 | Girl Crush (YA Verse) Author: Williams, C.H. | |
| Price: $13.41 | ||
Summary:
Sixteen-year-old Tate is questioning ... everything. Her whole world is different now her dad has retired from the military. Together, they are settling in a civilian town, and Tate's going to her first civilian school. Tate finds that everyone's friendships and identities are already established in this town, and she feels for the first time in her life she finally has the chance to put down some roots.
Reviews:
School Library Journal (05/01/25)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 05/01/2025 Gr 10 Up—This crop of novels-in-verse features futuristic sci-fi, a roadtrip adventure, and a young man haunted by the memory of his dead brother. The stories are all told in first-person, with Doubling the Bounty alternating between two different protagonists. Novel-in-verse lends itself well to exploring the interior lives of its narrators, as each short chapter reads like snippets of their personal thoughts. Like Water for Dragons takes the timely concept of robots enslaving humans. Double the Bounty is about two young women and their fraught relationships with their dads—one is a bounty hunter and the other a felon on the run. Girl Crush is a beautifully written story of an army brat questioning her sexuality. Ghost Runner is a pensive examination of grief in the face of a death that could be the result of an accident or suicide. Most read like books with creative line breaks, but Girl Crush has a lovely poetry to the writing. That and the melancholy Ghost Runner are the best of the bunch. VERDICT Each story is a strong choice for introducing reluctant readers to this form of fiction writing. - Copyright 2025 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
