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October 06, 2021 103.5: Hey YA Extra Credit: The Career Novel
Kelly offers a history of the YA career novel, a genre catering to showcasing jobs to (white, straight) teen girls before they took their real jobs as wives.
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SHOW NOTES
“Is The Nurse Portrayed in Career Novels Fiction or Real?”
“Mapping a History of Adolescence and Literature For Adolescents“
“Cherry Ames Nursing Game”
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Cherry Ames, Island Nurse
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18 min
September 29, 2021 The Haviest of the Haves
Jenn from Book Riot’s Get Booked podcast joins Erica to discuss the current state of dystopian YA compared to the Hunger Games era.
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Shownotes
Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
Skyhunter by Marie Lu
War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher
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55 min
September 22, 2021 102.5: Hey YA Extra Credit: Diverse Romance
Erica shares a few romances– whimsical as well as serious– that feature diverse characters.
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW BY MAURENE GOO
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest
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12 min
September 15, 2021 Opening Grub Hub and Doing Some Damage
Kelly and Erica highlight excellent books for Latinx Heritage Month and dig into must-read YA memoirs.
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Shownotes
Latinx Kid Lit Book Fest
Simone Breaks All The Rules by Debbie Rigaud
Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
“Fat Girls in YA” with Crystal Maldonado
Somewhere Between Bitter And Sweet by Laekan Zea Kemp
Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White by Lila Quintero Weaver
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Indivisible by Daniel Aleman
I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib
The Beautiful Struggle (Young Reader’s Edition) by Ta-Nehisi Coates
We Are Not Broken by George M Johnson
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha
On Top of Glass by Karina Manta
Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David Hutchinson
A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henry
Notes from a Young Black Chef (Adapted for Young Adults) by Kwame Onwuachi
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36 min
September 08, 2021 101.5: Hey YA Extra Credit: Dipping Your Toes Into YA
Erica shares a couple books that made her want to read more as an adult, as well as some she’s really looking forward to.
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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
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16 min
September 01, 2021 A Hug in a Book
Kelly and Erica talk about new releases they’re loving so far and about those they’re excited to be released.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Summer Spirit by Elizabeth Holleville
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
A Sitting in St James by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis
The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles
Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert
White Smoke by Tiffany Jackson
Huda F Are You? By Huda Fahmy
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
Not Here To Be Liked by Michelle Quach
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric Smith
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50 min
August 25, 2021 100.5: Extra Credit: Contemporary History: 3 Recent YA Releases
Kelly talks about three recent YA books that explore contemporary history from 1960-today.
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SHOW NOTES
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chen and the Trial that Galvanized The Asian American Movement by Paula Yoo
Baby and Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma
Walls by LM Elliott
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11 min
August 18, 2021 Foodie Tinder
Kelly and Erika talk about excellent diverse science fiction and fantasy, then offer up some delicious new foodie fiction.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Marrow
Sisters of the Snake by Sasha and Sarena Nanua
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Darling by K. Ancrum
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
This Poison Heart by Kaylynn Bayron
Prism Stalker, Vol. 1 by Sloane Leong
We Light Up the Sky by Lilliam Rivera
A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen
A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love by Jared Reck
The Secret Recipe for Moving On by Karen Bischer
Radha and Jai’s Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill
The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
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51 min
August 11, 2021 99.5: Extra Credit: The First Real YA Book
Kelly shares the history and context of the first true YA book, Maureen Daly’s Seventeenth Summer.
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Show Notes
Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly
Literary Ladies Guide: Maureen Daly
“Fond du Lac was the birthplace of young adult novels: Celebrating Maureen Daly”
“On The Solid Side”
Girls in Bloom: Coming of Age in the Mid-20th Century Woman’s Novel by Francis Booth
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15 min
August 04, 2021 I See a Cat, I Like It
Kelly and Erica (re)introduce themselves and talk about fun, uplifting fantasy reads, as well as excellent short reads.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Dead, Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
Reverie by Ryan La Sala
The Afterward by EK Johnston
The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee
Flyy Girls series by Ashley Woodfolk
Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky
First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci
After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina
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46 min

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