Monica Edinger

Aug 30, 2023 | sonderbooks.com | Monica Edinger |Lesley Younge

Nearer My Freedom The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself by Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge Review posted September 7, 2023. Zest Books, 2023. 216 pages. Review written August 30, 2023, from a library book.

Jan 26, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Scott Reintgen |Jordan Scott |Monica Edinger |Lesley Younge

Scott Reintgen. McElderry, $19.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-66591-868-8Six teenage wizards are stranded in the wilderness after a spell goes awry in this pulse-pounding series launch from Reintgen (the Ashlords duology). Balmerick University scholarship student Ren Monroe may be talented, but she lacks the connections necessary to secure employment at one of the wealthy, powerful political houses in the hierarchical city of Kathor. That is, until disaster strikes.

Jan 26, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Patrick Ness |Jordan Scott |Monica Edinger |Lesley Younge

Ness (Burn) cheekily utilizes fourth wall–breaking meta-humor and redacted curse words, derogatory language, and descriptions of sexual acts to craft an affecting novella that explores sexuality and toxic masculinity. Fifteen-year-old Ant Stevenson and his best friend Charlie Shepton have been “goofing around” sexually.

Jan 26, 2023 | publishersweekly.com | Jasminne Méndez |Jordan Scott |Monica Edinger |Lesley Younge

Jasminne Mendez. Dial, $18.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-593-53181-5In Galveston, Tex., 12-year-old Aniana del Mar loves to swim: “All I want/ is to/ slip/ slide/ drift/ glide.” During daddy-daughter dates, she and Papi head to the YMCA for swim practice and meets, but the two keep these events secret from Mami, who still grieves losing “her brother/ her house and/ her village” as a child during Hurricane Georges, and regularly fears the worst for her family.