In this week’s “Our Stars of Spring” edition of Friday Five! we’re honoring This Is How I Save My Life author Amy B. Scher who shares her inspiring story on The Advocate. The Gracious Pantry praises Rachel Khanna for her “refreshing” Live, Eat, Cook, Healthy recipes. Jennifer Gooch Hummer celebrates inspiring YA characters on GalTime. Boswell Books includes author Andrea Lochen‘s The Repeat Year in a genre roundup and Sarah Castille‘s novel Legal Heat fires up Love Letter Magazine.

What’s on my iPod: “The Girl” by City and Colour
What I’m reading: These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen
The last person I followed on Twitter: @chriscolfer

1. One of the architects of the next decade

The Advocate fell in love with Amy B. Scher’s novel This Is How I Save My Life saying, “Amy’s journey with Lyme disease and her fight to discover treatment will inspire others for years to come.”

2. The queen of green, clean eating

Live, Eat, Cook Healthy by author Rachel Khanna is plump with healthy recipes to keep readers slim. The Gracious Pantry recommends Rachel’s delicious recipe for “Clean-Eating Gluten-Free Penne with Broccoli Rabe and Ground Lamb.”

3. Characters that make the world better

Girl Unmoored author, Jennifer Gooch Hummer acclaims five fictional characters that have “the YA genre on fire as of late.” Jennifer shares her favorite teen characters on GalTime who are the perfect role models for young girls.

4. A personal alternative history must-read

Anticipating the book’s release on May 7, Boswell Books featured Andrea Lochen’s, The Repeat Year in their roundup of personal alternative history novels.

5. Curious for the sequel

Germany’s Love Letter Magazine features a celebratory review of Legal Heat and interview with author Sarah Castille, saying, “this successful mix of thriller and love story makes one very curious about the sequel.”

** Bonus** Five stars for Amy B. Scher!

This Is How I Save My Life author Amy B. Scher tugs at the heartstrings of San Francisco Book Review, who gave her courageous story five stars!