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Aprils Top Pick:Love From A to Z, by S.K.

Their journals get us deep into their heads Zayneb is headstrong and smart, and Adam calm and caring.

April YA Column Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali How to Make Friends With the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu

Credit: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers; Simon & Schuster (2); Delacorte Press

Its Lous second summer working the park, which is set to shutter at the end of the season.

Dugan has a lot of fun unfurling this love story in the absurd confines of the amusement park.

Things get cheesy, but enjoyably so.

Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali CR: Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster

Glasgows vivid descriptions of those Tiger meets along the way leap from the page with pulsating detail.

The stages of mourning are captured with a haunting intimacy, making Tigers pain palpable.

She and co-author Wesley Chu succeed in spades.

Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan CR: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

Magnus and Alec are winning heroes.

In contrast, Alecs quiet devotion and steely loyalty make him a perfect foil.

Clare is no stranger to weaving political themes into her work.

How to Make Friends With the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow CR: Delacorte Press

Delacorte Press

She hammers home the importance of representation simply by allowing Magnus and Alecs love story to take center stage.

The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu CR: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing