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Hey YA Readers!
Let’s get right into it and cover this week’s YA book news and new books. If you haven’t yet, do take a minute to click over and add your picks for best YA book of 2021 and the YA book of 2021 you wish had received more attention.
YA Book News
- George M. Johnson writes about their book being challenged and banned and how it’s part of a tradition of Black and queer censorship.
- Sophie Kinsella’s YA novel Finding Audrey, featuring a character with anxiety, is getting the movie treatment.
- Horn Book shared their best books of the year, including a number of YA titles.
- Laverne Cox is part of the upcoming adaptation of Uglies.
New YA Books
Please note that with supply chain issues, paper supply challenges, and the pandemic more broadly, publication dates are changing at a pace I can’t keep up with. Some release dates may be pushed back. If a book catches your attention, the smartest thing to do right now is to preorder it or request it from your library. It’ll be a fun surprise when it arrives.
Hardcover
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The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling
The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White (series)
Heart of the Impaler by Alexander Delacroix
If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich
The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska
No Beauties or Monsters by Tara Goedjen
The Righteous by Renée Ahdieh (series)
The Upper World by Femi Fadugba
Paperback
Beyond The Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald (series)
Black Canary: Breaking Silence by Alexandra Monir
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The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige (series)
The Shattered Crown by Maxym M. Martineau (series)
A Sky Beyond The Storm by Sabaa Tahir (series)
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
Wider Than The Sky by Katherine Rothschild
YA at Book Riot
- Here’s your roundup of YA books hitting shelves in paperback this winter.
- And the best YA books hitting shelves this month.
- An interesting read on whether YA is leading diversity efforts.
- Great YA thrillers that hit shelves this fall.
- Finally, some excellent YA fantasy books with love triangles.
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Thanks for hanging out again and we’ll see you on Saturday for some deals in YA ebooks.
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram.