#emilyandaustinwrite #alwaysneveryours #bookblog #bookblogger #yabookblog #yabooks #ireadya #bookstagram Always Never Yours - Published 2018 "Megan Harper is the girl before. All her exes find their one true love right after dating her. It’s not a curse or anything, it’s just the way things are, and Megan refuses to waste time feeling sorry for herself. Instead, she focuses on pursuing her next fling, directing theatre, and fulfilling her dream school’s acting requirement in

#loveandluck #jennaevanswelch #loveandgelato #bookblog #bookblogger #yabooks #yabookblog #ireadya Love and Luck - published 2018 "Addie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination wedding, and hoping she can stop thinking about the one horrible thing she did that left her miserable and heartbroken—and threatens her future. But her brother, Ian, isn’t about to let her forget, and his constant needling leads to arguments and even a fistfight between the two once

#bookblog #bookblogger #yabookblog #ireadya #beckyalbertalli #simonverse #leahontheoffbeat #simonvsthehomosapiensagenda #upsideofunrequited #creekwood Leah on the Offbeat - 2018 "Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst. When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic

#bookstagram #bookblog #bookblogger #yabooks #ireadya #yabookblog #larajean #jennyhan #toalltheboysivelovedbefore #psistillloveyou #alwaysandforeverlarajean For whatever reason I have put off reading this series, and I am actually glad I did. Not because I didn't like it, I actually loved it, but because if I had to wait for the second and third book to release and wonder what's happening with Lara Jean's lovelife, I would be stressed! So, I cruised through these three this w

#TBRTuesday #bookblog #ireadya #bookblogger #yabooks #yabookblog #leahontheoffbeat #lolaandtheboynextdoor #toalltheboysivelovedbefore #meetcute #alexandeliza #TBR #tbrpile Last week my #TBRTuesday books were: 1. Leah on the Offbeat (Not yet started) 2. Lola and the Boy Next Door (Reviewed here, finished0 3. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Current read) Additional current reads include: 1. Children of Blood and Bone - listening to this on audiobook 2. Love and Luck - arri

#bookblog #yabookblog #yabooks #ireadya #lolaandtheboynextdoor #annaandthefrenchkiss #islaandthehappilyeverafter #bookblogger Lola and the Boy Next Door - Published 2011 "Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood. When Cricket, a gifted inventor, s

#yabookblog #bookblog #bookblogger #ireadya #yabooks #stephanieperkins #islaandthehappilyeverafter #annaandthefrenchkiss Isla and the Happily Ever After - published 2015 "Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on introspective cartoonist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer, romance might be closer than Isla imagined. But as they begin their senior year back in France, Isla and Josh are forced

#bookblog #yabooks #ireadya #yabookblog #bookblogger #tbr #tbrpile #tbrtuesday My TBR pile is huge, constantly growing and a tad bit ridiculous. I have several on my kindle, a pile next to my bed, a huge pile of books in the basement, and a shelf upstairs. This is not to mention all of the books in my classroom I want to read this summer. Depending on the mood I am in, I rotate books from the basement to the shelf and they eventually make it to the bedside pile. That being sa

#bookstagram #bookblog #beginnerblogger #oneofusislying #ireadya #booklove One of Us is Lying - published 2017 "Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the

#bookblog #ireadYA #weneeddiversebooks #YABookBlog #midnightsun #wordsindeepblue #sistersinsanity #itskindofafunnystory #braveenough #inconclusiondontworryaboutit #annaandthefrenchkiss #leahontheoffbeat #shatterme #lolaandtheboynextdoor #islaandthehappilyeverafter #meetcute #alexandeliza #allthebrightplaces #lifeanddeath #oneofusislying #childrenofbloodandbone WHAT I READ IN APRIL April always rekindles my habit of reading that is sometimes derailed during the competitive che

#bookblog #wordsindeepblue #secondhandbooks #colleenhoover #coffeeandbooks Words in Deep Blue - published 2016 "This is a love story. It's the story of Howling Books, where readers write letters to strangers, to lovers, to poets. It's the story of Henry Jones and Rachel Sweetie. They were best friends once, before Rachel moved to the sea. Now, she's back, working at the bookstore, grieving for her brother Cal and looking for the future in the books people love, and the words

#YABOOKBLOG #YALIT #IREADYA #WNDB #WENEEDDIVESEBOOKS #MATTDELAPENA "Imagine a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book" - We Need Diverse Books My classroom library is one of my biggest points of pride in my life, not just my profession. I am constantly seeking new books, making lists of wishlist books with my colleagues, and scanning the shelves of bookstores to add to DonorsChoose projects. I've worked really hard to build a classroom library th

#ireadya #bookblog #yabookblog #wndb This is a list of my favorite YA books from this school year and last, and a few of my all-time favorites. Favorite Authors - Read everything by these authors. Everything! Becky Albertalli - Stories are just so dang likable. She is also best friends with Adam Silvera, and they're releasing a book soon that they co-wrote! Gayle Forman - Amazing story teller, mostly sad John Green - Hilarious and heavy Emma Mills - Her books are what I call

#annaandthefrenchkiss #stephanieperkins #bookblog #yabooks #ireadya Anna and the French Kiss - published 2011 "Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming, beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend. But in the City

#bookblog #yabooks #ireadya #braveenough Brave Enough releases on August 21, 2018. "Teenager Cason Martin is the youngest ballerina in the Atlanta Ballet Conservatory. She never really had a choice of whether she learned to dance or not. Her mother, the conservatory's artistic director, has made all the decisions in Cason's life. But that's about to change. Cason has been hiding an injury, and it's much worse than anyone imagines. Davis Channing understands all too well what

I've always wanted to blog, so I am giving it a try. If you're interested in mediocre (at best) bookstagram pictures and my thoughts on YA lit, check it out. But why? Reading is such a big part of my life. I want to share book recommendations and reviews with whoever is interested. In eighth grade we start each week with Featured Books where I share my recommendations based on what I've recently read in the YA world. Now I'd like to take it a step further. I need something fo