These young adult books portray battles and life as a soldier, well as the after effects of war with friends and family.

As I write this... I am fantasizing about all the amazing things I'm going to eat this Thanksgiving... I'll skip the cranberry sauce and go straight for the mash potatoes and gravy. I'll skip the green beans (or any vegetable) and go straight for the piles and piles of beautiful Turkey! Aside from being thankful for all the great food I'm going to devour this year. I really want to stop and appreciate all the wonderful people in my life.

Sexual violence takes a toll on survivors, as well as their friends, families, and communities, in these realistic fiction books.

This October I managed to read a total of 6 books! Which is extremely unlike me. I used to be able to read more in a month, but after getting a dog... who thinks books are chew toys. I have to hide from him, and secretly read... So the fact that I managed to finish 6 books this month is completely owed to the OverDrive app and their audiobooks. If you have not checked out their ap I highly, highly recommend it.

Take a look at some of our favorite books released this month.