Out Now: Queer We Go Again! is a follow-up anthology to All Out featuring 17 new stories by queer YA authors about queer characters. There was a good mix of fantasy and contemporary stories in there. Like most anthologies, it was a mix of stories that I really liked, ones I thought were okay, and ...
I feel this book deserved even more than 5 stars in my opinion. It was so greatly written, that it was a novel I could hardly put down long enough to have a real life outside of Abby and Maya's world. I haven't been that way while reading for a long time. It was so realistic and unpredictable. I wou...
Image from barnesandnoble.com"The compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos--and herself--from a violent coup.The Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.When one girl has to follow her mother to her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there...
Imagine being 14 yrs old visiting your mom at her Bonobo Sanctuary in the Congo. Now imagine a war breaking out and your stuck by yourself with only the bonobos.(including the baby bonobo you've rescued and have been raising for 2 months.) There were several chapters I had to stop reading because I...
A riveting, heart-wrenching story about compassion, sacrifice, and survival in the midst of horror and destruction that will stay with readers long after reading the book.
Endangered is a tale of a young girl who is put into a violent situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, all the while having a bonobo to keep alive as well. Sophie's mother runs a sanctuary for bonobos in the war-torn country and unfortunately the new round of battles reach the sanctuary a...
What an awesome young adult story! This book flowed so well and had a twist at the end that I didn't see coming! If this guy can write YA thrillers like this and keep the interest of a 43 year old old bird, imagine what he could do with an adult thriller!
Also appears on The Screaming Nitpicker.One Saturday morning on a jog, Abby Goodwin discovers two things: the dead body of Jefferson Andrews, local "good boy" and her rebellious sister Maya's tutor/object of affection, and Maya's cell phone buried in the dirt near his body. Taking on the role of det...
I liked it.
So far...LOVING IT!