Happy Friday, YA librarians! My latest pick is chock-full of heart, wit, & just the right amount of absurdity. TIN HEART by Shivaun Plozza9781250312761Ages 12 to 18Available March 12, 2019 from Flatiron Books After seventeen-year-old Marlowe undergoes a life-saving heart transplant, all she wants to do is start living a normal life and thank her […]
Books for Teens
Our 2019 YALSA Award Winners!
Congratulations to all of the amazing Macmillan authors who won awards or were selected for ALA / YALSA’s various reading lists this year! 2019 Best Fiction for Young AdultsTHE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa AlbertSADIE by Courtney SummersMIRAGE by Somaiya DaudSKY IN THE DEEP by Adrienne YoungFRANKIE by Shivaun Plozza See the full 2019 BFYA list here 2019 Amelia Bloomer Project […]
YA E-Galley Recommendations
First, if you’re not whitelisted (pre-approved) for Macmillan’s e-galleys on Edelweiss, DO IT! Then download and read these fresh, forthcoming YA and YA-okay titles: ENCHANTÉE by Gita TreleaseIN ANOTHER LIFE by C.C. HunterYOU’D BE MINE by Erin HahnWICKED SAINTS by Emily A. DuncanTHIS IS NOT A LOVE SCENE by S.C. MegaleAGAIN, BUT BETTER by Christine […]
Winter 2019 Flatiron YA Sampler
Start your year with a sneak peek of two 2019 titles from Flatiron Books YA! Available for download on Edelweiss, this sampler features excerpts from the following upcoming YA titles from Flatiron Books YA: ENCHANTÉE by Gita Trelease (available February 5, 2019)This lush and imaginative debut fantasy is about an impoverished girl who must use […]
Two stars for TIN HEART!
Shivaun Plozza’s charming and romantic second novel, TIN HEART, has received two starred reviews! “Funny and direct, this book by Plozza is capable of balancing heartbreak, first love, mortality, and the absurd or, as Marlowe puts it, “that moment when you’re standing in front of Bert’s Quality Butchers holding a speaker blasting ‘Meat Is Murder.’”” […]
Day’s YA – CARRY ON
Happy New Year, YA pals! My first post of 2019 celebrates a YA classic… CARRY ON by Rainbow Rowell 9781250049551Ages 13 to 18Available in hardcover, trade paperback, e-book, and audio (basically any format you want) If you’ve read FANGIRL, you know all about Simon and Baz, the main characters in Cath’s fan-fiction. In CARRY ON, […]
Adult Books for Teens
Booklist and School Library Journal have deemed these adult books to be great for teens . . . and we agree! SHE WAS THE QUIET ONE by Michele CampbellAlso available in audioWhen twin sisters Rose and Bel Enright enroll in The Odell School, a prestigious New Hampshire boarding school, it seems like the opportunity of a […]
Philly Book Buzz Highlights (12/14/2018)
Earlier today, we presented our favorite new and forthcoming YA titles during the Philadelphia Book Buzz. If you weren’t able to attend, here is a list of the titles we presented. You can also download our handout here. THE GILDED WOLVES by Roshani Chokshi ENCHANTÉE by Gita Trelease WICKED SAINTS by Emily A. Duncan FINALE: […]
Day’s YA – ENCHANTÉE
Welcome to the final Day’s YA post of 2018! Read on for magic, deception, and hot air balloons! And see you all back here in 2019! ENCHANTÉE by Gita Trelease9781250295521Ages 12 to 18Available February 5, 2019 from Flatiron Books and Macmillan Young Listeners In order to provide for her chronically ill sister and to escape […]
2019 Texas Tayshas List
We’re proud to have two Macmillan titles on the 2019 Texas Tayshas Reading List! CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber CAMP VALOR by Scott McEwen and Hof Williams The Tayshas Reading List is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART). The purpose of the list is to […]
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