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When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn to be the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm. But before Asya’s training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her, which means one thing: the queen is dead, and a new ruler must be crowned. As the princesses come to understand everything their roles entail, they’ll discover who they can trust, who they can love—and who killed their mother.
Hey, YA friends!
It’s a good and exciting week for YA news and new YA releases, so buckle up for some amazing links and excitement! I don’t know about you, but I plan to be taking most of tomorrow off to watch Netflix’s Shadow and Bone series, and I can’t wait.
News
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Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Dr. Yusef Salaam won the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prize for Young Adult Books!
Lots of cool things happening over at Disney Publishing, most notably that Melissa de la Cruz is getting her own imprint!
Some exciting casting news for the HBOMax movie adaptation of Jennifer E. Smith’s Field Notes on Love! A reminder that another one of Smith’s books, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, is also in production!
Have you seen the 1993 film The Crush, starring Alicia Silverstone? A YA sequel is in the works.
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna has been chosen for Stephen Curry’s Underrated Book Club!
Early reviews for the Shadow and Bone TV show are looking good!
Out This Week
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Dustborn by Erin Bow
Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur
The Half-Orphan’s Handbook by Joan F. Smith
Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli
The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
Southern Sun, Northern Star by Joanna Ruth Hathaway
These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
What’s Not to Love? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka
Where Secrets Lie by Eva V. Gibson
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
New in Paperback
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10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell
The Blossom and the Firefly by Sherri L. Smith
Echoes Between Us by Katie McGarry
Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen
Midnight Beauties by Megan Shepherd
The Silence of Bones by June Hur
Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
On Book Riot
Hannah and I talk about straight to paperback YA, and indie YA presses on Hey YA.
Fight biphobia with these YA books.
Discover some poems written by YA authors for Poetry Month.
Here we have 20 more must-read diverse YA novels-in-verse!
Add these 3 YA novels set in college to your TBR!
Thanks for hanging out!
Tirzah Price
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