. The main character, Teodoro, has seen his family crumble in front of his own eyes. His father has recently lost his job and his brother has come back from Iraq with PTSD, and his parents are struggling…
