Tag: YA

Interview with Emily Renk Hawthorne

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About the Interviewee: “Emily Renk Hawthorne is a general dentist who works with underserved populations. She grew up reading fantasy books and always dreamed of writing her own. Of Mountains

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Lake Life | Tanya Boteju

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Lake Life coming May 26th, 2026 from HarperCollins Children’s Books; 352 pages Content Warning: Swearing About the Author: “TANYA BOTEJU lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and

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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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Calypso’s Odyssey | Anna Ellison

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Calypso’s Odyssey coming May 26th, 2026 from Avon a; 253 pages Content Warning: Foul language, sexism, sexual content About the Author: “Anna Ellison is the pen name of a lifelong

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In Defense of Judy Blume’s Forever…

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If there’s one author who perfectly understands the middle-grade and young-adult (YA) experience, it’s Judy Blume. Blume has written countless novels, and recently, I decided to read her YA novel

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If You Were Here | Abigail Johnson

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If You Were Here out now from Storytide; 304 pages Content Warning: Death of parent, grief, cheating  About the Author: “Abigail Johnson was born in Pennsylvania. When she was twelve,

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