I’ve been working on a presentation for a workshop on collection development and readers’ advisory for LGBTQ YA, and so I’ve been looking for more new titles coming out. Here’s my first round up of 2015 LGBTQ young adult literature. The eight books below are newly released or coming out in Fall 2015.
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Like, Try, Why: More Contemporary YA
Last week, I shared a some contemporary YA titles in my like, try, why post, and this week, I’m back with more. These are some additional heartfelt and issue-driven YA, but don’t worry. I’ve got one featuring some more light-hearted contemporary YA coming up. You can find the index of all readers’ advisory graphics here.
Like, Try, Why: Contemporary YA
I used to make these “like, try, why” reader’s advisory posts regularly for the Teen Zone before I moved to Collection Development (you can find them all indexed here). Then I started helping to coordinate the posts for the library’s blog, and have spent more time making “like, try, why” recommendations that feature adult titles.… Continue reading Like, Try, Why: Contemporary YA
Book Review: Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker
I cannot believe how long it has taken me to get this review posted! I read this at the height of last year’s busy summer, and since then I’ve had my jumbled thoughts sitting in a draft. Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker Published: October 21st 2014 by HarperTeen Source: ARC from publisher ISBN: 9780062241528 Genre:… Continue reading Book Review: Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker
Reading Recap: February 2015
This was a short reading month, and a busy time for me, so I didn’t get as much reading done as I would have liked. I read The Girl at Midnight by Melisa Grey and A Court of Throne and Roses, and I’lll have in depth reviews of those next week, but here’s what else… Continue reading Reading Recap: February 2015
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