Tag: #YA

• Dec Books

  Storm: Dawn of a Goddess by Tiffany D. Jackson Storm is my favorite Marvel superheroine. In fact she may have been the first Marvel superhero I was exposed to. I mean she’s just so striking with the white hair, the glowing eyes, the weather powers. She’s so awesome, the goddess moniker is well earned.  But…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 30, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #appleinthemiddle, #marvel, #northdakotastateuniversitypress, #rachelreads&reviews, #simonandschuster, #stormdawnofagoddess, #tiffanydjackson, #unbecoming, #xmen, #YA

• Dahlia Adler Interview

  Dahlia Adler is the author, editor, anathologist among other hats for The Radleigh University trilogy, Cool for the Summer, His Hideous Heart anathology, Going Bicoastal and other YA books specializing in queer, Jewish representation. She graciously took the time before Hannakuh to answer my questions about representation, behind the scenes process to anathologies and what’s…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 24, 2024

  Interview

  #comeasyouare, #coolforthesummer, #dahliaadler, #girlsinsports, #goingbicoastal, #hishideousheart, #homefieldadvantage, #jewishrep, #queerrep, #rachelreads&reviews, #underthelights, #YA

• Nov Books

  Private Label by Kelly Yang A perfect title for the private things that Serene and Lian hide from their peers and their family in this moving, coming of age romance. Serene is the daughter of single mom and major fashion designer, Lily Lee. Her real name is Liu but her mother’s Board of Trustees thought…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 30, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #askmymoodringhowIfeel, #avi, #dianalopez, #harpercollins, #historicalfiction, #katherineteaganbooks, #kellyyang, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #middlegrade, #privatelabel, #realisticfiction, #trueconfessionsofcharlottedoyle, #YA

• Ranking Pretty Tough

  I’m not a sports person as any of my friends would attest. Not watching and not doing. I’m not athletic and even if I were, my 4 foot nothing size would make me an easy tackle or block or whatever the term is. But sometimes I get struck by a vicarious need to read a…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 18, 2024

  Rankings

  #acolddayunderthesun, #fifteenlove, #headgames, #makingwaves, #playingwittheboys, #prettytough, #rachelreads&reviews, #razorbill, #sarabiren, #sports, #stealingbases, #YA

• Twisted Tales: Princess of Thieves Review

  What if Maid Marian was the real outlaw? Three years after her beloved uncle, King Richard, and best friend, Robin of Locksley went to war, and Maid Marian went to Paris for schooling, Marian is back. The war is over and her uncle promised her a spot on his council. But she is greeted at…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 20, 2024

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #marimancusi, #princessofthieves, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #robinhood, #twistedtales, #YA

• Twisted Tales: Sally’s Lament Review

  What if Sally discovered Christmas Town? Dr. Finklestein rarely allows his creation to go outside his lab. She’s not ready? What more could she want? It’s safe with him? But Sally wants freedom, she wants to be apart of the community of Halloween Town. She wants more. She soon finds out that so does the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 17, 2024

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #rachelreads&reviews, #sally’slament, #thenightmarebeforechristmas, #twistedtales, #YA

• Prince of Glass and Midnight

  Prince August of Charmant has simple aspirations for life. He doesn’t want to gain land or fight dragons like legendary kings because he knows wanting more leads to greedy rulers. He wants to help his kingdom and solve their problems.  He is less enthusiastic about his lonely father’s insistence that he get marry. August liked…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 16, 2024

  Reviews

  #cinderella, #disneyhyperion, #disneyprinces, #linseymiller, #princeofglassandmidnight, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Sandra Proudman Interview

  Sandra Proudman is a proud Mexican-American author and literary agent at the Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency. She graciously took the time to answer my questions in her first interview for her debut novel, Salvación. Enjoy! 1. To start from the beginning, who are some of your literary inspirations? It’d be too hard to just…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 2, 2024

  Interview

  #fantasy, #fiction, #historicalfantasy, #historicalfiction, #latinx, #mexicanamerican, #rachelreads&reviews, #relitremix, #salvación, #sandraproudman, #YA, books, literary-agents, publishing, writing

• The Reckoning of Roku Review

  It’s always a delight to return to the world of the Four Nations and the Avatar that keeps them in balance. Here, Ribay delves into one of the most well-known of them all, at least if you watched the original series. Roku, Aang’s predescessor whose friendship with Fire Lord Sozin is a bond turned tragic.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 19, 2024

  Reviews

  #amuletbooks, #avatarthelastairbender, #fantasy, #rachelreads&reviews, #randyribay, #rokuduology, #theavatarchronicles, #therecokoningofroku, #YA

• Aug Books

  She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sara Smarsh Who doesn’t love Dolly Parton? I mean, she can sing, has fabulous costumes, has an amusement park and still gives back to her roots. So it’s no surprise that Dolly has a few books written in her honor.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 31, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #animalbooks, #autobiography, #dollyparton, #jennifers.holland, #musicbooks, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #reneewatson, #scribner, #shecomebyitnatural, #simon&schuster, #unlikelyanimalfriendshipsdogs, #workmanpublishing, #YA