Kelly and Eric talk about a great article about the development of YA literature following the history of the teen culture, highlight awesome YA books set in the outdoors, and offer up even more great YA by and about Asian Americans.

Sponsored by Furyborn by Claire LeGrand and Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein.

Hey YA is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, and right here on Book Riot.

Shownotes:

The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

The Girl In The Grove by Eric Smith

Contagion by Erin Bowman

Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert

"How Young Adult Literature Blossomed With Teen Culture" article

Wildlife

The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes

Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon

When I Am Through With You by Stephanie Kuehn

The Island

I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall

Lumberjanes

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman

You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins

Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandya Menon

Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by  Keshni Kashyap and illustrated by Mari Araki

Chasing Shadows by Swati Avasthi

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi

The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

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