New and Upcoming Releases
Award Winners
Before We Were Blue
- A 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- 2022 IPPY Awards Gold Medalist, Young Adult Fiction – General
- 2022 Moonbeam Awards Silver Medalist (Young Adult Fiction – Mature Issues)
- A 2023 ALA Rainbow Book List Selection
Every Variable of Us
- 2022 Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist (Young Adult Fiction – Mature Issues)
- New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens for 2022
- A 2023 In the Margins Book Awards Top Ten Title
- Best Children's Books of 2022 - Bank Street Children's Book Committee
The Knockout
- A 2021 IPPY Award Silver Medalist, Multicultural Fiction – Juv-Young Adult
- A 2021 Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist (Young Adult Fiction)
- A Booklist Top 10 Sports Books for Youth Selection
Surrender Your Sons
- A 2020 Booklist Top 10 First Novels for Youth selection
- A 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books selection
- A 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Bronze Winner, Young Adult Fiction
- A 2021 IPPY Award Gold Medalist, Young Adult Fiction
- A 2021 Moonbeam Awards Gold Medalist (Young Adult Fiction - Horror/Mystery)
- A 2022 ALA Rainbow List Selection
Reviews
The Fight for Midnight
“The Fight For Midnight by Dan Solomon deserves as wide as possible a readership among teens and young adults . . . [U]rgently and unreservedly recommended for middle school, high school, and community library YA Fiction collections.” — Midwest Book Review
Goth Girl, Queen of the Universe
"Zrull, whose author bio indicates she was herself a foster kid, delves with remarkable grit and heart into many sensitive issues, including mental health and body positivity… These geeks will warm even the coldest, darkest hearts." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The Quiet You Carry
“Barthelmess crafts a stunning story of one girl’s fight against a system and a father, and her triumphant resilience in the face of trauma.” — Mark Oshiro, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Sun and the Star
The Truth About Everything
“Farr excellently portrays Lark’s emotional struggles in a genuine way. Readers will be rooting for Lark to question her upbringing while being empathetic to her conflicting emotions about what she has been raised to believe. . . .A unique tale of coming of age in an anti-government household. A first purchase for young adult collections where realistic fiction is in demand.” — School Library Journal