Category: Pine Reads Review

Five Days at the Hotel Adams | written by Hailey Alcaraz & illustrated by Alisha Monnin

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Five Days at the Hotel Adams coming May 26th, 2026 from Tommy Nelson; 272 pages  About the Author: “Hailey Alcaraz writes multicultural coming-of-age books about girls using their heartbreak to

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Calypso’s Odyssey | Anna Ellison

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Calypso’s Odyssey coming May 26th, 2026 from Avon a; 253 pages Content Warning: Foul language, sexism, sexual content About the Author: “Anna Ellison is the pen name of a lifelong

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In Defense of Judy Blume’s Forever…

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If there’s one author who perfectly understands the middle-grade and young-adult (YA) experience, it’s Judy Blume. Blume has written countless novels, and recently, I decided to read her YA novel

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Rani Deshpande Takes the Wheel | Arushi Avachat

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Rani Deshpande Takes the Wheel coming May 19th, 2026 from Wednesday Books; 320 pages About the Author: “Arushi Avachat is a writer from the Bay Area. She studied English, Political

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The Last Best Quest Ever | F.T. Lukens

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The Last Best Quest Ever coming May 26th, 2026 from Margaret K. McElderry Books; 320 pages Content Warning: Violence, murder, grief, animal death, foul language   About the Author: “F.T. Lukens

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Why We Need More Book Conventions

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With BookCon concluding last month, it was nearly impossible to avoid the surge of posts across social media. From the free ARCs being offered, multiple panels with authors I’d love

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