Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
“Louder Than Words is a suspenseful and heartfelt story about guilt, forgiveness, and the courage to start over. Jordyn Jones’s journey from silent bystander to brave truth-teller reminds readers that actions speak louder than apologies. The mystery of the Tomcat Tea podcast adds intrigue while exploring the cost of secrets and the power of honesty. A relatable and empowering read for teens navigating friendship, identity, and second chances.
Teen Josie Black, known as J.B., begins noticing strange memory lapses that her mother dismisses as stress. When she investigates, J.B. uncovers a shocking secret—she has been unknowingly trained as a spy by her mother and a covert organization.
A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune—an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian.
A remarkable YA anthology featuring ten short stories, a graphic short story, and a one-act play from Walter Dean Myers never before in-print. Careful–you are holding fresh ink. And not hot-off-the-press, still-drying-in-your-hands ink. Instead, you are holding twelve stories with endings that are still being written–whose next chapters are up to you. Because these stories are meant to be read. And shared.
A debut young adult novel that’s BOOKSMART with a dash of magic, about a Mexican American teen who spends the summer in Mexico City, meets two very cute boys, attempts to learn Spanish, and uncovers a family secret that changes her life forever.