Close Menu
www.crackingthecover.com
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Home
    • Picture
      • Ages 0-3
      • Ages 2 and up
      • Ages 3 and up
      • Ages 4 and up
      • Ages 5 and up
      • Ages 6 and up
      • Ages 8 and up
      • Author Interviews
      • Bedtime Stories
      • Gift Guide
    • Middle Grade
      • Author Interviews
      • Ages 6 and up
      • Ages 7 and up
      • Ages 8-12
      • Ages 9-12
      • Ages 10 and up
      • Gift Guide
    • YA
      • Author Interviews
      • Reviews
      • Adult Crossover
      • Gift Guide
    • Seasonal
      • Back to School
      • Christmas
      • Earth Day
      • Easter
      • Fall
      • Father’s Day
      • Mother’s Day
      • Gift Guide
      • Halloween
      • Spring
      • Valentine’s Day
      • Winter
    • Diversity
      • AANHPI Heritage
      • Autism Month
      • Black Experience
      • Chinese New Year
      • Hispanic Heritage
      • Pride Month
      • Women’s History
    • Crossover
    • About
      • Review/interview policy
      • About our reviewers
    www.crackingthecover.com
    September 3, 2026

    Pedro Martín’s Mexikid Dreams is heartfelt MG graphic novel memoir

    ages 8 & up
    September 3, 2026

    Explore ponds, pools & wetlands with visually stunning Still Water

    Adult Crossover
    September 2, 2026

    M.J. Hastings’ Firstborn is entertaining Upper YA/ new adult fantasy

    ages 4 & up
    September 2, 2026

    Lauren Stohler’s The Crown is funny, irreverent

    Ages 14 & up
    September 1, 2026

    E. G. Young’s A (Dead) Thing Like Me is quirky paranormal YA

    ages 4 & up
    September 1, 2026

    The Path is delightful celebration of community, nature

    Young Adult

    September 2, 2026

    M.J. Hastings’ Firstborn is entertaining Upper YA/ new adult fantasy

    One eldest daughter must fight for her survival in a world where birth order determines your fate in Firstborn, by M.J. Hastings.

    September 1, 2026

    E. G. Young’s A (Dead) Thing Like Me is quirky paranormal YA

    August 31, 2026

    Bree Despain’s The Killing Rules is smart upper YA paranormal thriller

    August 25, 2026

    A. J. Symon’s joyful Golden Boy is full of laughter, heart

    August 12, 2026

    Dinesh Thiru’s My Killer Family Reunion is fabulously chaotic YA mystery

    MIDDLE GRADE

    September 3, 2026

    Pedro Martín’s Mexikid Dreams is heartfelt MG graphic novel memoir

    Family hijinks, immigration patrols, and musical daydreams shape a year of growth and change for a Mexican American boy and his family in Mexikid Dreams, by Pedro Martin.

    August 31, 2026

    Julie Abe’s The Magic Library of Waterfall Way is charming MG fantasy

    August 27, 2026

    Máire Roche reimagines classic with engaging Little Monsters

    August 26, 2026

    Greg Howard’s The Travelers is solid MG mystery

    August 11, 2026

    McCall Hoyle’s Nando is strong MG adventure

    picture books

    ages 8 & up
    September 3, 2026

    Explore ponds, pools & wetlands with visually stunning Still Water

    Discover the ecosystems found in ponds, puddles, swamps and more in Still Water, by Maciej Michno, Danio Miserocchi and Valentina Gottardi.

    September 2, 2026

    Lauren Stohler’s The Crown is funny, irreverent

    September 1, 2026

    The Path is delightful celebration of community, nature

    August 28, 2026

    When George Washington Bowed to the New Nation is compelling

    August 27, 2026

    Anansi and the Talking Cloth is strong contemporary fable

    Adult Crossover

    Adult Crossover
    September 2, 2026

    M.J. Hastings’ Firstborn is entertaining Upper YA/ new adult fantasy

    One eldest daughter must fight for her survival in a world where birth order determines your fate in Firstborn, by M.J. Hastings.

    August 31, 2026

    Bree Despain’s The Killing Rules is smart upper YA paranormal thriller

    August 6, 2026

    A Lady’s Guide to Love and Pirates is exciting romantic adventure

    August 5, 2026

    Heather B. Moore explores women who shaped nation in Her America

    July 16, 2026

    Amanda Connolly’s Lure of Wolves and Whispers challenges YA rating

    • bluesky
    • twitter
    • instagram
    • facebook
    • goodreads
    • amazon
    • bloglovin
    • mail
    Subscribe by email
    Follow
    Recent Posts
    September 3, 2026

    Pedro Martín’s Mexikid Dreams is heartfelt MG graphic novel memoir

    September 3, 2026

    Explore ponds, pools & wetlands with visually stunning Still Water

    September 2, 2026

    M.J. Hastings’ Firstborn is entertaining Upper YA/ new adult fantasy

    September 2, 2026

    Lauren Stohler’s The Crown is funny, irreverent

    September 1, 2026

    E. G. Young’s A (Dead) Thing Like Me is quirky paranormal YA

    Archives
    Categories
    On Writing

    “The dance with words and the way the hair on the back of my neck raises when it works right is what I live for.”

    —Gary Paulsen

    “I write because I exist. Because I read. Because I breathe.”

    —Lindsay Eager

    “Books are kind of like the sense of smell: inhale one page and memories come rushing back.”

    —Keir Graff

    Cracking the Cover is a website dedicated to picture, middle-grade and young adult books. It features reviews, author interviews and other book news. PLEASE NOTE: We are not currently accepting self published books for review.

    Copyright © 2010-2022 Cracking the Cover. Unless otherwise noted, all books — digital and physical — have been provided by publishers in exchange for honest and unbiased reviews. All thoughts and opinions are those of the reviewer.

    Reviews Published Professional Reader 2016 NetGalley Challenge 100 Book Reviews

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.