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Hey YA Pals!
Let’s dive into this week’s YA book news and new books. Like we’ve seen so far this month, it’ll be heavier on new books than on news.
YA Book News
- Children of Blood and Bone has been acquired by Paramount Pictures for adaptation. If this news sounds familiar, that’s because the book was optioned by another studio earlier. Being re-optioned is a positive sign this might actually be made.
- Some news about season two of Shadow and Bone (it’s happening).
- Speaking of second seasons, Peacock is bringing a second season of One Of Us Is Lying.
- Buried in this piece about the cancelation of Gentefied is a little update about I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter — it’s in the works for Netflix.
Make sure to get your own Read Harder Book Journal from Book Riot to track your reading for the year!
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
Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor (series)
Beyond the End of the World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (series)
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Bound by Firelight by Dana Swift (series)
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr. (nonfiction)
Game On: 15 Stories of Wins, Losses, and Everything in Between edited by Laura Silverman
Ice Breaker by A. L. Graziadei
Lawless Spaces by Corey Ann Haydu
When The Water Runs Dry by Nancy F. Castaldo (nonfiction on the lower YA end)
Paperback
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One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris
With You All The Way by Cynthia Hand
Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall
Don’t forget you can get three free audiobooks at Audiobooks.com with a free trial!
YA on Book Riot This Week
- Forthcoming queer YA audiobooks to TBR.
- Wise and witty self-help books for teens.
- Excellent sports manga (so many of these are perfect for teens and YA readers)
- Our annual “most anticipated” books roundup is here, and you’re going to want to check out the YA picks.
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I love this book collector enamel pin so much. $10.
Thanks for hanging out, and we’ll see you with some deals on Saturday.
Until then, happy reading!
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram.