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After The Fire by Will Hill

September 27 Darren Read in 2017, Usborne, Will Hill

About: After The Fire The things I’ve seen are burned into me, like scars that refuse to fade. Father John

Contemporary MG/YA Reviews

Release by Patrick Ness

July 18August 23 Darren BritishBooksChallenge17, Patrick Ness, Read in 2017, Walker Books

Adam Thorn is having what will turn out to be the most unsettling, difficult day of his life, with relationships fracturing, a harrowing incident at work, and a showdown between this gay teen and his preacher father that changes everything.

Audiobooks Contemporary Reviews

The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

July 7 Darren Bahni Turpin, Corgi, Dominic Hoffman, Nicola Yoon, Random House, Raymond Lee, Read in 2017

I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is 12 hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.

Contemporary MG/YA Reviews

We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan & Brian Conaghan

March 27April 8 Darren Bloomsbury, Brian Conaghan, BritishBooksChallenge17, Read in 2017, Sarah Crossan, TakeControlTBR

Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn’t left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes and ill-fitting clothes, eager as a puppy, even when they’re picking up litter in the park for community service. He’s so not her type. Appearances matter to Jess. She’s got a lot to hide.