Moose is an imperfect and relatable character; teens will connect with her emotional depth as she struggles with anxiety, ...

With a gripping story, wide appeal, and deep character development, this book is sure to be one of the top titles of the year ...

This is one of those audiobook performances where the narrator doesn’t just read the story, she builds it moment by moment.

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Printz Honor author T.L. Simpson (Cope Field) sits down with us to discuss emotional complexity for teen boys, the role of sports in rural lives, and deconstructing and reconstructing what it means to ...

Set in Soviet-occupied Estonia in 1989, sixteen-year-old Viktoria (“Vik”) grapples with the inexplicable return of her younger sister, Anna, who vanished into the nearby cursed bog five years earlier.

Southern lore plays a huge role in this gothic horror book. Every 13 years, the cicadas descend on Carrion. Along with that, some townsperson go missing. Legend has it that the devil walks among them, ...

The Dead of Summer. By Ryan La Sala. Read by Pete Cross, A’rese Emokpae & Ryan La Sala. 2025. 10.5 hr. Scholastic Inc., DD (9798225001186). Gr. 9-12. Ollie returns to his home of Anchor’s Mercy, a ...

The members of the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Blogging Team are: Coordinator Leanna Chappell, Swanton Public Library, Swanton, OH, Katie Bruechert, Thoreau Middle School, Vienna, VA ...

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announces its 2026 Best Fiction for Young Adult (BFYA) book list. The list of 61 titles is ...

These titles have been suggested by the team or through the title suggestion form, read by multiple team members, and received approval to be designated an official nomination. Previous nominations ...

We sat down with debut author Adina King to discuss the magic of libraries, writing about the opioid crisis, the process of being a debut author with a legendary YA lit mentor, and her debut novel in ...