Showing posts with label #yafiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #yafiction. Show all posts

Saturday, May 30, 2026

The Sunday Post! The Last Day of May!

  


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Much to my surprise, this summer looks like it will be the summer all three of the kids are back home. This is fine as my husband and I have always believed if they can live here while they find solid employment, then great. Kid #1 has paid off all student loans and is going to work on a master's degree. Kid #2 is moving back home after working 2 years post-college at a job that didn't pay enough to live on, but was in his field, and Kid #3 just graduated. 

I don't regret moving out when i did, but in hindsight, I should have lived at home after high school. 

This week is our last week of school. Will be sad to see my little nuggets finish the year? No. Will I think of them fondly from time to time over the summer? Yes. Will I run into them over the summer break? Possibly!

Another week of reading and writing for me. This week I read a very good YA book. I think it is also appropriate for 6th grade and above. If you have a young person in your life, pick this book up for them!


Continuing on my young reader reading, I picked up a copy of Tiffany Jackson's book Blood in the Water. It's an excellent middle-grade mystery book. 




Tuesday, March 3, 2026

A Very Intriguing YA book!

 This past weekend I met author Angelique Burrell at a book event and I have to share her book with you. If you are like me you enjoy YA from time to time and this seems to blend romance, mystery and a paranormal elements. 


High school senior Mason is tormented by his supernatural ability to visualize the stories behind skid marks in the road. When his long-time crush and neighbor asks him to drive cross-country to help her move, he must confront his greatest fear. Skid marks left near a missing woman’s car might finally give him a reason for his visions, if he can drive 2,000 miles before they disappear. Pick up A Mark in the Road here: https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Road-Angelique-Burrell/dp/1957656212

ANGELIQUE BURRELL is a writer and author of A Mark in the Road, which won the 2023 Illinois Author Project “Soon to be Famous” award and is a 2025 Kindle Book Review “Best of Indie” young adult semifinalist. For over 30 years, Angelique taught high school English, including creative writing, in a suburb of Chicago, bringing her love of reading and writing to high school students. Currently, she is a full-time writer and part-time procrastinator. For latest news and events, check out her website: angeliqueburrell.com