5 Reasons to Read: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Posted on March 27, 2019 by M. Allen

Elizabeth Acevedo Introduces “The Poet X”

Posted on March 25, 2019 by M. Allen

Accolades: “One of Us Is Lying”

Posted on March 24, 2019 by M. Allen

An EW.com Best YA Book of the Year Selection
A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year Selection
A Popcrush Best Young Adult Book of the Year Selection
A New York Public Library’s Best Book for Teens Selection
A CBC Teen Choice Book Award Nominee
A Bustle.com Best Young Adult Book of May 2017
A Goodreads Best Young Adult Book of the Year Nominee
A YALSA Best Fiction Book Nominee
A YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
A New York Times, USA Today, ABA IndieBound, and international bestseller
VOYA, starred review

“Shout” by by Laurie Halse Anderson

Posted on March 20, 2019 by M. Allen

Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written the poetry memoir Shout.

Speak was first published in 1999 and its graphic novel version was published in early 2018. Speak: The Graphic Novel was a 2019 TRCA nominee.

Karen McManus talks about “One Of Us Is Lying”

Posted on March 15, 2019 by M. Allen

“Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee” by Jeff Zentner

Posted on March 12, 2019 by M. Allen

Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King (a 2018 TRCA title) and Goodbye Days (a 2019 TRCA title) has released a new novel. Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee is a contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures and the TV show they host in their senior year of high school.