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Hey YA Readers!
It’s time to catch up on the latest news and latest new YA releases. Grab your TBR or your ereader and prepare to load either (both?!) of them up for some great reading.
YA Book News This Week
- We’ll be seeing even more work from Melissa de la Cruz as she signs a major deal.
- Amazing novels about female superheroes, including a number of YA stories featuring these fierce ladies.
- Mandy Gonzalez, of Hamilton fame, will be releasing a YA book.
- When Dimple Met Rishi has been adapted for Netflix India. While not yet in the US, rumor is it’ll be coming in the fall.
- The first teaser trailer for the adaptation of Chemical Hearts has dropped.
- And here’s the first trailer for the adaptation of Words on Bathroom Walls. There’s also news about a band having the first announced song on the film’s soundtrack.
- Last, but not least, there’s a lead for the adaptation of The Sky Is Everywhere.
New YA Books
Afterlife of the Party by Marlene Perez (paperback)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Shadow of Kyoshi by F. C. Yee (series)
The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena (paperback)
Birthday by Meredith Russo (paperback)
Containment by Caryn Lix (paperback, series)
Girl From Nowhere by Tiffany Rosenhan
Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters
Heartwood Box by Ann Aguirre (paperback)
Immunity by Erin Bowman (paperback, series)
More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn
Notes From a Former Virgin by Emma Chastain (paperback, series)
River of Dreams by Jan Nash
Salvation by Caryn Lix (series)
Shielded by KayLynn Flanders
SLAY by Brittney Morris (paperback)
The Spaces Between Us by Stacia Tolman (paperback)
Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy
Ten Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho (paperback, series)
You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn (paperback)
On Book Riot This Week
- Great YA novels in verse by authors of color.
- Which post-apocalyptic YA novel should you read next?
- 9 excellent YA sequels out this summer.
- Middle Grade and YA books by Korean authors.
- And for some fun, some of the looks in these literary lookbooks are inspired by literature for young people.
Thanks for hanging out, and we’ll see you with some spectacular Saturday deals this weekend!
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram and editor of Body Talk, (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, and Here We Are.