Every Body Looking (Ada, #1) – Candice Iloh

RATING: ★★★★☆TITLE: Every Body Looking (Ada, #1)AUTHOR: Candice IlohRELEASE DATE: September 22, 2020PUBLISHER: Penguin Teen, Dutton BooksGENRE(S): YA Contemporary, Poetry/Verse, LGBT Thank you to Penguin Teen, Dutton Books and NetGalley for my ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. TAGLINE/BLURB: Every Body Looking is a debut novel in verse in the style

How It All Blew Up – Arvin Ahmadi

RATING: ★★★★☆TITLE: How It All Blew UpAUTHOR: Arvin AhmadiRELEASE DATE: September 22, 2020SETTING: United States / ItalyPUBLISHER: Penguin Teen, Viking BooksGENRE(S): YA Contemporary, Romance, LGBT, Travel, Family and Culture Thank you to Penguin Teen, Viking Books for Young Readers and NetGalley for my ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. TAGLINE/BLURB: Simon

Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius the Great, #1) – Adib Khorram

RATING: ★★★★★TITLE: Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius the Great, #1)AUTHOR: Adib KhorramRELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018SETTING: Portland, Oregon / Yazd, IranPUBLISHER: Dial Books, Penguin TeenGENRE(S): Coming of Age, Contemporary Fiction, Mental Health, Family and Culture BLURB: Darius doesn’t think he’ll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon

Flamer

Thank you to Henry Holt and Company Books for Young Readers for my gifted ARC. RATING: ★★★★☆TITLE: FlamerAUTHOR: Mike CuratoRELEASE DATE: September 1, 2020SETTING: boys camp, 1995PUBLISHER: Henry HoltGENRE(S): LGBT YA Contemporary, Graphic Novel BLURB A YA graphic novel about a 14-year-old boy who is bullied at Boy Scout camp, with near-fatal consequences. Not gonna