Tag: Young Adult

Opposite of Always

On the cover of Opposite of Always, two teens sit on a stairway--again, and again, and again, going off into the distance.

I enjoyed this fun, romantic YA, though it reminded me a bit more of Groundhog’s Day than I would prefer. (Yeah, I was never that fond of that movie.) Still, […]

Charlie Franks is A-OK

The cover of Charlie Franks is A-OK on a cell phone. A girl in overall shorts gives the OK sign.

Charlie’s not like Coco. So, when everything seems to be going wrong, she’s determined not to be a drama queen. But keeping all her frustrations inside turns out to be […]

Love and Muddy Puddles

The Cover of Love and Muddy Puddles sits atop a rural scene. On the cover, a girl in a raincoat, scarf and rainboots shivers.

In Love and Muddy Puddles, I don’t quite relate to Coco Franks’s quest to be popular, but I totally get what it’s like to have your parents tell you you’re […]

Jacob Have I Loved

Such a good book–and if I found myself a bit disappointed in the end, it’s only because the rest of the book was so astonishingly intense. For hours, I lived […]