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12/18/2025

Great Graphic Novels ( ) Featured Review: Absolute Wonder Woman, Volume 1, by Kelly Thompson and Art by Hayden Sherman

Absolute Wonder Woman still provides a familiar character for current fans, and has the potential to draw in new fans with its new darker storyline. It is a quick moving story that will keep readers engaged and wanting to learn more about this new Wonder Woman....

Absolute Wonder Woman still provides a familiar character for current fans, and has the potential to draw in new fans with its new darker storyline. It is a quick moving story that will keep reader…

12/17/2025

Amazing Audiobooks ( ) Featured Review: Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories Edited by Cynthia Letich Smith

The performances are full of warmth, humor, and heart, gently drawing listeners into Native traditions, culture, and heritage. By the end, listeners are left smiling, reflecting, and hoping the Legendary Frybread Drive-In might appear when they need it most....

The performances are full of warmth, humor, and heart, gently drawing listeners into Native traditions, culture, and heritage. By the end, listeners are left smiling, reflecting, and hoping the Leg…

12/16/2025

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers ( ) Feature Review: Who Owns the Moon? by Cynthia Levinson & Jennifer Swanson

This is a great pick for nonfiction readers – particularly teens who are interested in science and space exploration but also teens who are interested in social justice issues and ethical questions about the future of science....

This is a great pick for nonfiction readers – particularly teens who are interested in science and space exploration but also teens who are interested in social justice issues and ethical questions…

12/12/2025

A Testament to Q***r Resilience: An Interview with Abdi Nazemian

We sat down with author and screenwriter Abdi Nazemian to discuss the importance of earnest representation in YA lit, queerness in history and its future, the need to continue living honestly in difficult times, and his newest novel, Exquisite Things!...

We sat down with author and screenwriter Abdi Nazemian to discuss the importance of earnest representation in YA lit, queerness in history and its future, the need to continue living honestly in di…

12/12/2025

Great Graphic Novels ( ) Featured Review: We Could Be Magic by Marissa Meyer, illustrated by Joelle Murray

While the story discusses a heavy topic, the bright colors and contrasts help to bring the magic of theme parks alive and make any theme park lover smile....

While the story discusses a heavy topic, the bright colors and contrasts help to bring the magic of theme parks alive and make any theme park lover smile.

12/09/2025

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers ( ) Feature Review: One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller

This is an exceptionally timely and important tale that is grounded in relatability and a whole lot of heart....

This is an exceptionally timely and important tale that is grounded in relatability and a whole lot of heart.

12/08/2025

Best Fiction for Young Adults ( ) Featured Review: Salvación by Sandra Proudman

Full of action, lots of heart, and dangerous magic, Salvación retells the well-known folk tale of El Zorro and flips it on its head with a female protagonist and important themes....

Full of action, lots of heart, and dangerous magic, Salvación retells the well-known folk tale of El Zorro and flips it on its head with a female protagonist and important themes.

12/05/2025

Writing about the present by writing about the past: An Interview with Alan Gratz

We sit down with your middle schoolers’ favorite author, Alan Gratz, to talk historical fiction, what history can reveal about the present day, how, and why, to captivate young readers, and why today felt right for his new novel, War Games, about the 1936 Olympic Games and the graphic novel adaptation of Refugee....

We sit down with your middle schoolers’ favorite author, Alan Gratz, to talk historical fiction, what history can reveal about the present day, how, and why, to captivate young readers, and why tod…

12/05/2025

Have you seen YALSA's finalists for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award? Read them all before we announce the winner in January. Congratulations to these debut authors! Learn more: https://ow.ly/pWTM50XE6QS

12/05/2025

YALSA's Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Finalists have been named! Check out the finalists and find out more here before the winner is announced in January: https://ow.ly/O2qW50XE6xM

12/05/2025

2026 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Fall Round-Up

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....

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.

12/03/2025

Amazing Audiobooks ( ) Featured Review: The House Saphi by Marissa Meyer

Rebecca Soler balances the horror and humor of the novel, bringing Mallory’s sardonic wit to life in a way that makes the character engaging. Soler makes each character unique and her portrayals add depth to all of them and are sympathetic, making all of them richer....

Rebecca Soler balances the horror and humor of the novel, bringing Mallory’s sardonic wit to life in a way that makes the character engaging. Soler makes each character unique and her portrayals ad…