Hey YA readers! Let’s talk books.
“What’s Up in YA?” is sponsored by Penguin Teen Canada.
Poppy used to be an optimist. But after being publicly fat-shamed, she’s having trouble seeing the good in the world. As a result, Poppy trades her beloved vintage clothes for a feathered chicken costume and accepts a job as an anonymous sign waver outside a restaurant. Cam, her twin brother, who is adjusting to life as an openly gay teen; Buck, a charming photographer with a cute British accent and a not-so-cute mean-streak; and Lewis a teen caring for an ailing parent, while struggling to reach the final stages of his gender transition.
It’s been a month of great book talk over on Book Riot. Let’s settle in and catch up. Grab your TBR list because chances are, it won’t be getting smaller!
- Since you came here for this first and foremost: YA books for every introvert type and YA books for ever extrovert type.
- Do you know how this generation of teenagers reads? Hear from the experts on how Generation Z reads.
- Add some new YA paperbacks to your spring TBR.
- Fall in love with these 10 new enemies-to-lovers YA books.
- Want some YA books that have romance but might not be capital-R Romances? Here you go!
- Read these 50 awesome YA mysteries.
- Which Defense Against The Dark Arts professor from Harry Potter are you?
- Speaking of Harry Potter, how about some Harry Potter escape rooms?
- Where to begin reading the incredible work of Jason Reynolds.
- Enjoy some school field trips that have gone horribly wrong.
- Theater kids in YA.
- This one is for the comics lovers: costume ideas for becoming your own Miles Morales.
- Read about some badass girl crews in YA.
- Maybe you need some hockey YA reads right about now.
- We asked readers to share their favorite YA dystopia books and here are the top 18 picks.
- Although the titles here are a mix of YA and adult, this round-up of climate fiction is great for YA readers.
- Ever wanted to start a podcast in your high school library? Here are some reasons why you might want to.
- Another one for comics lovers and one that cracked me up: The Defenders as the Baby-Sitters Club.
- Have you picked up any of these new YA books that hit shelves this month?
- Shout about these amazing quotes from Laurie Halse Anderson’s new memoir SHOUT.
- And finally, why you might want to pick up Unbroken, especially for excellent disability representation.
Thanks for hanging out, and we’ll see you again later this week for a dive into the latest in YA news.
— Kelly Jensen, @veronikellymars on Instagram and editor of (Don’t) Call Me Crazy and Here We Are.