Norris Kaplan is clever, cynical, and quite possibly too smart for his own good. The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe So when she is invited to join her school’s slam poetry club… With Mami’s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. But Dani’s game plan veers unexpectedly off course when her debate coach starts working with her privately.Īs they steer their own distinct paths, Dani and Claire keep crashing into one another, setting a course that will change their lives forever.Įver since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.īut Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers-especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. An academic and debate team star, Dani is determined to earn her way into Yale, even if it means competing with privileged kids who are buying their way to the top. She soon embraces her newfound freedom, especially when the hottest and most eligible parachute, Jay, asks her out.ĭani De La Cruz, Claire’s new host sister, couldn’t be less thrilled that her mom rented out a room to Claire. Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger’s house, with no one to tell her what to do for the first time in her life. Claire Wang never thought she’d be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her at a high school in California. They’re called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the United States while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Listen to I’ll Be The One on audio now!.What she doesn’t count on are the highly fat-phobic beauty standards of the Korean pop entertainment industry, her sudden media fame and scrutiny, or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor, Henry Cho.īut Skye has her sights on becoming the world’s first plus-sized K-pop star, and that means winning the competition- without losing herself. When Skye nails her audition, she’s immediately swept into a whirlwind of countless practices, shocking performances, and the drama that comes with reality TV. She’ll challenge thousands of other performers in an internationally televised competition looking for the next K-pop star, and she’ll do it better than anyone else. But Skye dreams of joining the glittering world of K-Pop, and to do that, she’s about to break all the rules that society, the media, and even her own mother, have set for girls like her. Now he’s dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted. Because behind Korey’s charm and star power was a controlling dark side.
Who killed Korey Fields?īefore there was a dead body, Enchanted’s dreams had turned into a nightmare. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. When legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Listen to Clap When You Land on audio now!.Separated by distance-and Papi’s secrets-the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.Īnd then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.
In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash.
But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… Scroll through, click through if you want to learn more, and happy listening!Īn Odyssey Honor and a YALSA Amazing Audiobook Pick!Ĭamino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. Team Epic Reads has compiled a list of audiobooks that knocked our socks off and that we know you’ll love too. And luckily, over the past few years, YA has seen an incredible boom in audio! Some of these are so good we cannot recommend them enough. They’re the perfect way to disconnect and tune the world out, even when your eyes get tired and especially when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Audiobooks have completely changed the reading game, and every member of Team Epic Reads is so thankful for them (plus, some of our faves are on Spotify, which just makes it more convenient than ever). Not to be dramatic, but whoever said that listening to audiobooks doesn’t count as real reading is due for a reality check.
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