2020 Texas Tayshas List

2020 Texas Tayshas List

We’re thrilled to have three Macmillan titles on the 2020 Texas Tayshas Reading List! BIRTHDAY by Meredith Russo (in the Top 10!) SADIE by Courtney Summers THE GILDED WOLVES by Roshani Chokshi The Tayshas Reading List is a recommended reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART). The […]

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Day’s YA – FOUL IS FAIR

TGIF, YA pals! “Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it.” FOUL IS FAIR by Hannah Capin9781250239549Available February 18, 2020 from Wednesday BooksAges 14 to 18Available to download as an e-galley on Edelweiss Trigger Warning: sexual assault After Elle is raped on her sixteenth birthday, she devises a foolproof revenge plan. She […]

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Adult Books for Teens

Adult Books for Teens

From astrology to literary fiction to a powerful Holocaust memoir, these adult books are perfect for teen readers. ASTRO POETS: Your Guides to the Zodiac by Alex Dimitrov and Dorothea LaskyFrom the online phenomenons the Astro Poets comes the first great astrology primer of the 21st century. “Teen readers getting acquainted with their horoscopes will […]

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Three Stars for SICK KIDS IN LOVE

Three Stars for SICK KIDS IN LOVE

Hannah Moskowitz’s contemporary YA romance, SICK KIDS IN LOVE, has received THREE STARRED REVIEWS! “As aspects of modern culture blend with timeless themes, Moskowitz’s latest boasts a staying power that should secure it a place in every teen collection.” —Booklist, starred review “Moskowitz does a splendid job of showing what the world looks like to […]

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Amazon’s Best Books of 2019

Amazon’s Best Books of 2019

What. A. List! Check out Amazon’s Best Books of 2019! Amazon Editors’ Top 20 THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides NINTH HOUSE by Leigh Bardugo Amazon Editors’ Top 100 THE NIGHT TIGER by Yangsze Choo MIRACLE CREEK by Angie Kim THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake THE APOLOGY by Eve Ensler THE WHISPER MAN by […]

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Day’s YA – WAYWARD SON

Happy Friday, YA pals! Who doesn’t love a magical road trip? WAYWARD SON by Rainbow Rowell9781250146076Available now from Wednesday BooksAges 14-18 After an exciting final year at Watford School of Magicks, Simon, Baz, and Penny are living in London. Baz and Penny are attending university and Simon is . . . sitting on the couch. […]

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YALSA Symposium Book Buzz Recap (11/3/19)

YALSA Symposium Book Buzz Recap (11/3/19)

Over the weekend, we jetted off to Memphis for a few days of BBQ and books at the YALSA Symposium! If you weren’t able to attend (or need a refresher), here are the books we presented at the Book Buzz on Sunday morning: WHERE THE WORLD ENDS | Geraldine McCaughreanDecember 3, 20199781250225498YA Fiction / Historical […]

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Day’s YA – THE NIGHT COUNTRY

Happy Halloween, YA pals! ‘Tis the season for creepy fairy tales… THE NIGHT COUNTRY by Melissa Albert9781250246073Available January 7, 2020 from Flatiron Books YAAges 13 to 18Available to download as an e-galley on Edelweiss At the end of THE HAZEL WOOD, (SPOILER ALERT) our protagonist Alice escaped the magical and haunted world of the Hinterland, […]

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Adult Books for Teens

Adult Books for Teens

These titles may look like they’re for adults, but they’re also perfect for teen readers! HERE WE ARE by Aarti Namdev ShahaniHERE WE ARE is a heart-wrenching memoir about an immigrant family’s American Dream, the justice system that took it away, and the daughter who fought to get it back, from NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev […]

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Teen Talk (October 2019)

Teen Talk (October 2019)

Check out our latest & greatest YA titles out this month, then join us on Twitter today at 2:30pm EST for Early Word YA Galley Chat (#ewgcya) and tell us what you’ve been reading & loving! THE GRACE YEAR by Kim Liggett9781250145444Ages 14 – 18 No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.Girls are told they have the […]

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