My husband is an immigration attorney, and I have to say that no other YA author does as good of a job exploring the issue of immigration and how it affects young people in the US.

Marie Marquardt may not be Latinx, but she writes about the Latinx immigrant experience with authenticity and empathy. Love her books!

I‘ll read anything A.S. King writes. Few authors do multiple POVs that include a parent‘s narrative. Tough topics but so well done.

"We meet fear," he'd said. "We greet the unexpected visitor and listen to what he has to tell us. When fear arrives, something is about to happen." Inej's father.

Just got this special anniversary edition. Isn't it beautiful? One of my all-time favorite books.

"Be with me tonight... In all ways, be mine."

"She bit her lip and thought she could not bear the delicious agony of his touch, and then a slow-boiling sob rose up into her throat. When it came out of her, it turned to laughter."