Hey YA

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From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, Hey YA is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.... more

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The podcast currently has 345 episodes available.

Hey YA episodes:

April 26, 2023 YA Fantasy Worlds We’d Live In vs Ones We Wouldn’t
Tirzah and Erica discuss some fantastical worlds in YA they’d want to live in versus ones they’d rather not.
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News: Twilight TV Series announced
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Tortall series by Tamora Pierce
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto
Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

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58min
April 19, 2023 Extra Credit: We Stan a Warrior Queen — Arab American YA
Erica celebrates Arab American History month by sharing some YA books by Arab American authors.
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Mirage by Somaiya Daud
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Briefly mentioned: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

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13min
April 12, 2023 I Want That On My Headstone: YA Novels In Verse
Tirzah and Erica discuss some YA novels in verse for National Poetry Month.
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News: Two more Heartstopper graphic novels
The history of YA novels in verse: Sonya Sones, Stop Pretending (1999), What My Mother Doesn’t Know (2001), One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies (2004), Crank by Ellen Hopkins (2004)
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson
Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk
We Are All so Good at Smiling by Amber McBride
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride
Enter the Body by Joy McCullough
Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Dear Medusa by Olivia A Cole
The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M. Romero

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59min
April 05, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: New YA Novellas
This week, Tirzah talks about the trend of YA novellas and some recent novellas releases that should be on your radar!
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Books Discussed:
Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli
The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
Kill Joy by Holly Jackson
Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong

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13min
March 29, 2023 Book Club: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Tirzah and Erica discuss the book All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir.
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We Were Liars adaptation
Kodansha launching a manga app this year
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

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59min
March 22, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: Graphic Nonfiction
This week Erica discusses some YA graphic nonfiction books that are helping her reach her reading goals.
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In Limbo by Deb JJ Lee
Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day by Dan Nott
Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game by Colin Kaepernick and Eve L. Ewing, illustrated by Orlando Caicedo

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16min
March 15, 2023 Beware the Ides of March
Tirzah and Erica discuss some YA Shakespeare retellings.
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Show Notes:
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Speak Easy, Speak Love by McKelle George
Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
Twelfth Grade Night, Saving Hamlet , King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth
Street Love by Walter Dean Myers
The Only Thing Worse That Me is You by Lily Anderson
Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin
That Way Madness Lies, edited by Dahlia Adler, featuring a diverse set of authors
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

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March 08, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: What Real Teens Are Reading
This week, Tirzah discusses some of the YA books that are most popular with the teens she works with!
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SHOW NOTES:
The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Sadie by Courtney Summers
All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
Karen McManus books
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Legend by Marie Lu
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The 11th Plague by Jeff Hirsch
Unwind by Neal Shusterman

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13min
March 01, 2023 Getting All Up in Our Little Women Feelings
Tirzah and Erica discuss some YA historical fiction with strong female leads.
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SHOW NOTES:
The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann
Angel Of Greenwood by Randi Pink
The Silence of Bones, The Forest of Stolen Girls, and The Red Palace by June Hur
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
All That Glitters by Gita Trelease

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1h 2min
February 22, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: People Be People-ing — New Releases by Black Authors to TBR
Erica discusses some new YA books of different genres by Black authors to have on your radar for the first part of the year.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride
My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix by Kalynn Bayron
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammond
The Black Queen by Jumata Emil
Last Chance Dance by Lakita Wilson
Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood

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14min

FAQs about Hey YA:

How many episodes does Hey YA have?

The podcast currently has 345 episodes available.