Sponsored by Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O’Neal, published by Quirk Books
Teen Wolf meets Emergency Contact in this hilarious and heartwarming debut YA novel about friendship and living with chronic illness. Priya worked hard to pursue her premed dreams, until a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease sends her back home. Thankfully she has her online BFF, Brigid, and “oof ouch my bones,” a virtual chronic illness support group. But when Brigid disappears, Priya drives to check on her and finds a horrifying creature shut in the basement. Confronted with the unexplainable, Priya comes to the impossible truth: the creature is a werewolf—and that werewolf is Brigid.
Hey there, YA readers!
Have you marathoned all of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone yet? I watched it all in a day and can I just take this moment to declare my heartfelt love for Kaz and Inej and Jesper and Sankt Milo and the wonder that is the chemistry between Nina and Matthias? If there isn’t a second season, I will be furious.
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For those of you not in the Shadow and Bone bubble, that’s okay! I have some exciting news for this week, plus your weekly dose of new books! Let’s go!
Book News
The YA murder mystery anthology of my dreams has been announced, and look at that line up!
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The same person who brought us To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix is now adapting Sarah Dessen’s Along for the Ride! And it’s already been cast and everything!
Speaking of casting, Alice Oseman revealed the casting for the leads in the adaptation of the Heartstoppers series!
Aimée Carter’s new YA series is pitched as Princess Diaries but with a murder mystery twist, and I am so here for it.
Check out the cover reveal for Lilliam Rivera’s new YA novel! We Light Up the Sky will be out in October.
This is YA adjacent, but Amazon’s adaptation of the comic series Paper Girls has been cast!
New YA Books
Anna K Away by Jenny Lee
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Between Perfect and Real by Ray Stoeve
Chaos on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
Fade Into the Bright by Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz
Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen
Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein
Violet and Daisy: The Story of Vaudeville’s Famous Conjoined Twins by Sarah Miller
New in Paperback
A Breath Too Late by Rocky Callen
Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
Crying Laughing by Lance Rubin
Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen
Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto
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Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (reissue)
Strange Exit by Parker Peeveyhouse
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
When the Stars Lead to You by Ronni Davis
On Book Riot
Some upcoming LGBTQ+ romances you should pick up!
The most talked about books on our Hey YA podcast!
Are book covers really that inclusive? Kelly weighs in.
Earth Day might be over, but these books still matter!
Thanks for hanging out this week! I’ll be back this weekend with book deals!
Tirzah
Thanks to Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O’Neal, published by Quirk Books, for making today’s newsletter possible!
