Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great gifts. This gift guide features young adult books published in or reviewed in 2017.
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Things I’m Seeing Without You, by Peter Bognanni, is an interesting and somewhat weird take on how we honor those we lose.
There’s been much talk about building a wall to keep “the bad hombres” out of the U.S. The Border, by Steve Schafer, questions who those bad hombres are.
Author Mitali Perkins has the ability to bring readers of all backgrounds together. You’ll want to read her novel You Bring the Distant Near more than once.
Girl with the Red Balloon is an intense and, at times, very dark, book. What makes it work is compelling material — both real and imagined.
A gender fluid lead with an appetite for revenge makes Linsey Miller’s Mask of Shadows an intense and compelling YA read.
When Dimple Met Rishi is unexpected and funny and lovely. Author Sandhya Menon has created complex characters that make you want to root for them.
Nancy Campbell Allen’s The Secret of the India Orchid is a fast, easy and clean read. Multiple mysteries throughout add a nice balance to romantic elements.
I would read Kara Connolly’s No Good Deed again. I’d even recommend it as a light, quick-paced escape. Just don’t think too hard when reading it.
A week ago, I read Ann Dee Ellis’ latest novel, You May Already Be a Winner, and I couldn’t put it down. It’s one book I will read over and over again.