Meet These New Award-Winning YA Books: Your YA Book News and New Books, January 27, 2022

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Hey YA Readers!

I hope wherever you’re at, you’re staying warm and well during the deep season of winter (and if you’re in the southern hemisphere, cool for the summer).

Let’s dive into this week’s YA news and new book releases.

YA Book News

Here’s the full rundown of authors and books that won major awards this year from the American Library Association. Included are the best YA book with the Printz, the best debut with the Morris, best nonfiction, best representation of the disability experience, and so many more.
Reese Witherspoon announced her latest YA book club pick.
The trailer for The Sky Is Everywhere is here. Will you be watching it?
Dig into the National Jewish Book Award Winners, including the finalists and winner for YA.
And the finalists for this year’s Edgar Awards.

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

Loveboat Reunion by Abigail Hing Wen (series)