Teen & Young Adult

Superheroes, Friendship, and Romance in a High-Stakes Mystery

Sometimes the inspiration for a book is as intriguing as the book itself. In the case of Marked for Slaughter, a suspense-packed mystery geared for teens, author Samaritan Ari Jackson explains that she wrote it in middle school because “I thought I could do it, so I did.” The Story…

Natalie GarrisonSeptember 9, 2024

Young Adult

Belladonna’s Seductive World Awaits in Final Installment of NYT Bestselling Trilogy

Wisteria is the highly anticipated final installment of Adalyn Grace’s #1 New York Times bestselling Belladonna trilogy (Little, Brown and Company). I have been waiting for this book to debut the entire year, and I am so thrilled that in no way did Wisteria disappoint. I laughed, I cried, I…

Kiersten BjorkAugust 26, 2024

Young Adult

Murderous Mist, Female Rage & Queer Romance in YA Horror Debut

So Witches We Became is an explosive YA horror debut from author Jill Baguchinsky that draws you in from the very first page and doesn’t want to let you go. Full of dramatic tension, anxiety and everything else you could hope for in a horror novel – creeping mist, oozing…

Kiersten BjorkJuly 23, 2024

Young Adult

YA Time Traveler Shows Smarts in Brush With da Vinci

Saving Time does three things extremely well: serves up an engrossing story sure to captivate its targeted teen audience, provides great learning for those teens about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math), and beautifully captures the language of this generation to a tee — a language to which…

Jim AlkonDecember 11, 2020

Nonfiction

Famed NYPD Detective Frank Serpico Immortalized for Younger Generations

“Police, more often than not, have their own moral code, an “us against them” attitude enforced by a blue wall of silence, which can be even stronger than the omertà, the code of silence in the Mafia.” —Frank Serpico John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro have written a vitally important young…

Linda HitchcockApril 24, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Rich Tapestry of History and Mysticism Unfolds in Ancient Bethlehem

In A Fearful Wonder, author Ray Lewis Agner takes readers on a captivating journey through ancient lands, blending elements of mystery, prophecy and divine intervention in a tale that weaves together the threads of a newborn king's destiny, a diabolical scheme spanning a millennium, and the redemption sought by four…

Wyatt SemenukDecember 19, 2023

Romance

6 “Improbable Meet-Cutes” in Collection from Christina Lauren, Abby Jimenez and More

The Improbable Meet-Cute Collection is a romance anthology piecing together romantic stories from six bestselling authors. Each author explores Valentine’s Day and all the ways it can go so wrong…or so right. Six Serendipitous Love Stories In the first story, The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren, she tackles…

Robyn BonavitaFebruary 9, 2024

Author Spotlight Fiction Young Adult

From BookTok to Bestseller: A Conversation with Chloe Gong

When author Chloe Gong burst into the literary scene, she was in her final year of college — in the middle of a pandemic. It was with the help of BookTok that her debut novel, These Violent Delights, became a bestseller. The novel, inspired by Romeo & Juliet, is set…

Aurora DominguezFebruary 27, 2023

Nonfiction

Liz Prince’s Tomboy looks at growing up outside of gender norms

Liz Prince's graphic memoir Tomboy opens with the cartoonish 4-year-old Liz screaming and crying as her parents huddle around her. "I'm just trying to get her to wear this dress," her exasperated mother reports about the garment sent by her grandmother. Two pages later, after unsuccessful coaxing, her mother turns…

Tahneer OksmanSeptember 21, 2014

Giveaways

BookTrib Giveaway: Two Novels Exploring the Emotional Life of Kids and Teens

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/booktrib_giveaway_2021-11-24-feature-scaled.jpg To Hover Over Waters by Jesse Banner —∞— "A reflective, unique and lyrical literary novel for young adults with nuanced characters, global adventures, and dreamlike storytelling that uses its intriguing premise as a backdrop to explore the far-reaching trauma of abandonment." –IndieReader Review "Colorful characters and elegant, dreamy writing style.…

BookTribNovember 24, 2021

Fiction Young Adult

“Garkain” Rewrites the Vampire Rulebook

After sending in her little test tube of saliva, Amelia, an orphan left at the door of a Texas hospital 25 years ago, gets the call she’s been waiting for all her life: a voice on the phone that says, “I’m your mother.” Garkain: Book One of the Uluru Legacy…

Joanna PoncavageApril 27, 2021

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7 YA Novels With Teens Facing Trauma Too Close to Home

“I’m just going through a phase right now. Everybody goes through phases and all, don’t they?” So says Holden Caulfield in the classic Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden may have just been going through a phase, but he became a cultural and literary icon when he paved the way…

Judy MorenoJanuary 28, 2021

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Emma Beazley Tells Us Her Writing Secrets

Emma Beazley is only 15 years old and is already the author of a young adult book grappling with grief, sacrifice and emotional trapdoors called Secrets of the Building. Who wouldn’t want to sit down with her and have an in-depth discussion about life? Reading her book is one way…

Judy MorenoOctober 18, 2021

Author Spotlight Young Adult

“My Name Is Layla” by Reyna Marder Gentin Honors Teen Hopes and Hardships

Author Reyna Marder Gentin does a wonderful job depicting today’s teens' challenges and concerns. Eighth grade can be tough no matter what, but growing up in an unconventional home with a single, working parent and an undiagnosed learning difference adds to teenage angst. Layla is in a constant struggle to…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 18, 2021

Author Spotlight Young Adult

SE Keller Reveals What Goes Into Writing a New War in her Debut Novel “Rain”

A war with no discernible cause or motivation. The “New War'' in S.E. Keller’s Rain is one such conflict. Waging for over a year, the true origins of the “New War” remain unknown. Some believe it was the work of a terrorist organization while others speculate that it was “a…

Judy MorenoFebruary 22, 2021

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7 YA Novels With Teens Facing Trauma Too Close to Home

“I’m just going through a phase right now. Everybody goes through phases and all, don’t they?” So says Holden Caulfield in the classic Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden may have just been going through a phase, but he became a cultural and literary icon when he paved…

Judy MorenoJanuary 26, 2021

Teen & Young Adult

Superheroes, Friendship, and Romance in a High-Stakes Mystery

YA Time Traveler Shows Smarts in Brush With da Vinci

Rich Tapestry of History and Mysticism Unfolds in Ancient Bethlehem

From BookTok to Bestseller: A Conversation with Chloe Gong

Liz Prince’s Tomboy looks at growing up outside of gender norms

BookTrib Giveaway: Two Novels Exploring the Emotional Life of Kids and Teens

“Garkain” Rewrites the Vampire Rulebook

Emma Beazley Tells Us Her Writing Secrets

“My Name Is Layla” by Reyna Marder Gentin Honors Teen Hopes and Hardships

SE Keller Reveals What Goes Into Writing a New War in her Debut Novel “Rain”

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