Month in Review: December 2020

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

Features:

• 2021 Nonfiction Award Finalists Announced
• 2021 Morris Award Finalists Announced
• Teens Needed for Virtual Best Fiction for Young Adults Teen Feedback Session

Selected Lists Nominations:

• Quick Picks 2021 (See all nominees)
  • Dec 1, Dec 8, Dec 15, Dec 29
• Amazing Audiobooks 2021 (See all nominees)
  • Dec 2, Dec 7, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 30
• Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2021 (See all nominees)
  • Dec 3, Dec 10, Dec 17
• Best Fiction for Young Adults 2021 (See all nominees)
  • Dec 4, Dec 11, Dec 18

Books & Reading

• The 20 best LGBTQ books to gift this holiday season (NBC)
• Twenty of the Best 2020 (Non-Holiday) Jewish Books for Kids (Jewish Journal)
• 2021 YA Books We’re Looking Forward To Getting Our Hands On (BuzzFeed)
• Children’s & Teen Choice Book Award Winners Announced (CBC)

We Need Diverse Books

• Author Elizabeth Acevedo on writing a coming-of-age novel (PBS Newshour video)
• Best children’s books of 2020 reveal a growing diversity (Washington Post)

In the Movies (and TV)

• ‘Clap When You Land’ Novel In Works For Television By Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories (Deadline)
• Patrick Ness’s Novel Burn Gets TV Adaptation From Bad Robot (Tor.com)
• Netflix Drops Stunning & Haunting ‘Shadow & Bone’ Teaser Ahead of April 2021 Premiere (Just Jared)

In the News

• Angie Thomas to Embark on Star-Studded Tour, Virtually (PW)

— Cathy Outten, currently reading Apple by Eric Gansworth