PRIDE OR DIE by CL Montblanc 9781250340474 4/15/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 12-18 Egalley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Eleanora is determined to do two things: finish high school so she can leave Texas, and ensure that the LGBTQ+ club she created on campus survives after she leaves, as a safe space for future students. After […]
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2025
We’re thrilled to celebrate all of our ALA Youth Media Award winners and finalists! Stonewall Book Award CANTO CONTIGO by Jonny Garza Villa (winner) The Stonewall Awards honor books and authors for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature LOUD: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve by Drew […]

Day’s YA: ALL THE STARS ALIGN
ALL THE STARS ALIGN by Gretchen Schreiber 9781250892188 4/1/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Have you ever wondered how much easier life would be if you knew who your true love was at first sight? For the Hadley women, that is their reality, after receiving a gift from Fate. All […]

Day’s YA: NEEDY LITTLE THINGS
NEEDY LITTLE THINGS by Channelle Desamours 9781250334817 Wednesday Books 2/4/2025 Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Sariyah Bryant has a unique power that allows her to sense what item people need the most. Things like a pencil sharpener, lip balm, a phone charger. The constant needs in her head cause debilitating migraines, so […]

Day’s YA: HANGRY HEARTS
HANGRY HEARTS by Jennifer Chen 9781250374400 (TP) | 9781250865687 (HC) Wednesday Books 3/18/25 Ages 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Julie Wu and Randall Hur are mortal enemies–and so are their families. After “The Incident,” their grandmothers and both of their families, who were once one big family, immediately cut all ties and became […]

Day’s YA: OUR INFINITE FATES
OUR INFINITE FATES by Laura Steven 9781250333889 Wednesday Books 3/4/25 Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Evelyn has lived centuries-worth of lives, but she’s never made it to her eighteenth birthday. Whether she’s Branwen in present-day Wales, Adella in 2004 El Salvador, Thiyya in 1290 Mali Empire, Tobias in 1898 Austria-Hungary, or any […]

Magic Hour – Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended our Magic Hour author panel!! If you missed it, check out the recording by clicking this link! And check out all of the authors’ books here: BREATH OF THE DRAGON by Shannon Lee + Fonda Lee | 1/7/25 OUR INFINITE FATES by Laura Steven | 3/4/25 THE WILDEST THINGS […]

2025 Texas Tayshas Reading List
We’re thrilled to have a title on the 2025 Texas Tayshas Reading List! THE CALCULATION OF YOU AND ME by Serena Kaylor The TAYSHAS reading list aims to motivate young adults to become lifelong readers and participate in the community of readers in Texas. Students in grades 9 – 12 are encouraged to read books […]

Day’s YA: THE WILDEST THINGS
THE WILDEST THINGS by Andrea Hannah 9781250884497 2/25/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 13-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley The world Snow White knew when she fell asleep is gone. Her glass coffin has shattered and she is free from her endless slumber, but her once-lush kingdom is changed. The trees are rotting, the animals have […]

Day’s YA: THE ROMANTIC TRAGEDIES OF A DRAMA KING
THE ROMANTIC TRAGEDIES OF A DRAMA KING by Harry Trevaldwyn 9781250366788 (TP) | 9781250381309 (HC) 1/28/2025 Wednesday Books Ages 12-18 E-galley available on Edelweiss and NetGalley Patrick Simmons has decided to rebrand himself in his small town in England. He’s now going to go by the nickname Patch (a much more mysterious, intriguing name to […]