Internment

Internment

by: Smira Ahmed

I will admit this book was really hard to read. It was hard to read because it was so plausible. It was not difficult for me to imagine something like this happening in the future. I see it with the detention centers on the border. I hear my students talk with fear when they discuss the wall and deportation. This book has some really tough realities that the reader is forced to acknowledge. I think this book is extremely powerful and I have been recommending it to everyone. I think it's one of those books that anyone would benefit from reading. This is a fantastic read and so relevant to the world we currently find ourselves in. We all need to find Layla's courage to speak out. 

More Than We Can Tell

More Than We Can Tell

by: Brigid Kemmerer

This is the second book in the Letters to the Lost series. Although this is a standalone novel, and you don't have to read the first one to follow what is happening. When I read Letters to the Lost I found Rev Fletcher to be far more interesting than his best friend, whose name now escapes me. So, when I found out the second book followed him I knew I had to read it. I still love Rev Fletcher, but I didn't love this book as much. Things felt a little contrived. Emma is a little bit of a drama queen for me. She has some bad stuff happen that she should be dramatic about, but there were other moments she seemed almost too childish. Then again, I'm an adult. I don't know... I just didn't love this.... but I really wanted to. 

Sherwood

Sherwood

by: Meagan Spooner

I got a free copy of this book at the North Texas Teen Book Festival! It sounded super interesting. Robin Hood is dead and Maid Marian is left reeling. However, this Maid Marian isn't your typical medieval damsel in distress. She is a badass, independent female. This book took awhile to get going, but once it got going it was great. I couldn't put it down the the last 80 pages or so. This was my lunch book (it lives in my desk and I only read it during lunch.). I had to take it home this week and finish it. It was just too good. For you girls that like the Hunger Games, Seafire, or Cinder this is probably a good read. 

Letters to the Lost

Letters to the Lost

by: Brigid Kemmerer

I love me a good YA novel, especially a romance novel. I read all but 30 pages of this book in a day. I couldn't put it down. The concept of the letter writing, or the email sending, was great! It was so refreshing. I loved leaving one character as they wrote the letter to going to the other character's perspective as he/she read the letter. Ugh. I could talk about all the things I loved about this book all day. But I don't want to ruin anything. Just read it, then we can talk about it. :)