The Inheritance Games #4.5 Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Inheritance Games #4.5 Games Untold: An Inheritance Games Collection by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The series continues. A bit of different stories. It's fine.

Thieves' Gambit #1 Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

Thieves' Gambit #1 Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis I think this is fine to add to any high school library. There are a lots of twists and turns and very clever story line. Enjoy.

Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen

Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen This is a good read to add to any to middle school or high school library. It's a good read inspired by a real situation. It's important because students and adults should understand that people have different difficulties. Add this one to your school library.

The Whisperwood Legacy by Jo Schulte

The Whisperwood Legacy by Jo Schulte I could see this being made in to a Disney Plus series. IT's good and fine to add to any high school library. A bit Gothic, Dark and dangerous. Not a slasher story but it feels like the potential to be deadly. It's a good read.

Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest

Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest There is a cute boy in this story. He's a muscian and also helps take care of a grandmother. He helps Evie get overherself and helps her look for her grandmother, who has left a note to explain that she'll be out for a while. Evie grows from a girl who is hurt and betrayed by her friend to girl who grows and matures. It's good for high school. Enjoy.

Truly Devious #4 The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

Truly Devious #4 The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson Follow the clues with Stevie Bell and see if you can figure out who and why these teens were murdered. A good read and fine for high school libraries.

Little Creeping Things by Chelsea Ichaso

Little Creeping Things by Chelsea Ichaso is fine for school libraries. I figured out who the murderer was but not the reason. Of course I'm way old and know alot about plot and such. It's fine to add to any high school library for teens looking for a thriller. Enjoy.

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon I liked this book a lot because Evie grows through out the book. Her parents are divorced, she had caught her father cheating with another woman. Her father is getting married to the other woman and she is upset about it. She finds a book and returns it to the dance studio and ends up taking lessons with the owner's grandson. She also has the ability to see when people kiss their past, present and future. Fine for all high schools.

Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi

Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi Wow! This book takes you on a young girl's journey as she looks for truth, her own identity and being a teenager. Her father is the leader of a Black movement and she's involved with it. Her mother is missing and she's been taking care of her baby brother. There are many people who live in her house. She just wants her mother and is desperate to look for her. She also wants to go to a school that her mother wanted her to attend against her father's wishes. Fine for high school.

Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards

Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards I liked this story a lot. and is fine for school libraries. It's a thriller and nicely crafted. One problem with the story is the lack of adults. They aren't really present. Other then that it's fine.

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto Logan is a stalker obsessed with Delilah. She just excaped her mother's abusive boyfriend in which he was crushed to death by a car falling on him. Logan has damaging video on Delilah. He has been stalking her since the first time he saw her. This is a thriller. Heads up, off page abuse by mother's boyfriend. Still a good book and okay for high school libraries.

What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski This is an important book that address sexual harassment at middle school and can be applied to older students also. There is a "game" that the boys "play" on girls that is inappropriate and disrespectful to girls. How the girls react as victims is part of the story line. A good book to add to middle school and high school to have on the shelves.

Your New Playlist: The Student's Guide to Tapping into the Superpower of Mindset by Jon Acuff , L.E. Acuff , McRae Acuff

Your New Playlist: The Student's Guide to Tapping into the Superpower of Mindset by Jon Acuff , L.E. Acuff , McRae Acuff I liked this book. I listened to the audiobook. It's a family collaboration that the author and his daughter shared their experiences. I think this book would be a good gift book and I am glad the public library carries this book.

In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner

In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner is a book of elequence and poetry. It's not an actual poetry book but the words are beautifully put together. Add this one to your high school library shelves. Cash is a young teen who is learning alot about life and meeting new people for the first time. He's outside his comfort zone when he moves from Tennessee to an elite prep school that has students from all over the world. He's unsure of himself because of his humble backtfournd and he's unsure about his best friend Delaney as their relationship changes in a new culture. Again add this to your school library.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #0.5 Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #0.5 Kill Joy by Holly Jackson is an interesting novella. It's kind of a fun who done it. Fine for any high school library.

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks turns out to be a very good murder mystery for teens. I found the cover of the book did not do it justice. It's a smart book and fine for any high school library.

Rez Ball by Byron Graves

Rez Ball is a boy book. I did like the story but there is fbombs and drinking but it is a big part of the story. It ran authentic and true. It also shows how people can be prejudice against Indigenous people. Fine for high school.

Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions is set in Fresno. My new hometown. I'm getting this for my high school library. I think my Sikh and Hmong students may get something out of this story.

Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Deadly Little Scandles has lots of secrets are revealed at the end of the story. Dangerous secrets that can get a person killed. Fine for public libraries. I'll skip adding this one to my high school library.

Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

Not Here To Be Liked, is a story line that I ended up liking. The story line grew on me. It's fine for high school libraries.