Summer is the perfect excuse to get comfortable with a big stack of young adult books. My teens and I love spending warm, lazy afternoons on our patio with a good book and a pitcher of cold lemonade. Whether it’s feel-good rom-coms or an exciting adventure to escape into, find the ...
Heat Wave, the 3rd and final book in the Extraordinaries trilogy, opens as a hot summer rolls through Nova City. The main characters are on summer break, hanging out, fighting crime… you know, like kids do! But it doesn’t take very long before something starts to seem just a little...
In a 1959 survey of school and public libraries, Seventeenth Summer topped the list of the most popular titles in their collections. By the end of the 20th century, the book had sold more than 1.5 million copies. The cultivation of teenagers as a distinct—and profitable—market was further...
Even during the hottest days of the summer, I must wear my favorite writing sweatshirt. It’s hot pink, three sizes too big, and rocks the Circus Circus logo across the chest. Yes, the Vegas casino that looks like the set of a 1980s gameshow. But I’m always cold, I ...
The Tryst List by Kaylene Winter Publication date: April 11th 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance When a man, haunted by secrets, reunites with the only woman who’s ever ignited his soul, he’ll do anything to prove he’s more than his mistakes. ...
August 20, 2024 oyannewsed Uncategorized OYAN Summer Membership Meeting Join us at Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City this Friday, August 2nd from 10am-2pm for the Summer Membership Meeting. There is a hybrid option via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. ...
To me it screams summer romance. Possibly one that will tug at your heart strings, be a bit melancholy and wry. But definitely a romance.September Girlsis not a romance. This is entirely the wrong cover. A book that is published as a romance—as opposed to a book that is romantic or...
Her perfect Valentine’s Day plan gets a jolt when Emilie rear-ends her aloof lab partner’s truck, is told that her summer fellowship fell through, and sees her boyfriend kissing his ex! This is not on her agenda at all: her divorced parents will be furious about the wreck, she needs...
Most succeed. Some don't. But the truth Solomon writes about here is as poignant as it is implacable, and he leaves us with a reinvented notion of identity and individual value.Fung
Tell us in the comments below Bad Influenceby Tamsin Winter (Usborne) Cello-playing Amelia has been placed bottom of the list of fanciable girls at school; her bid to become cool with the boys backfires when an ill-judged photo goes viral and increases her woes. Well-observed and funny, ...