New Book Releases for May 2018
I hope you have been saving those pennies because May 2018 is going to be an EPIC month for new books. Which books will you choose? There is something for everyone. Here is my list of top releases for May 2018. Click on covers for more information and reviews.
Young Adult Fiction
Out of Left Field – Kris Hui Lee – Sourcebooks Fire – Published 1 May 2018
Marnie loves playing baseball with her friends in the neighbourhood park. She loves baseball. But after an incident while pitching for the softball team, Marnie only plays for fun and not competitively. Until, when her best-friend, Cody, is injured, the opportunity arises for her to take his spot as the pitcher on the boy’s baseball team. Trying out for the position challenges Marnie’s faith in herself, her friendships with the other boys on the team, and her relationship (friendship that has the possibility to become so much more) with Cody.
Young adult fiction: Contemporary, Sport.
If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say – Leila Sales – Farrar, Straus and Giroux – Published 1 May 2018
This provocative and relevant young adult novel is about Winter, a one-time National Spelling Bee Champ with a bright future ahead of her. That all changes after she haphazardly writes a racially offensive tweet that she thought was a harmless joke. What unfolds is a barrage of Internet shaming and rejection from her community and closest friends. Winter seeks to redeem herself, but first must come to terms with what she wrote and understand why there was so much backlash.
Young adult fiction – Contemporary, Social Issues.