The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Themes: good vs evil, morality, friendship, and authority, and oppression. Review by Kristen Higgason (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State University iSchool Read more
The Grace Year Liggett, Kim. (2019). The Grace Year. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Publishing Group. 408 pages. Audience – Grades 9+ Review by: Kayla Hlad (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent Read more
We are Okay LaCour, Nina. (2017). We Are OKAY. United States: Dutton Books. 236 pages. Type/Genre/Tags: Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Own Voice Audience: Grades 9+, High School Review by: Kayla Hlad Read more
Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir Grimes, Nikki. (2019). Ordinary Hazards. Honesdale, PA: Word Song. 325 pages. Type/Genre/Tags – Memoir, Verse, Diverse Authors Audience – Teens Grades 9+ Review by: Kayla Hlad Read more
Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman published by Hodder Children’s Books in 2019 Themes: Coming of age, first love, and coming out Review by: Kristen Higgason (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent Read more
How to Make Friends with the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow published by Delacorte Press in 2019 Themes: Loss, grief, and depression Review by: Kristen Higgason (she/her) MLIS Student, Kent State Read more
Music from Another World by Robin Talley Published by Inkyard Press in 2020. Themes: Forbidden love, perseverance, LGBT rights, and coming of age Review by: Kristen Higgason (she/her) MLIS Student, Read more
Looking to find gifts for your loved ones this holiday season? There’s nothing better than the gift of reading! Come to the Reinberger for our annual book sale to purchase Read more
Scroll through our Favorite 2019 YA Books list below: A Closer Look at Butterfly Yellow While sorting through 2019 YA books at the Reinberger, one book caught my Read more
