This book is nonstop shenanigans and I adored every page. It tackles everything controversial for its time, piracy, infidelity, homosexuality, but the most wild…a brilliant female. It does have its heartbreaking moments, but at its core it’s an adventure story, a love story, and a story of growth and acceptance. Most of all, it has …
Funny, emotional and down-to-earth real, Things I’m Seeing Without You is an engrossing young adult novel that deals with facing the complications of breakups, neglectful parents, the internet, and death as a teenager in the modern day. Above all, it weaves a believable story about finding yourself during a crisis. (Note: this book does include liberal …
Anyone want to take bets on how many Wonder Women you’ll see trick-or-treating this year? From the movies to the bookshelves to the Halloween streets, Wonder Woman is having a big year. Below are two recent books for different ages. Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo. Bardugo’s fans know she writes rich worlds, complex characters, …
Jess and Angie are best friends, so when Angie comes out and starts dating Margot, a rich girl from a different high school, Jess tries to be supportive. Jess has secretly loved Angie for a long time– and she doesn’t plan on losing their relationship to the shark-infested waters of Angie’s new, cliquish social circle …
Jane, Unlimited is a mind-blowing mystery that can hardly be confined to a singular genre. Similar to a choose-your-own-adventure book, this genre-bending fantasy will have you at the edge of your seat. –Lucy, teen book reviewer for Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Pick up books that will challenge and delight you at Queen Anne …
At the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Trade Show, the PNBA Awards Committee presented an overview of some nominated titles by northwest authors and illustrators that have captured their hearts this year. Committee chair Kim Hooyboer of Third Place Books (Seward Park, Seattle, WA) explained that this year a record-breaking 421 titles were nominated. She …
This chilling high school slasher story has all the elements of romance that are expected from Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss), with the added thrill of a suspenseful whodunit mystery and increasingly gruesome horror. –Lucy, teen reviewer for Queen Anne Book Company, Seattle, WA Get a copy from Queen Anne Book Company or …
Lance Hendricks is a perfect kid—plays trumpet, 4.0 GPA, has earnest heart palpitations for a girl, knows his way around cars. When his trusty steed—er, car—breaks down in the middle of the Washington wilderness, things—wait for it—go awry. It’s like David Lynch’s Lost Highway meets The Wizard of Oz, but without all the monkeys. [And we’ll gloss over …
This was a hilarious story about a boy named Deacon Locke who decides to bring his grandma to his high school prom. Laugh out loud funny and the relationship between Deacon and his grandma is very sweet! –Suzanne Droppert, Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, WA Get your copy of this fun teen novel at Liberty Bay …
Every 12 years, all of the people in Cannaan lose their memories and must recreate them from journals that are bound to them with string. Nadia is the only one who remembers and the only one who knows that the journals are not really true. Filled with complex ideas and fascinating questions about how memories …
