What happened in YA this month? Here is a quick round up of featured posts on The Hub and other links to keep you up to date when collecting for your teens. Selected list nominations are here!
At the Hub
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Selected Lists Nominations:
- Quick Picks 2021 (See all nominees)
- Amazing Audiobooks 2021 (See all nominees)
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2021 (See all nominees)
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021 (See all nominees)
Books & Reading
- YALSA’s Teen Book Finder Database has been updated with all 2020 titles
- 10 November YA Releases To TBR (BookRiot)
- 8 Star Wars Series You Don’t Want To Miss | Mondo Manga (SLJ)
- Where’s The Love For Nonfiction For Young Readers? (BookRiot)
- Cover reveal for Mister Impossible, sequel to Call Down the Hawk (tumblr)
We Need Diverse Books
In the Movies (and TV)
- ‘Mismatched’ trailer: Series aimed at young adults is based on the novel ‘When Dimple Met Rishi’ (Scroll.in)
- ‘The Society’ Star Jacques Colimon Joins Apple And A24’s ‘The Sky Is Everywhere’ (Deadline)
- Netflix’s YA rom-com Dash & Lily shows the festive appeal of a well-worn recipe (Polygon)
In the News
- Feedback: What teachers say about a school district’s book ban threat in Burbank, CA (LA Times)
- National Book Award winners announced
- Teen Librarians Talk Empowerment (American Libraries)
— Cathy Outten, currently reading Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds