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YA Books that Explore Mental Health

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Mental health has historically been a taboo topic for people all around the world. Even though mental illness is common, with “more than one in five U.S. adults liv[ing] with

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Salvación | Sandra Proudman

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Salvación releases May 20th, 2025 from Wednesday Books; 336 pages Content Warning: Violence  About the Author: “Sandra Proudman (she/her/ella) is a Mexican American author of unabashed Latinx stories and literary

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Love at Second Sight | F.T. Lukens

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Love at Second Sight coming April 29th, 2025 from ‎Margaret K. McElderry Books; 368 pages Content Warning: Foul language, acts of violence, gory descriptions, strained relationship with parents, domestic abuse 

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If We Were a Movie | Zakiya N. Jamal

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If We Were a Movie coming April 22nd, 2025 from HarperTeen; 322 pages Content Warning: Loss of a parent, death About the Author: “Zakiya N. Jamal was born in Queens,

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The Scariest Tropes in YA Literature

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Happy Halloween! In the spirit of the spookiest holiday, I wanted to acknowledge my fear of some of the most common tropes in YA literature. From romantic charades to a

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How to Judge a Book By Its Cover

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I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase “never judge a book by its cover,” and perhaps that is sometimes for the best. However, most of us would be lying if

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