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The Boy I Love by William Hussey
Book Information Author: William Hussey Genre: Historical Fiction Published: Andersen Press, Jan 2025 About the Book All I think, all I feel, all I know is pressed into this moment. And what I know is that I can’t let him go. 1916. Returning to the Front after injury,…
This Feast of a Life by Cynthia So
Book Information Author: Cynthia So Genre: YA Published:Little Tiger, January 2025 About the Book From the author of If You Still Recognise Me comes a delicious story of two people brought together by a shared love of food as they figure out themselves and each other….
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Book Information Author: Ava Reid Genre: Myths & Fairytales, Fantasy Romance, YA Published: June 2024 About the Book Since childhood, Effy Sayre has believed in fairy tales. Well, she had no choice. She was haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She only found…
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X Chang
Book Information Author: Molly X Chang Genre: YA, Fantasy Published: Penguin, April 2024 About the Book Known as The Girl Blessed By Death, Yang Ruying wants only to survive, but when her magic is discovered by an enemy prince, she must decide if saving her family is…
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Book Information Author: Gabrielle Zevin Genre: YA Published: Vintage Publishing, June 2023 About the Book This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It’s not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is…
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Book Information Author: Holly Jackson Genre: Mystery, YA Published: Electric Monkey, May 2019 About the Book The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having…
The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie McGill
Book Information Author: Bernie McGill Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Published: Headline Review, 2011 About the Book When Anna, the young woman she cared for as a child, announces her intention to visit the elderly Maddie, Maddie recognises her last chance to…
You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
Book Information Author: Dustin Thao Genre: YA, Contemporary Published: Wednesday Books, December 2021 About the Book Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out – move out of her small town with her boyfriend, Sam; attend college in the city; and…
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
Book Information Author: Kelly Quindlen Genre: YA Romance Published: Macmillan, 2021 About the Book After losing to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game since their breakup, Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst person possible: her head…
If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So
Book Information Author: Cynthia So Genre: YA, Romance Published: Stripes, 2022 About the Book Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, they’ve never met in real life and Ada lives an ocean away. But Elsie has…