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Tag: Casey McQuiston
Day’s YA: THE PRINCE & THE APOCALYPSE
THE PRINCE & THE APOCALYPSE by Kara McDowellTP: 9781250873064 | HC: 97812508730407/11/23Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Wren Wheeler has been looking forward to her senior-year trip to London for years. And she has a minute-by-minute itinerary planned to prove it. But once she is there, nothing is going as she thought. […]
Day’s YA: GIRLS LIKE GIRLS
GIRLS LIKE GIRLS by Hayley Kiyoko97812508176315/30/2023Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and Netgalley Flip phones. Tattoo choker necklaces. CDs. Bike rides. AIM. It’s summer in the 2000s. Coley has just moved to a sleepy small town in Oregon to live with her dad who she barely knows after losing her mother. She’s completely alone…again. […]
Day’s YA: DARKHEARTS
DARKHEARTS by James L. Sutter97812508697466/6/23Wednesday BooksAges 14-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley A few years ago, David, Chance, and Elijah were best friends and bandmates, but after David quit the band and Chance and Elijah were launched into stardom—without David—things changed and they haven’t spoken in years. David remained a normal high schooler while […]
One City One Book Recommendations: Coming Of Age
If you run a One City One Book program and are looking specifically for coming-of-age books for your selection this year, look no further! For even more recommendations of all genres, check out this post and this Edelweiss catalog. THE HOUSE OF FORTUNE by Jessie Burton9781639731626Trade paperback available 7/9/24 Alive with the magic of eighteenth-century […]
ALA’s 2023 Rainbow Book List
We’re so excited to have 8 titles on ALA’s 2023 Rainbow Book List for Teen Readers!! THE DEAD AND THE DARK by Courtney GouldLogan and her two fathers (who are reality TV ghost hunters) move toSnakebite, OR to chase their next story. While there, Logan and Ashleighattempt to uncover the hidden evil in the town […]
2023 Best Fiction for Young Adults
We’re thrilled to have 7 titles on YALSA’s 2023 Best Fiction for Young Adults list! ALL OF US VILLAINS by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE by Dahlia Adler I KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston I’M THE GIRL by Courtney Summers OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert THIS VICIOUS GRACE by Emily […]
ALA Youth Media Awards 2023
We’re thrilled to celebrate all of our ALA YMA winners and finalists this year!! Stonewall Book AwardI KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston (honor book)The Stonewall Awards honor books and authors for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. William C. Morris AwardWAKE THE BONES by Elizabeth Kilcoyne (finalist)The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, […]
2023 Texas Tayshas Reading List
We’re thrilled to have eleven titles on the 2023 Texas Tayshas Reading List! FULL FLIGHT by Ashley Schumacher (in the top ten!)TONIGHT WE RULE THE WORLD by Zack Smedley (in the top ten!)ALL OF US VILLAINS by Amanda Foody and C.L. HermanI KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuistonLONG STORY SHORT by Serena KaylorONCE UPON A […]
YA Spotlight (5/2/22)
This YA Spotlight is filled with romance with Casey McQuiston’s mysterious and romantic YA debut and a last year of high school story about a girl finding her own place. I KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston “In a novel brimming with classic YA plotlines, crisp writing, humorous asides, and fully fleshed characters and relationships—many […]