4 of Our Titles Shine Bright on ALA’s 2024 Rainbow Book List for Teen Readers! BEATING HEART BABY by Lio Min (in the top ten!)Artistic and sensitive Santi and prickly, proud musical prodigy Suwa’s lives tangle and unravel as they create a present together, imagine a future with one another, and uncover a complicated past […]
Books for Teens
Day’s YA: ATTACHED AT THE HIP
ATTACHED AT THE HIP by Christine Riccio97812507600985/21/2024Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Orie’s life is a bit of a mess. She just graduated from college with no plan whatsoever, she’s stuck in a long-term relationship with a great guy she’s not in love with, and her sister / business partner doesn’t feel […]
Upcoming Romance (1/23/24)
If you’re in the mood for romance–be it second-chance, funny, rivals-to-lovers, fake dating, or coming-of-age–you’ll surely find something here! ONE LAST SHOT BY BETTY CAYOUETTE Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by April 1st. “Cayouette crafts an engaging story that jumps back and forth between the protagonists’ high school days and […]
ALA Youth Media Awards 2024
We’re thrilled to celebrate all of our ALA Youth Media Award winners and finalists this year! Stonewall Book AwardANDER & SANTI WERE HERE by Jonny Garza Villa (honor)The Stonewall Awards honor books and authors for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. Sydney Taylor Book AwardGOING BICOASTAL by Dahlia Adler (honor)The Sydney Taylor Book Award […]
Day’s YA: CANTO CONTIGO
CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa97812508757544/9/2024Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Rafael Alvarez is on top of the world. He is the lead vocalist for the best high school mariachi group in the nation, they just claimed their eleventh consecutive win at the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional, and he made out with […]
Day’s YA: THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE
THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE: Horror Stories by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell97812508716574/2/2024Flatiron BooksAges 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Since the creation of the horror genre, Black girls have been among the first to die. The casualties to make way for the white characters who get to last until […]
YA Spotlight (12/18/23)
Today’s YA spotlight features the epic conclusion to the intensely romantic duology that started with DIVINE RIVALS and follows the continuation of the war and the romance between Roman and Iris. RUTHLESS VOWS BY REBECCA ROSS Two weeks have passed since Iris Winnow returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is […]
Thriller Thursday (12/14/23)
Get your thrills with a gifted detective investigating nine mysterious deaths, a suburban family embroiled in a murder case, and high school students digging into the strange reappearance of a girl who went missing. BLACK WOLF BY JUAN GÓMEZ-JURADO Available for download on Edelweiss know more. LibraryReads votes due by February 1st. “First seen in…THE […]
Gretchen Schreiber’s Letter to Librarians
Gretchen Schreiber’s ELLIE HAYCOCK IS TOTALLY NORMAL is a big-hearted debut novel about a girl who is always trying to keep her life in the hospital separate from her life at home. During an extended hospital stay, her two lives start to collide when she grows closer to a new group of friends, including Ryan, […]
YA Spotlight (12/11/23)
Remy and Cam have always been best friends, but what Cam doesn’t know is that Remy has been in love with him for a long time. When they take a trip to Tokyo and drink ancient soulmate elixirs, Cam suddenly forgets who Remy is and she must race against the clock to get him to […]
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