I first heard of Malala when she was transferred to the UK in October 2012. All I knew was that she was the girl flown from Pakistan to Birmingham for treatment after being shot by the Taliban for refusing to
We have made it to 2021, and now that the weather is finally warming up, it’s time to go out and grab some fantastic new titles to read on your back porch this Spring. After a difficult 2020, YA authors
2020 and 2021 thus far have been challenging for many across the globe. But brighter days are ahead with spring approaching. As the sun stays with us a little bit longer each day it brings us warmer temperatures and the
As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Deka nervously anticipates the blood ceremony that will determine her future. If her blood is red, she can live a normal life in her village. But if her blood runs gold, she must live a
Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been rivals throughout high school. They've clashed on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. On the last day of senior year, Rowan intends to beat her nemesis once and
It’s no easy task narrowing down the list of the best, Black eateries to just five, but I’m happy to take on the challenge. Whether there's a great backstory or a chef is putting a new twist on an old, traditional
When dark forces begin infiltrating the world, there’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. All Maya wants to do is finish school and enjoy her summer vacation, but when strange, scary things start happening, she knows that’s just wishful
Nishat finally comes out to her parents, but their reaction isn’t what she hoped for. They tell her they love her, but that Muslim girls aren’t gay. Caught between wanting to be herself and fearing a rift with her family,
We're given a snippet of the story on the very first page - a scream, the well-placed hook that compels you to keep on reading – with pace. Skip forward a page, and we're transported to a car journey with
Cal wants to be a journalist, and he’s already on his way there—he has a half a million followers on a popular app and an internship with Buzzfeed. But when his dad decides to uproot the family from Brooklyn to