Kelis Rowe

Strong characterisation and warm emotional depth mark out this uplifting YA debut. Guardian What if Romeo & Juliet took place in Memphis in 2022? Ray has no time for romance. She's queen of the roller rink, she writes found poetry, and she’s got her eyes set on her own independent future. Besides, she’s seen what loving someone too much—and losing...

A YA coming-of-age about an intense high school year where one girl stops pretending everything is always fine Skye has survived a lot – but a humiliating, very-public prom disaster plastered across social media might just be her breaking point. When she's assigned a class project on Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, what begins as homework becomes a mirror, a...