I read Green Promises: Girls Who Loved the Earth by Jeannine Atkins. I’m trying to read as many 2025 MG verse novels as possible right now!
I listened to Rebellion 1776by Laurie Halse Anderson. This one was an interesting perspective on the revolutionary war because it focused on the after-effects rather than on the war itself.
Then I listened to I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver. This is one of the books that I took off my shelf a couple of weeks ago when I did my culling. Ironically, I’m glad getting rid of it finally got me to listen to this one because it was a really good book! LOL!
Next I listened to What Fell from the Sky by Adrianna Cuevas. I really enjoyed this paranormal spin on a real-life historical event I’d never heard of.
I read Rapid City Summerby an authorly friend of mine, Connie Richardson. This outdoorsy YA is perfect for younger YA readers.
Next I read The Oasis, a verse novel by Lorisa D Wiedenheft, a local author I met at my launch party for The Song of Orphan’s Garden. I loved this lyrical story of how a community came together for a family in need!
Finally, I listened to The Husbandsby Holly Gramazio. A friend of mine at B&N absolutely loved this one, so I decided to listen. Loved it!!
I listened to EngiNerds by Jarrett Lerner. I love everything about Jarrett Lerner’s online presence, but I’d never read one of his books (even though I own two of them). I had to change that! This book is a ton of fun and perfect for MG readers who loved Wimpy Kid.
Next I listened to Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee. You know how much I love foxes! I couldn’t resist this one.
One of my friends from Barnes and Noble raves about The Wedding People by Alison Espach, and she was so right. A fantastic read!
After listening to Maybe a Fox, I realized I had another Kathi Appelt book that I’d been holding onto for ages, so I read Once Upon a Camel—ironic that it’s another book with an animal main character.
Another book I’ve been meaning to read for forever is This Appearing House by Ali Malinenko. I’d heard such amazing things about this MG horror book featuring an MC who is a cancer survivor. Malinenko wove the story together in incredible ways, and I highly recommend it.
And finally, I listened to All the Light We Cannot See, mostly because AJ over at Read All the Things listed it as one of the books she recommends most often, and I loved many of the other books on her list. I’m not always a huge fan of war stories, but this one was very different than what I was expecting, and the writing is utterly gorgeous!
I listened to The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon. I have a signed copy, but I really wanted to listen to it, since she narrates it herself, which was really fun.
Next was The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew. I’d heard great things about this dystopian, and I was not disappointed!
I was in the mood for another YA, so I listened to Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver, a cute (LGBTQA) romance I’ve been meaning to read for forever.
On a whim, I picked up some verse novels from the library. My first read was Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet, which has a trans main character and takes place in the nineties (it was semi-autobiographical – I thought it was interesting to read the author’s interviews at the back with real people who inspired two of the characters).
I listened to Roswell Johnson Saves the World! by Chris Colfer. Again, I have a signed copy, but the audiobook was narrated by him and I couldn’t resist listening to it instead of reading. (My books are sort of turning into a collection instead of things I actually read at this point.)
Next I listened to Songlight by Moira Buffini. This book is the start to a trilogy, but it has a true epic fantasy feel to it. I hope I don’t let this series fade off my radar by the time the next book comes out (as I tend to do) because this first book was truly fantastic!
Finally, I listened to Hear Me by Kerry O’Malley Cerra, who I was recently “introduced to” (via email) by another author friend. I’m always interested in books about Deaf and HOH characters since my uncle was Deaf. This audiobook is really interesting because the audio cuts in and out to approximate the way things sound to the MC. I thought it was a genius way to do this!
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