Hey YA Readers!
Much as the rest of the year seems to have been dragging, July is flying by. This isn’t a bad thing for me: I’ve got a nice break coming up in August and it cannot get here fast enough. Will there be books? You know there will be books.
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Bookish Goods
Library Books Stud Earrings by TinyTimbersCompany
These teeny little book stack stud earrings are adorable and made out of wood. I am not much of a bookish accessory person but I am v, v tempted. $10.50.
New Releases
It’s new paperback release shout-out day. These two books hit shelves in their new lighter coats this week. As always, you can find the big roundup of this week’s YA paperback releases here. When you click the links below, you might need to toggle your view to see the paperback.
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Someone is out there to get Devon — a talented musician who keeps to himself — and Chiamaka — head girl at the prestigious Niveus Private Academy. In this dark academia thriller, an anonymous text sender named Ace is threatening to share both of their deepest, darkest secrets. Think Gossip Girl meets Get Out.
The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett
This one is pitched as The Atlas Six meets Orphan Black and it sounds intense (in a good way).
There have always been two Earths, which include two sets of identical cities, identical buildings, and identical people. But the people who occupy the second Earth recognize that two of the same things cannot exist. In order for them to be alive, they need to kill and take over their Earth one doppelganger.
This mission is why Lirael was sent to Earth one as a child. She’s there to kill her original and take over. It’s a mission she’s been set up for, but as she’s there, as she’s going through the motions, she begins to wonder: why?
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YA Book News
‘Tis quiet season. Unless you’re looking for YA book ban news, then you’re welcome to spend hours reading that news over here.
- Miyazaki Hayao’s final film is based off one of his favorite YA books — published in the U.S. as How Do You Live? — has an official title and release date.
- Lola Tung on growing up alongside the character she plays in Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty.
- All of the awesome YA science fiction and fantasy books that hit shelves in July.
As always, thanks for hanging out. We’ll see you on Saturday with some stellar YA book deals.
Until then, happy reading!
–Kelly Jensen, currently reading Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dasha Slater