YA Books Central | Angel Cruz | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/angel-cruz-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/activity/ Activity feed for Angel Cruz. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:06:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4fe37090878c04ebbea70321a0b0aaf7 Angel Cruz, Staff Reviewer added Vassa in the Night to Young Adult Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/74747/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:46:30 -0500
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Age Range
16+
Release Date
September 20, 2016
]]> 0 868e6dd198b5fee58c8770a8359307fb Angel Cruz posted an update: High Concept, Ultimately Lackluster When Tyler Brown dies, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14472/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 01:17:32 -0500 High Concept, Ultimately Lackluster
When Tyler Brown dies, his younger sister Megan is devastated. The police insist that it was a suicide by drug overdose, but this just doesn’t jive with what Megan knows of her brother. She realizes that by touching items that belong to Tyler, she can see his memories, and so she begins to piece together what…Read more

]]> 0 ad1c668e7c60a36aeab5ff9c939cbb75 Angel Cruz posted an update: Easy vs. Honest The topic of undocumented immigrants is not […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14304/ Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:48:41 -0500 Easy vs. Honest
The topic of undocumented immigrants is not an easy one to bring up, even in fiction. Melissa de la Cruz’s newest novel Something in Between takes on that challenge, with a personal foundation: de la Cruz’s own experiences with green cards and US immigration.

In her junior year of high school, Jasmine finds out that she and her…Read more

]]> 0 5d79ab2f3510c2e437c116f56ad80e17 Angel Cruz posted an update: A Quiet Burn The Young Elites is a series best read […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14302/ Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:30:39 -0500 A Quiet Burn
The Young Elites is a series best read cold–knowing anything about the plot might elicit expectations that won’t be met. Instead, I’d encourage readers to go in and let Adelina guide you through her story. That said, Adelina Amouteru is not the easiest YA heroine to know, and her polarizing characterization will likely inspire debate…Read more

]]> 0 975fb89c42d1a801e3befad86f84315f Angel Cruz posted an update: A Story as Tenacious as Its Protagonist In Labyrinth Lost, […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13214/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 22:23:12 -0400 A Story as Tenacious as Its Protagonist
In Labyrinth Lost, Zoraida Cordova introduces a Brooklyn full of magic and mayhem, and a family of brujas that will charm and delight readers. Alejandra “Alex” Mortiz hates her magic, and her upcoming Deathday celebrations only add to the anxiety. I loved Alex’s voice–it was engaging and witty, and so very…Read more

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