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Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her.
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Hey YA Readers!
Let’s catch up on the latest in YA book news and take a peek at the short list of new books out on shelves this week.
YA Book News
- This is a handy guide for teachers and librarians about how to do better teaching Native and Indigenous stories and history.
- E. Lockhart is helping bring a new hero to the scene for DC Comics. This looks like my jam!
- Trans inclusive fantasy reads for fans of Harry Potter.
- The adaptation of Concrete Cowboy was picked up by Netflix.
- Casting news for Apple’s adaptation of The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.
- Sharon Flake’s classic The Skin I’m In was adapted into a play you can watch from home later in November. The tickets are limited.
- I’m so excited to see these fat girls on YA book covers for 2021.
- And finally, some casting news for season two of Love, Victor.
New YA Books This Week
As always, some of the publication dates may have shifted because this is the year 2020. Thanks to those of you who’ve sent updates when appropriate because I can’t keep up with ’em all, despite how I try. Note that you may need to toggle to paperback to see that edition when you click the below links.
A Curse of Ash and Embers by Jo Spurrier (series)
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All I Want For Christmas by Wendy Loggia (paperback)
As I Descended by Robin Talley (paperback)
Beautiful Wild by Anna Godbersen
Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer (paperback)
The Girl Who Wasn’t There by Penny Joelson (paperback)
Goblin King by Kara Barbieri (series)
Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
Lost Roads by Jonathan Maberry (series)
Mind The Gap, Dash and Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (paperback)
The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman (series)
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (paperback, series)
The Toll by Neal Shusterman (paperback, series)
White Stag by Kara Barbieri (series, paperback)
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw (paperback)
YA Book Talk at Book Riot
Over on Book Riot this week…
- Five excellent YA collector and special editions perfect for gifting.
- These middle grade book series would make for good YA crossover reading.
- Why are teenage girls so scary?
- We’re getting season two of The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix.
- Read your way into the work of Maureen Johnson.
- Add these 2021 YA books about witches to your TBR.
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I really encourage you to click through and enlarge the image of this Sweet Valley High A-line dress. I didn’t know I needed to see it and my day is a little brighter for it. $49. If any of you buy this, you need to send me a photo so I can share it because it is amazing.
Thanks for hanging out on this wild ride called 2020. See you on Monday with some more YA nonfiction talk.
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram and editor of Body Talk, (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, and Here We Are.