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Hey YA Readers!
Get yourself set up with some great YA reads that are on sale in ebook form. There’s something for everyone here.
Deals are active as of Friday, January 22, but don’t wait too long to snag ’em: some go quick.
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If you haven’t read Graceling yet, it’s on sale for $2. The perfect chance to begin the fantasy series, which just had a final book release this month. Books two and three, Fire and Bitterblue, are also $2 each.
Taran Matharu’s The Chosen, first in a fantasy series, is on sale for $3.
The Iron King special edition by Julie Kagawa, another first in a series, is on sale for $4.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite, the sister team who just released their sophomore effort, is on sale for $2.
Nic Stone’s Shuri Black Panther novel might technically be middle grade, but chances are, YA readers who love Black Panther and Nic Stone will not be sad to pick it up. $2.
The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park, a YA romantic comedy, is on sale for $2.
I’m in the middle of listening to The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliott, a historical fantasy set in what’s modern-day Scotland, featuring a main character with Down Syndrome. Snag it for $1 (note: this is not an #OwnVoices story).
Read the book that inspired the Netflix show: Trinkets by Kirsten Smith is $3.
I enjoyed the Rural Voices anthology, featuring 15 stories of teens growing up in small, rural towns across the US. It’s on sale for $3.
There are so many rave reviews of Bethany C. Morrow’s A Song Below Water and it’s currently on sale for $3.
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Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson might be my favorite of her books, and it’s currently $4.
Fans of verse novels and novels about social justice should not sleep on Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam. $3.
An #OwnVoices trans story: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender is $3.
Last, but not least, On The Come Up by Angie Thomas, is currently $3.
Thanks for hanging out, and we’ll see you on Monday!
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram and editor of Body Talk, (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, and Here We Are.