SLJ’s Best Books of 2023

School Library Journal selected five of our books for their list of Best YA Books of 2023! INTO THE LIGHT by Mark Oshiro “A realistic, sometimes horrifying depiction of religious trauma. Recommended for readers who enjoy the works of Courtney Summers and Tiffany D. ­Jackson.” School Library Journal, starred review THE TALK by Darrin Bell […]

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Day’s YA: OUR CURSED LOVE

OUR CURSED LOVE by Julie Abe978125085132112/12/2023Wednesday BooksAges 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley There is no Remy without Cam, and there is no Cam without Remy. The two have been inseparable since they were babies. They know everything about each other, from their deep dark secrets to what foods they crave in each mood. […]

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Day’s YA: GWEN & ART ARE NOT IN LOVE

GWEN & ART ARE NOT IN LOVE by Lex Croucher978125084721811/28/2023Wednesday BooksAges 14-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Arthur, a descendant of King Arthur, and Gwendoline, the princess of England, have been betrothed to each other since their birth. They’ve also despised each other since their birth. The idea of getting married is generally repulsive […]

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Day’s YA: WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS by Isabel Ibañez978125080337510/31/2023Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Inez has lived her whole life in Argentina, while her parents spend half of every year in their favorite place in the world, Egypt. Inez misses them terribly when they are gone, but despite her pleading, they’ve never let her […]

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Day’s YA: ARTIFACTS OF AN EX

ARTIFACTS OF AN EX by Jennifer Chen978125086566311/14/2023Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley There is nothing that Chloe Chang likes about her move to LA. She’s a country away from her BFF, the pizza is terrible, and she can’t get anywhere without a license. All she wants to do is be back home […]

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Day’s YA: THE HUNTING MOON

THE HUNTING MOON by Susan Dennard978125019414511/7/2023Tor TeenAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley At the end of THE LUMINARIES, things in Winnie’s life were looking up…for the most part. She passed her hunter trials and her family was finally welcomed back into the Luminaries after being outcast for four years because her father was […]

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Day’s YA: SONGS OF IRIE

SONGS OF IRIE by Asha Ashanti Bromfield 978125084680810/10/23Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 Jilly and Irie are not ready for what awaits them after high school is over. Best friends in the walls of school, Irie doesn’t know what Jilly’s life is like in the comfort of her mansion, tucked in a lush garden behind the safety of […]

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Day’s YA: THE SEARCH FOR US

THE SEARCH FOR US by Susan Azim Boyer978125083370910/24/2023Wednesday BooksAges 12-18 When Samira Murphy and Henry Owen each take a DNA test in hopes of finding the father they’ve never met, they end up finding each other instead. Disappointed that the results did not lead them to their dad but excited to learn about each other’s […]

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Day’s YA: FIND HIM WHERE YOU LEFT HIM DEAD

FIND HIM WHERE YOU LEFT HIM DEAD by Kristen Simmons97812508511239/26/23Tor TeenAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Years ago, five kids ventured into a cave to play a game, and only four returned. The survivors left the game unfinished and left their friend for dead. Four years later, they are in their senior year […]

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Day’s YA: Letter to Librarians From S. Jae-Jones

GUARDIANS OF DAWN: ZHARA by S. Jae-Jones97812501914278/1/2023Wednesday BooksAges 12-18 Dear Librarian: I was six years old when I first won the ice cream social prize for having read the most books for the summer reading challenge. The minimum number had been ten; I read fifty. Almost all of them had come from the library. For […]

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