These YA reads are all pretty stellar, but don’t just take our word for it check out what Booklist, Publishers Weekly, BCCB, and Kirkus Reviews have to say in their starred reviews! WAKING ROMEO by Kathryn Barker9781250174109 | available now “Packed with Shakespearean references both playful and somber . . . This breathtaking, meticulously plotted […]
Tag: Melissa Albert

Spring/Summer 2022 YA Book Buzz
Check out some of the exciting YOUNG ADULT titles coming your way in Spring/Summer 2022! I KISSED SHARA WHEELER by Casey McQuiston | May 3, 2022 | 9781250244451NOT GOOD FOR MAIDENS by Tori Bovalino | May 3, 2022 | 9781645674665WIND DAUGHTER by Joanna Ruth Meyer | May 17, 2022 | 9781645674368PRIMAL ANIMALS by Julia Lynn Rubin | May 24, […]

Day’s YA: EDGEWOOD
EDGEWOOD by Kristen Ciccarelli97812508215223/1/22Wednesday BooksAges 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Emeline Lark lives and breathes music, and she’s finally getting her big break. With nonstop gigs and a tour coming up, it seems as though nothing can get in her way . . . until her grandfather disappears from his nursing home. Emeline’s […]

Books for Teens 2022
Read on to see all that 2022 has in store, including swoony romances, enchanting fantasies, intriguing mysteries, and much more! Follow us on Twitter (@MacmillanLib) for all book-related news, on Instagram (@Macmillan_Lib) for pretty pictures of books, and read our “Day’s YA” reviews of upcoming and backlist YA titles. Click here to view the Edelweiss […]

2021 YA Starred Reviews Round-Up (so far)
These YA reads are all pretty stellar, but don’t just take our word for it check out what Booklist, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews have to say in their starred reviews! TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND by Melissa Albert “Albert’s rich and tightly focused collection forms the core of the mythology created in […]

TLA 2021 Is Virtual!
Texas’ premier librarian gathering is going virtual! Visit our virtual booth for exciting resources PLUS check out our amazing authors on virtual panels throughout the conference! Thursday, April 22 3:00-4:00pm CTRead With Pride: YA LGBTQ+ Lit panelFeaturing Dahlia Adler (COOL FOR THE SUMMER) and Julia Lynn Rubin (TROUBLE GIRLS) 4:15-5:15pm CTRadical Misinformation: How Extreme Ideas […]

Day’s YA: FORESTBORN
TO BE BORN OF THE FOREST IS A GIFT AND A CURSE. FORESTBORN by Elayne Audrey Becker9781250752161Available August 31, 2021 from Tor TeenE-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalleyAges 13 to 18 Rora is a shapeshifter. As all magical beings born in the wilderness, she is feared. But the King sees something in Rora, and she […]

Day’s YA: TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND
“To all the readers whose first language was fairy tales.” TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND by Melissa Albert9781250302724Available now from Flatiron BooksAges 12 – 18 Also by Melissa Albert:THE HAZEL WOOD THE NIGHT COUNTRY Melissa Albert’s debut, THE HAZEL WOOD, and its sequel, THE NIGHT COUNTRY, transported readers to the magical world of the Hinterland found […]

YA Round-Up (1/12/21)
This YA round-up spotlights a novel of romance and sisterhood with a dash of awkwardness, the highly anticipated return to Alice Proserpine’s mesmerizing world, a gorgeously illustrated collection of stories journeying into the Hinterland, and a heartbreaking story of impossible love. YOU HAVE A MATCH by Emma Lord An Indie Next pick and a YA […]

Winter 2021 Events with MacLib!
Register now for our winter wonderland of virtual events! Join us for a book buzz like you’ve never seen before. Adult titles. YA titles. Pictionary? Family Feud? Corgi butts? Charades? Complete mayhem?! Tune in to find out. Featuring television, stage, and screen actor + singer-songwriter, screenwriter, and director + New York Times bestselling author of […]