Teen Talk (October 2019)

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Check out our latest & greatest YA titles out this month, then join us on Twitter today at 2:30pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (#ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading & loving!

The grace year

THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett
9781250145444
Ages 14 – 18

No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.
Girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive.

“The bones of Liggett’s tale of female repression are familiar ones, but her immersive storytelling effortlessly weaves horror elements with a harrowing and surprising survival story. Profound moments lie in small details, and readers’ hearts will race and break right along with the brave, capable Tierney’s.”
Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“This dark tale, often reminiscent of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, is both disturbing and uplifting . . . This is a novel that will appeal to those who like dark stories with fairy-tale elements; highly recommended as a book group discussion choice.”
School Library Journal

And don’t miss these new titles from Entangled: Teen, Page Street Kids, and Wattpad Books!
school library journal

CUPID’S MATCH by Lauren Palphreyman
9780993689932
Ages 12+

GLOW OF THE FIREFLIES by Lindsey Duga
9781640637313
Ages 14+

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY by Candice Montgomery
9781624147999
Ages 14+

SAVING EVEREST by Sky Chase
9780993689925
Ages 12+

I’M A GAY WIZARD by V.S. Santoni
9780993689901
Ages 14+

THE BOOKWORM CRUSH by Lisa Brown Roberts
9781640637078
Ages 14+

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