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Be careful of the dark, dark wood. . . .
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep comes a haunting romance perfect for fans of Practical Magic, where dark fairy tales and enchanted folklore collide after a boy, believed to be missing, emerges from the magical woods—and falls in love with the witch determined to unravel his secrets.
For as long as there have been fairy tales, we have been warned to fear what lies within the dark, dark woods and in Winterwood, bestselling author Shea Ernshaw, shows us why.
Hey YA Readers!
So much interesting and exciting news in the world of YA going on. Let’s catch up.
- Why don’t we begin with some summer 2020 YA book cover reveals?
- This YA book by a Chippewa Tribe writer sounds excellent — and hopefully we’ll see a lot about it when it releases.
- I pulled together a list of 50 YA books in translation on my personal book blog and thought it worth a share here for readers wanting to expand their to-read list.
- Did you read Alexandra Bracken’s Brightly Woven when it released years ago? Whether or not you did, you’ll get to experience it in graphic form soon.
- We might see Darius The Great Is Not Okay hit screens!
- More casting news for the adaptation of Moxie.
- There’s a potential prequel spinoff to The 100 in the works.
- This piece gets a little bit insider-y, but for readers who are curious about what’s going on in the world of YA more broadly, here’s a nice piece about how the category is growing and evolving.
- Over on Paste, our pal Eric Smith and his colleagues name the 30 best novels from the 2010s. As you’ll see….we took that and ran with it for this week’s episode of Hey YA below.
- There’s casting news for the adaptation of One Of Us Is Lying.
- Get a closer look at the upcoming adaptation of The House of Night adaptation.
- This book looks fabulous.
- You can rent the home modeled after Harry Potter’s childhood place for your next trip, and the price isn’t too bad!
- Have you seen this series of webcomics made from some well-known YA books? Check out Not Even Bones, The Wrath and the Dawn, and The Weight of Our Sky.
- Would you enjoy Rules for Vanishing on the big screen? I know I would.
- Queer YA in 2020 is looking great!
- One of the stars for Netflix’s adaptation of Let It Snow talks about the LGBTQ representation in the film and how much it means to her.
- The Gossip Girl reboot will be more diverse.
- Last, but not least, everyone who has seen this news has been excited by it: Tamora Pierce’s “Tortall” series might see an adaptation.
How great is this bookmark that honors Neal Shusterman’s Arc of the Scythe series? $5.
Thanks for hanging out, and we’ll see you on Saturday for some great YA ebook deals.
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram and editor of (Don’t) Call Me Crazy and Here We Are.