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THE RED QUEEN is Getting a TV Series!: Your YA Book News and New YA Books

Hey friends!

I hope your last week of May is treating you well, and you’re ready to dive headlong into summer. I know I am! I can’t wait for afternoons spent reading in a hammock and trips to the beach. We’ve got a great batch of news, new releases, and new paperbacks to stuff in your summer tote–let’s dive in!

News

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Peacock is snagging all of the new YA adaptations! Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is the latest property to be optioned, with Elizabeth Banks attached to direct and co-star!

The adaptation of Walter Dean Myers’ book Monster is finally available to stream on Netflix!

Get your first look at the new book by Dhonielle Clayton and Sonia Charaipotra!

Love, Victor season 2 trailer dropped! Look for the new season on Hulu on June 11!

New Books

Aetherbound by E.K. Johnstone

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Burn It All Down by Nicholas DiDomozio

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar (a Book Riot contributor!)

The Hollow Inside by Brooke Lauren Davis

The Immortal Game by Talia Rothschild and A. C. Harvey

The Ivies by Alexa Donne

Kiss and Repeat by Heather Truett

Misfit in Love by S.K. Ali

Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth

Pumpkin by Julie Murphy

Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai

A Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia

Sixteen Scandals by Sophie Jordan

Spells Trouble by P.C. and Kristin Cast

Tremendous Thing by Susin Nielsen

Words Composed of Sea and Sky by Erica George

New in Paperback

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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Camp by L.C. Rosen

Court of Miracles by Kester Grant

Every time a Rainbow Dies by Rita Williams Garcie (reissue)

Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy

Girls Save the World in This One by Ash Parsons

Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena

Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia (reissue)

My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsey Wong

No Laughter Here by Rita Williams-Garcia (reissue)

On Book Riot

Grab some diverse new contemporary YA romances!

These 5 YA books have been turned into comics!

I talked about working class teens in YA on Hey YA: Extra Credit.

We’ve got a giveaway for a chance to win an iPad Mini! Enter here.

Happy reading!
Tirzah

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Collage of 2021 Middle Grade and Young Adult releases