THE L.O.V.E. CLUB by Lio Min 9781250359827 8/5/2025 Flatiron Books Ages 14-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley The L.O.V.E. Club is made up of four best friends . . . or it used to be, anyway. Since the days in middle school when they would spend hours playing video games together, Elle has disappeared, […]
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Happy Half Hour (4/14/25)
Today, we’re chatting about a necromancer trying to resurrect her sister who gets embroiled in bigger, world-ending plans instead; a thrill-seeking young woman who joins a radical theater troupe; three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to pursue the disappearance of their friend; and a professor who learns that an unflattering version […]
ALA’s 2024 Rainbow Book List
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 […]
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 […]
Back to School 2023
Are you heading back to school soon? Check out these books that will get you in the school spirit! BEATING HEART BABY by Lio Min9781250819093When artistic and sensitive Santi arrives at his new high school, everyone in the wildly talented marching band welcomes him with open arms. Everyone except for the prickly, proud musical prodigy […]
Heartstopper Reading Recommendations
Has season 2 of Heartstopper left you aching for more beautiful queer love stories? We’ve got just the fix! ALWAYS THE ALMOST by Edward Underhill9781250835208 | available nowA trans pianist makes a New Year’s resolution on a frozen Wisconsin night to win regionals and win back his ex, but a new boy complicates things in […]
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 SINGER SISTERS by Sarah Seltzer9781250907660Trade paperback available 8/5/25 Two generations of a folk-rock dynasty […]
Kirkus Best Books of 2022 – YA
Feast your eyes on Kirkus‘ Best YA Books of 2022! Best YA Fiction of 2022 FULL FLIGHT by Ashley Schumacher Best YA Romance of 2022 BEATING HEART BABY by Lio Min Best YA Mystery and Thriller of 2022 I’M THE GIRL by Courtney Summers Best YA Horror of 2022 OUR CROOKED HEARTS by Melissa Albert […]
YA Spotlight (7/25/22)
June and July brought us some atmospheric and addicting YA novels. Check out all the titles below to which we said a big happy pub day! NOT GOOD FOR MAIDENS by Tori Bovalino “In Bovalino’s tantalizing horror novel, a retelling of Christina Rossetti’s GOBLIN MARKET told in alternating past and present perspectives, 17-year-old asexual, white-cued […]
Day’s YA: BEATING HEART BABY
BEATING HEART BABY by Lio Min97812508190937/26/22Flatiron BooksAges 14-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Three years ago, Santi’s internet best friend, who Santi only knew as Memo, ghosted him and broke his heart, triggering a downward spiral. Now, at age 17, Santi moves to Los Angeles, ready for a fresh start and eager to fit […]
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