Want to really get a feel for what life in the Garden State is like? NJ Author, Yvonne Ventresca, has put together a great list of YA books that are set in NJ for the New Jersey Association of School Librarians.
Ferocity Summer, Alissa’s second novel, set in the Sussex County town where Alissa spent her teen years is one of six books included in this collection of NJ reads for teens.
Click to read Yvonne’s article “Jersey Girls and Guys: YA Novels Set in the Garden State” and find some other great YA novels with Jersey settings.