Four for the Road by K. J. ReillyHigh School Atheneum 288 pp.8/22 9781665902281 $19.99e-book ed. 9781665902311 $10.99In this at once funny and moving novel, it’s been just over a year since seventeen-year-old Asher’s mom died in a car accident, and “everyone says that I’m not handling it well.” In addition...
The Secrets We Keep by Cassie GustafsonHigh School Simon 352 pp.11/22 9781665906944 $19.99e-book ed. 9781665906968 $10.99Fourteen-year-old Emma’s family is torn apart when her best friend, Hannah, accuses Emma’s father of sexual abuse. He is arrested, and Emma’s mother forbids any communication with Hannah. To prevent her family (which also includes...
The Epic Story of Every Living Thing by Deb Caletti High School Labyrinth Road/Random 416 pp. g9/22 978-0-593-48550-7 $18.99Library ed. 978-0-593-48551-4 $21.99e-book ed. 978-0-593-48553-8 $10.99 Without knowing the identity of the man who was her sperm donor, seventeen-year-old Harper feels that “half of her is...
Practice Girl by Estelle LaureHigh School Viking 320 pp. g5/22 978-0-593-35091-1 $18.99Seventeen-year-old Jo is devastated when she overhears the boy she recently slept with refer to her as a “practice girl”: someone to have sex with for experience, but not to date. She’s further humiliated to discover that she...
The Wolves Are Waiting by Natasha FriendHigh School Little, Brown 384 pp. g3/22 978-0-316-04531-5 $17.99e-book ed. 978-0-316-04538-4 $9.99The morning after attending a fair run by (fictional) Faber College’s fraternities, fifteen-year-old Nora wakes up on the golf course without any memory of how she got there. Her best friend, Camille, is...
Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity by Angela VelezHigh School Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 400 pp. g2/22 978-0-06-307178-0 $18.99e-book ed. 978-0-06-307180-3 $12.99Unlike her younger sister, Lulu, Milagro has never cared about college. So she’s not thrilled to learn that she’ll be joining Lulu on their Catholic school’s annual spring break field...
Remember Me by Estelle LaureHigh School Wednesday/St. Martin’s 272 pp. g3/22 978-1-250-26193-9 $18.99e-book ed. 978-1-250-26194-6 $10.99If someone offered you the opportunity to forget your most painful memories, would you take it? In the year 2032, it’s not a rhetorical question. Seventeen-year-old Blue notices some disturbing gaps in her memory; then...