pickSweet Sorrow, by David Nicholls (2019) [RE-READ]
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Premise: An average British teenager joins a Summer stock Shakespeare company to impress a girl, and distract himself from the anxieties of increasingly complex life.
Review: I think this is the most underrated book I‘ve read. This was my third time reading it, and I‘ve only loved it more every time. It perfectly captures the feeling of the end of high school.⬇️
pickI think I would use this in the classroom not as a book for the whole class. I would just have it in my classroom for students to read to understand that growing up is tough and a lot of people face the same challenges and that everything will be ok!
Love? Maybe is a heartwarming story about Piper, a teen learning about friendship, love, and self-discovery as unexpected surprises challenge what she thought she knew about relationships. This is a contemporary realistic book.
I don‘t remember these from my childhood, but Beverly Cleary understands kids of all ages #AuthorAMonth #BeverlyClearly
REHOMING 📚 I need to make some room on my shelves so I'm giving away books! If you would like me to send anything in this stack to you, please comment below. *US only per my postal budget 🙏
pickRun Away with Me, by Brian Selznick (2025)
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Premise: Two teenage boys fall in mysterious and magical first love in 1986 Rome.
Review: This was very sweet but ultimately I think it felt a bit too scattered. At first I thought there was some fantasy element to the pairing, but that turned out to be a misdirect. And there was a compelling secondary plot involving a mysterious book that deserved more attention. But overall this was fun.
pickA coming-of-age story about first love, family, and finding yourself.
Jeremy‘s figuring things out—his sexuality, his relationship with his newly-divorced dad, and whether Evan, the boy he meets on the Oregon Coast, might like him back. As they bond over birdwatching, they create a secret code—part game, part shield. Quietly powerful, this YA story hits hard and feels real.
Bookish Pair: Talking at Night, by Claire Daverley (2023) 2d