Rainbow Book List Reviews

Most of the books I've reviewed have appeared on the American Library Association's Rainbow Book List. My reviews from the 2021 Rainbow Book List can be found here.

Congratulations to the authors with books on the ALA's 2020 Rainbow Book list! Click on the titles below to read the my reviews:

Rainbow book list 2020

The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake

What was Stonewall? by Nico Media and
 Coming out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman

Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju

The Red Scrolls of Magic by Wesley Chu and Cassandra Clare

Black Wings Beating by Alex London

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazeman

Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

How to be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by
Mariko Tamaki; Illustrations by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

Brave Face by
Shaun David Hutchinson

The Music of What Happens by
Bill Konigsberg

Books from the list that I have and will review:

• Hazel's Theory of Evolution
• Redwood and Ponytail
• Pet 
• That's Not What Happened
• All the Things We Do in the Dark 
• The Stars and the Blackness Between Them 
• The Princess and the Fangirl
• Keep This to Yourself 

Congratulations to the authors on the American Library Association's 2019 Rainbow Book List!

The top 10 books of the 2019 Rainbow Book List 

My reviews from the 2019 Rainbow Book List:

• Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
• What if it's Us? by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
• Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
• This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender (coming soon)
• Nate Expectations by Tim Federle
• Social Intercourse by Greg Howard
• Darius the Great is Not Okay by  Adib Khorram
• Dear Rachel Maddow by Adrienne Kisner
• The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
• A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
• Ship It by Britta Lundin
• All Out: the No-Longer-Secret-Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell
• Release by Patrick Ness
• Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
• Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp
• Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
• Pulp by Robin Talley (coming soon)
• White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig
• Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L.C. Rosen
• Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell, et al. (coming soon)
• The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding
• The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
• The Beauty that Remains by Ashley Woodfolk

Top 10 titles of the 2018 Rainbow Book List

My reviews from the 2018 Rainbow Book List:

• Feliz Yz by Lisa Bunker
• Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee
• The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
• The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
• Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
• Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert
• The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
• Ashes to Asheville by Sarah Dooley
• The Cursed Queen by Sarah Fine
• Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen
• The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend
• At the End of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson
• Honestly, Ben by Bill Konigsberg
• We are Okay by Nina LaCour
• Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
• The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by MacKenzi Lee
• The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller
• Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy
• Perfect Ten by L. Philips
• Like Water by Rebecca Podos
• Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig
• History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
• Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens
• It's Not Like it's a Secret by Mira Sugiura
• Our Own Private Universe and As I Descended by Robin Talley (coming soon)

My reviews from the 2017 Rainbow Book List:

• Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
• The Other Boy by H.M. Hennessey
• Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: the Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan (coming soon)
• Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
• Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity by Kristin Elizabeth Clark
• Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
• Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
• Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard
• When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
• If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
• Saving Alex by Alex Cooper
• Being Jazz: My Life as a Transgender Teen by Jazz Jennings

My reviews from the 2016 Rainbow Book List:

• George by Alex Gino
• Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
• Simon Vs. the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
• Alex as Well by Alyssa Brugman
• The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Maureen Johnson
• Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
• The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg
• Hold Me Closer: the Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan
• Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
• Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz
• More Happy than Not by Adam Silvera (coming soon)
• Anything Could Happen by Will Walton

My reviews from the 2015 Rainbow Book List:

• Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle

My reviews from the 2014 Rainbow Book List:

• Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federele
• Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark
• Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
• Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

My reviews from the 2013 Rainbow Book List:

• Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronn-Mills
• The Difference Between You and Me by Madeleine George
• It's Our Prom (So Deal with It) by Julie Anne Peters
• Drama by Reina Telgemeier
• Adaptation by Malinda Lo
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
• Don't Let Me Go by J.H. Trumble

My reviews from the 2012 Rainbow Book List:

• With or Without You by Brian Farrey
• Huntress by Malinda Lo
• Shine by Lauren Myracle
• She Loves You, She Loves You Not by Julie Anne Peters
• The Evolution of Ethan Poe by Robin Reardon

My review from the 2011 Rainbow Book List:

• Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

My reviews from the 2010 Rainbow Book List:

• Ash by Malinda Lo
• The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams

My reviews from the 2009 Rainbow Book List:

• Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers
• Another Kind of Cowboy by Susan Juby
• My Most Excellent Year: a Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, & Fenway Park by Steve Kluger
• Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg

My reviews from the 2008 Rainbow Book List:

• Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters
• Wide Awake by David Levithan