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Check out our latest Amazing Audiobooks review of The Better to Eat You With!

It should have been an idyllic summer. Instead, Evan wrestles with changing friendships, parental strain, and overwhelming inner monologues regarding food choices and body expectations. Alongside these personal struggles comes something genuinely eerie: clues indicating a mysterious beast is stalking the campsite.

Head to the link below to find out our take on narrator Victoria Villarreal’s performance in this read. Plus, learn which readers to put this book in the hands of!

Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2027) Featured Review: The Better to Eat You With by Tehlor Mejia Evan and her complex, competing inner narratives come alive through Victoria Villarreal’s narration.

The Stories We Tell Each Other with Brad Barkley

We sat down with Brad Barkley to discuss the transformative power of great books, the “funny-sad” nature of his works for young adults, and the importance of not sweeping life under the rug.

The Stories We Tell Each Other with Brad Barkley We sat down with Brad Barkley to discuss the transformative power of great books, the “funny-sad” nature of his works for young adults, and the importance of not sweeping life under the rug.

Amazing Audiobooks ( ) Featured Review: Beth is Dead by Katie Bernet

Four heavy hitting narrators bring the story to life with pitch perfect renditions of the March sisters....

Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2027) Featured Review: Beth is Dead by Katie Bernet Four heavy hitting narrators bring the story to life with pitch perfect renditions of the March sisters.

With advocates like Paris Hilton demanding an end to the Troubled Teen Industry, this timely issue is front and center.

Looking for an accessible read to put in young readers' hands? Check out our featured review of Bad Kid: My Life as a "Troubled Teen."

Let us know what you think in comments below!

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2027) Feature Review: Bad Kid: My Life as a “Troubled Teen” by Sofia Szamosi The artwork is clear and gripping, and shows the emotion and frustration of Sofia and her fellow bad kids as they move from program to program.

Want to reach a reluctant reader? Put a novel-in-verse in their hands.

They’re fast, inviting, and exceptionally meaningful reads.

Check out our featured review of Expanse of Blue + quick links to our personal interview with the author here!

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Best Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2027) Featured Review: An Expanse of Blue by Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams Readers will genuinely feel that Aouli is a real person–she just leaps off the page.

We are so excited to launch a brand-new series on the blog: Teen Book Reviews! From plot twists to main character energy, our youth reviewers are breaking down books written for them, directly from their perspective.

First up: Faduma O. gives us the honest scoop on Fake Skating by Lynn Painter. Does it live up to the hype?

Check out the review to find out!

Teen Voices, Teen Choices: Fake Skating by Lynn Painter Fake Skating By Lynn Painter Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Published: September 30, 2025 ISBN: 9781665921268 The characters have amazing banter and tension that a reader would enjoy.…

2027 Best Fiction for Young Adults Spring Round-Up

At the end of the year, each team will choose the final list of nominations and determine the Selected List’s Top Ten from these titles....

2027 Best Fiction for Young Adults Spring Round-Up At the end of the year, each team will choose the final list of nominations and determine the Selected List’s Top Ten from these titles.

“This My Great Great Gatsby” with LeUyen Pham (Resharing with more content!)

We sat down with award-winning author/artist LeUyen Pham to discuss art for picture books versus graphic novels, the power of artwork as a storyteller, and the many intricate layers of meaning in her latest work, As I Dream of You (with Jennifer Lee). Find As I Dream of You from First Second!...

“This My Great Great Gatsby” with LeUyen Pham (Resharing with more content!) We sat down with award-winning author/artist LeUyen Pham to discuss art for picture books versus graphic novels, the power of artwork as a storyteller, and the many intricate layers of meaning in h…

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers ( ) Feature Review: King of Neuro Verse by Idris Goodwin

Told through a mix of engaging freestyle verse, humorous observations, and thoughtful interactions with parents and friends, Goodwin has created a compelling protagonist that teens will either root for or relate to....

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2027) Feature Review: King of Neuro Verse by Idris Goodwin Told through a mix of engaging freestyle verse, humorous observations, and thoughtful interactions with parents and friends, Goodwin has created a compelling protagonist that teens will either root…

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers ( ) Feature Review: Truth is by Hannah V. Sawyerr

and multiple choice lists, this novel in verse keeps the pages turning quickly. Readers will be drawn into Truth’s predicament and her struggle to forge her own path when everything and (mostly) everyone seems to be against her....

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2027) Feature Review: Truth is by Hannah V. Sawyerr and multiple choice lists, this novel in verse keeps the pages turning quickly. Readers will be drawn into Truth’s predicament and her struggle to forge her own path when everything and (mostly) e…