Tag: #YA

• Book Highlight: For the Rest of Us

  From Lunar New Year to Solstice, Día de Los Muertos to Juneteenth, and all the incredible days in between, it’s clear that Americans don’t just have one holiday. Edited by the esteemed Dahlia Adler and authored by creators who have lived these festive experiences firsthand, this joyful collection of stories shows that there isn’t one…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 23, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #a.r.capetta, #abdinazemian, #aditikhorana, #anathology, #anewday, #candacebuford, #corymccarthy, #dahliaadler, #diadelosmuertos, #diverse, #diversereads, #diverseromance, #diwali, #eid, #eidwithoutaplan, #elijah’scomingtodinner, #habarigani, #hillcountryheartbeat, #hinduholidays, #holi, #holihail, #honorthedeadtohonortheliving, #islamicholidays, #jewishholidays, #juneteenth, #karunariazi, #katherinelocke, #kellyloygilbert, #kosokojackson, #kwanzaa, #laurapohl, #lunarnewyear, #makingupishardtodo, #merrychrismukkahloser, #natashadiaz, #nowruz, #p.s.Idon’tloveyou, #preetichhibbier, #quilltreebooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #ramadan, #sonorareyes, #thereturn, #thisishowit’salwaysbeen, #tisthedamnseason, #valentine’sday, #wintersolstice, #worldholidays, #YA

• The Taylors Double Review

  This is going to be a unique as The Taylors are two novels, one middle-grade, one YA by two different authors focusing on the same group of friends as they navigate love and friendship through their namesake, Taylor Swift. So let’s start with Calonita’s. Taylor (aka Teffy to her family) is terrified to start middle…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 20, 2025

  Reviews

  #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #elizabetheulberg, #jencalonita, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #scholastic, #taylorswift, #thetaylors, #thetaylors:lovestories, #YA

• Kelly Yang Interview

  Kelly Yang is the award-winning author for kids and young adults with popular titles such as the Front Desk series, Parachutes, Little Bird Laila, and more. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about her work, and share what’s coming next. Enjoy! 1. When did you feel ready to start pitching your own…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 6, 2025

  Interview

  #comingofage, #contemporaryfiction, #frontdesk, #littlebirdlaila, #parachutes, #picturebooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #YA

• Seeing Stars Review

  *I received this free ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.* Mona Mashad grew up on camera, with millions of fans around the world tuning in to see her every move. Nothing was off-limits: not her first pimple, her first crush, and definitely not the death of her father, Mashad family patriarch…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 1, 2025

  Reviews

  #candicejalili, #cominofage, #contemporaryromance, #disneyhyperion, #hollywood, #mashadfamily, #rachelreads&reviews, #seeingstars, #YA

• Café con Lychee Review

  Sometimes bitter rivalries can brew something sweet. Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont for college means getting away from working at his parents’ Asian American café and dealing with their archrivals’ hopeless son Gabi who’s lost the soccer team more games than Theo can count. Gabi Moreno is miserably stuck in the closet. Forced…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 19, 2025

  Reviews

  #asianmcs, #caféconlychee, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #emerylee, #harpercollins, #latinx, #lgtbq, #quilltreebooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Say a Little Prayer Review

  Riley quietly left church a year ago when she realized there was no place for a bi girl in her congregation. But it wasn’t until the pastor shunned her older sister for getting an abortion that she really wanted to burn it all down. It’s just her luck, then, that she’s sent to the principal’s…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 10, 2025

  Reviews

  #christianity, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #jessicavordis, #lgtbq, #rachelreads&reviews, #religion, #sayalittleprayer, #vikingbooksforyoungreaders, #YA

• Twisted Tales: How Far I’ll Go Review

  What if Moana broke the heart of Te Fiti? After a devastating battle with Te Kā, Moana’s worst fears are realized: the heart of Te Fiti is in ruins, Maui is frozen in volcanic rock, and darkness threatens to envelop her beloved home. Desperate to fix things, Moana stumbles upon an island already crumbling under…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 8, 2025

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #hawaiianmythology, #howfarI’llgo, #kealakendall, #moana, #rachelreads&reviews, #twistedtales, #YA

• Book Highlight: Legendary Frybread Drive-In

  The road to Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June’s serves up more than it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again. That big…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 31, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #a.j.eversole, #anathology, #andrealrogers, #angelinaboulley, #brianyoung, #byrongraves, #cherylisaacs, #christinehartmanderr, #cynthialeitichsmith, #darcialittlebadger, #davidalexanderrobinson, #ericgansworth, #harpercollins, #heartdrum, #indigenous, #indigenousfiction, #indigenousmcs, #intertribalstories, #jenferguson, #k.a.cobell, #karinaiceberg, #katehart, #kauamāhoeadams, #marcellabell, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• This is Why They Hate Us Review

  Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects. Never mind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola. Never mind that he has absolutely zero game. And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 30, 2025

  Reviews

  #aaronh.aceves, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #lgtbq, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #simon&schuster, #YA

• Always Be My Bibi Review

  Bibi Hossain was supposed to get her first kiss this summer. Too bad her father finds out and grounds her for breaking his most arcane rule: No boys until your sister gets married. Just when Bibi thinks she’ll be stuck helping him at their popular fried chicken chain until school reopens, her oh-so-perfect older sister…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 30, 2025

  Reviews

  #alwaysbemybibi, #contemporaryromance, #priyankataslim, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #salaambooks, #simon&schuster, #YA