We’re so thrilled to have two Macmillan titles on the 2018 Maverick Graphic Novel list! SHIRLEY JACKSON’S “THE LOTTERY”: THE AUTHORIZED GRAPHIC ADAPTATION by Miles Hyman THE WENDY PROJECT by Melissa Jane Osborne and Veronica Fish The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (TMGNRL) is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians […]
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2018 Texas Tayshas List
We’re proud to have four Macmillan titles on the 2018 Texas Tayshas Reading List! A CROWN OF WISHES by Roshani Chokshi A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA by Melissa Fleming WE ARE STILL TORNADOES by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS by Anna-Marie McLemore The Tayshas Reading List is a […]

Day’s YA – SKY IN THE DEEP
Hello to all my YA folks! Welcome back to Day’s YA, where I share my candid responses to YA titles from Wednesday Books and Flatiron Books YA. Today’s post features one of my all-time favorite upcoming titles. It’s got Viking warriors, brutal battles, a bit of heart, and a fierce female lead. Are you excited? […]

Teen Talk Tuesday (11/21/2017 Edition)
Hello hello! It’s been a great month for YA lit! Melissa Albert’s THE HAZEL WOOD now has FOUR starred reviews and NOT NOW, NOT EVER by Lily Anderson is on the Winter 2017-2018 Kids’ Indie Next List! Check out our latest & greatest teen titles out this month, then join us today at 4pm EST […]

Books for Teens 2018 + “Day’s YA!”
Welcome to the 2018 Books for Teens post! I am Emily Day, Macmillan’s Library Marketing Assistant / YA Specialist and your host and curator of this post. I recently moved to NYC from Boston, where I worked as a bookseller at Trident Booksellers and Cafe, an intern at Charlesbridge Publishing and the Horn Book, and […]

Teen Talk Tuesday!
It’s #TeenTalkTuesday and we’re reading: VALLEY OF FIRES by J. Barton Mitchell (The Conquered Earth #3) The sci-fi tour de force series set in an alien-invaded post-apocalyptic world concludes as the teens must unite Earth’s disparate survivors to overthrow its alien invaders once and for all. “In the conclusion to his science-fantasy trilogy… the battles […]

Holiday Reads
Welcome to Wednesday! It is my pleasure to share with you Macmillan’s many wonderful holiday-themed titles. Though I am a Festival of Lights (aka Hanukkah) kinda gal, Christmas is my favorite time of year. I had my first taste of Eggnog (it may have been spiked!) during Thanksgiving and I am hooked! And is there […]

Kirkus LOVES Dirty Wings!
Good morning and welcome back dear librarians! I’m thrilled to share the news that Sarah McCarry’s DIRTY WINGS was chosen by Kirkus as a 2014 Best Teen Book. And School Library Journal named it a “Hot in YA” pick. Praise for DIRTY WINGS: “[A] lyrical stand-alone prequel…The prose is exquisitely crafted, moving effortlessly from dizzying […]
