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When Sunny Dae-self-proclaimed nerd-meets Cirrus Soh, he can’t believe how cool and confident she is. So when Cirrus mistakes Sunny’s older brother bedroom-with its electric guitars and rock posters-for Sunny’s, he accidentally tells her he’s the front man of a rock band. Before he knows it, Sunny is knee-deep in the lie.
Now there’s only one thing to do: Fake it till you make it.
Hey YA Readers!
I hope you’re taking good care of yourselves. I suspect you have all gotten fifteen thousand emails starting the same way, and I emphasize that each one really means it, including this one. I’ve found myself really relishing taking weekends off to do nothing but read, put together puzzles, listen to audiobooks, and clean the house (it feels like a nice thing to have control over!). I hope you’re doing something similar that helps refill your well while keeping you safe.
Let’s take a look at this week’s YA news and new YA books. As we tumble into the end of the year, these roundups will continue to get smaller. All the more time for catching up, right?
YA Book News
- YA superstars Becky Albertalli and David Arnold put together a short video urging all young voters in Georgia who’ll turn 18 before January 2021 to register. Librarians, educators, and others who work with this demographic in Georgia: encourage your young people to have their voices heard.
- Are you looking forward to the Netflix adaptation of Tiny Pretty Things as much as me? Here’s the trailer. I. Cannot. Wait.
- Tess Wakefield’s Purple Hearts, which was published as an adult novel in 2017, is being adapted into a film. The announcement keeps calling it YA even though it’s not, but I’m including it because I suspect it’ll hit that crossover YA/adult demographic well.
- Adaptation news for The Wrath and The Dawn!
- Six amazing Black YA authors in a single book? Sign me up.
- The trailer for Chaos Walking dropped.
New YA Books
Cast In Firelight by Dana Swift (series)
Cold Falling White by G. S. Prendergast (series, paperback)
Dead Moon Rising by Caitlin Sangster (series, paperback)
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Gravity by Sarah Deming (paperback)
She’s The Worst by Lauren Spieller (paperback)
Soulswift by Megan Bannen
Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon
These Violet Delights by Chloe Gong
This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes
This Week at Book Riot
- Have you listened to the performances on Priya Ayyar on audio? She’s done a number of outstanding YA (and middle grade) narrations.
- This book challenge in Burbank, California, is one of the most complex I’ve seen.
- The best books for 10th graders.
- Outstanding YA thrillers for your reading list.
- YA books about Veterans.
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As always, thanks for hanging out. Stay well, stay hydrated, and stay nose-deep in a good read.
See you Monday with more YA nonfiction talk!
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram and editor of Body Talk, (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, and Here We Are.