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Hey YA Readers!
Let’s catch up with the latest in YA news and new YA books. I hope you, like me, are enjoying so many great books hitting shelves so far this year. I know I’ve been plowing through a lot during these stretches of cold midwest weather.
YA Book News
- Michelle Obama’s memoir is getting a young reader edition in March. Beyond the accessibility for younger readers not ready to tackle the full book, one of the things I love about Young Reader Editions is they are perfect for adult readers who are maybe not jazzed by such long books, too.
- On the topic of the Obamas, their deal with Netflix means they’ve slated an adaptation of the upcoming Native YA book Firekeeper’s Daughter.
- A really lovely profile of YA author Hafsuh Faizal in the New York Times.
- Jenny Han’s other solo series, The Summer I Turned Pretty, is getting an adaptation. I can’t wait — I really loved this one.
- Eric Walter’s series The Rule of Three has been optioned for screen, too.
New YA Books This Week
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As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
City of the Uncommon Thief by Lynne Bertrand
Curse of the Divine by Kim Smejkal (series)
The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold
Game Changer by Neal Shusterman
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna (series)
The Girl From Shadow Springs by Ellie Cypher
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Girlhood by Masuma Ahuja (paperback nonfiction — SO good, y’all!)
Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce (paperback)
In The Shadow of the Moon by Amy Cherrix (nonfiction)
Ink In The Blood by Kim Smejkal (series, paperback)
The Iron Raven by Julie Kagawa (series)
The Last Confessions of Autumn Casterly by Meredith Tate (paperback)
Meltdown by Deirdre Langeland (nonfiction)
No True Believers by Rabiah York Lumbard (paperback)
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A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia L. Smith (reissue)
Rebel Daughter by Lori Banov Kaufmann
Sensational by Jodie Lynn Zdrok (paperback)
Storm From The East by Joanna Hathaway (paperback, series)
Stormbreak by Natalie C. Parker (series)
We Are The Ashes, We Are The Fire by Joy McCullough
YA Talk At Book Riot
- Caribbean children’s and YA authors to know.
- Some recent YA audiobooks for your to-listen list.
- Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You is challenged by a parent in an Austin-area school.
- The best February YA releases.
Thanks for hanging out, and we’ll see you again on Monday!
— Kelly Jensen, @heykellyjensen on Instagram and editor of Body Talk, (Don’t) Call Me Crazy, and Here We Are.