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Janna Yusuf, the main character in Saints and Misfits, is a photographer who loves photographs and is super big on visuals. She also has an amazing sense of humor (and sarcasm). Here’s a sneak peek into her thoughts on life! Wearing a burkini is great…until it’s time to get OUT of the water… What people see when they […]

When I was a senior in high school, I had some decisions to make: Where should I go to college? Do I stay close to home, or say bye to Mommy forever? And forget Mommy, what about my girlfriend? We’ve been together for years—should we pick the same school? Can we try long distance? Should […]

Everyone loves a romance. The old, familiar journey from meet-cute to first kiss to a stuttering ‘I love you’. The giddy joy of a crush reciprocated… We do them really, really well in YA. Boy meets girl, girl meets boy, boy meets boy, girl meets girl, girl meets boy and also a girl… we’re even […]

Welcome to the Slipstream by Natalka Burian has a little bit of everything! It’s got a family with a nomadic lifestyle, a garage band, a budding romance, AND a dangerous cult. Oh, and don’t forget the amazing protagonist, Van. Welcome to the Slipstream is a deeply moving and exquisite novel about a girl traumatized by her mother’s […]

We’ve all had a broken heart at one time or another. Sometimes it’s because you got out of a long-term relationship while other times it might be because you have a bad case of unrequited love. Whatever the scenario, it’s always handy to have things on hand to cheer you up. I’ve made a list […]

No summer truly is complete without a relaxing day (or multiple days) lounging by the pool or at the beach! As a proud Jersey girl, I’ve spent countless summer days relaxing on the beach for hours on end. If my friends and I ever had a day off from our summer jobs, the only place you’d be […]

For most of my life, I’ve been terrible at decision making. As a child, I was perfectly content to lay back and let other people make my choices for me. I never participated in the “what should we have for dinner” arguments with my family, I let my friends choose our after school hang out destinations, […]

As soon as I heard about Laurent Linn’s debut novel, I knew it was a must-read.  The main character Adrian is an artistic sci-fi geek with a superhero alter ego…sounds like my kind of guy. He mostly keeps to himself and lays low at his Texas High School, but when he witnesses a brutal hate […]

Summer has always been associated exciting flings, figuring yourself out, and new experiences. Sometimes these moments of self realization/discovery can also bring a heaping  dose of heartbreak. As much as we may want to tell ourselves and our loved ones that we’re completely fine, sometimes we need a little help to get through these things. […]

When I first heard about Saints and Misfits, the debut novel from SK Ali, I was super excited. It had one of those gripping descriptions that made me so curious to see what was inside: There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you […]