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March 10, 2021 88.5: Hey YA Extra Credit: In Honor of My Job Interviews...
In honor of job interview season in the academic world, Hannah gets introspective and considers what makes a good educator, highlighting five YA books with dope educators in them.
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Show Notes
Education for Critical Consciousness by Paulo Freire
Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
A Cloud of Outrageous Blue by Vesper Stamper
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
When Reason Breaks by Cindy L. Rodriguez
Breath Like Water by Anna Jarzab
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15 min
March 03, 2021 Black Futures and More
Hannah and Kelly talk about teens and traumatic content, then highlight a range of Black science fiction and fantasy reads.
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SHOW NOTES
“A Utah School Made Black History Month Optional. Then It Reversed Itself.”
“Utah School Reexamines Allowing Parents To Opt Out Of Black History Month Curriculum”
“Utah parents complained after kids were read a story about a transgender boy. Now other diverse books are on hold.”
Darling by K. Ancrum
The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris
A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy
A Queen of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy
War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Baron
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
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57 min
February 24, 2021 87.5: Extra Credit: YA Horror and the Summer Scares
Kelly highlights this year’s YA Summer Scares horror selections. Get to know some rad horror books and a rad horror-focused program.
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SHOW NOTES
Summer Scares 2021 Winners and Program Information
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline [Dancing Cat Books, 2017]
The Diviners by Libba Bray [Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012]
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson [Razorbill, 2018]
Summer Scares 2020 Winners
Summer Scares 2019 Winners
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19 min
February 17, 2021 The Romance Elephant
Hannah and Kelly dive into YA books without romance, then highlight excellent romance YA books.
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SHOW NOTES
100 Must-Read YA Books With Little or No Romance
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Spin by Lamar Giles
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis
Thirty Talks Weird Love by Alessandra Narváez Varela
Film: A Dona da Historia
Unpregnant by Ted Caplan and Jenni Hendriks
Muted by Tami Charles
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
I’ll Be The One by Lyla Lee
Rent-A-Boyfriend by Gloria Chao
Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Go With The Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June
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57 min
February 10, 2021 86.5: Extra Credit: YA for Tweens and Younger Teens
Kelly and guest author Tiffany Schmidt talk about Cynthia Leitich Smith’s recently re-released book Rain Is Not My Indian Name and dig into where the YA for younger YA readers is.
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Show Notes
Get a Clue by Tiffany Schmidt
Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
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54 min
February 03, 2021 Nightmare in a Crowd
Hannah and Kelly talk about the ALA Youth Media Award winners and honorees, then dig into imaginary YA book titles, pairing them with real YA books and/or dream titles.
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SHOW NOTES
ALA Youth Media Award announcements
All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez
Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
Beetle & The Hollowbones illustrated and written by Aliza Layne
You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Darius The Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Kent State by Derf Backderf
The Kids Are Gonna Ask by Gretchen Anthony
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera
We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
“What’s Your Sherlock Story?”
Breath by Donna Jo Napoli
“Your Quirky YA Title”
The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss by Amy Noelle Parks
YA Book Titles With Math Equations
“Your YA Adventure Title”
Food Wars! By Yuto Tsukuda
Make It Messy by Marcus Samuelsson with Veronica Chambers
Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous by Suzanne Park
“What’s Your YA Epic Fantasy Series Title?”
The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle
Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
The Blossom and the Firefly by Sherri L. Smith
“What’s Your Atmospheric YA Book Title?”
The Wicked Deep by Shae Ernshaw
“What’s Your Sherlock Title?”
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
“What’s Your YA Horror Title?”
“What’s Your YA Book Identity?”
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1 hr 2 min
January 27, 2021 85.5: Extra Credit: When I Hear "Steam Engine," I Think Of Jack and Kate Running Through the Boiler Room
Hannah and special guest Emily Blaeser compare their experiences on YALSA’s Amazing Audiobooks committee and talk about the best in YA recordings….but first about Mary Roach, Anastasia Krupnik, and Kristy Thomas’ girl gang. Hannah forgets the word but knows some examples of antanaclasis in English and French. Also, it’s Lupin, not lapin 🐇!
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Show Notes
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Avalon High by Meg Cabot
A Kid in King Arthur’s Court
The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
The Diviners by Libba Bray
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Internment by Samira Ahmed
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Ndwaubani
Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
Titanic
The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah
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35 min
January 20, 2021 Coming Soon: Smizecream
Hannah and Kelly talk about YA books set in super short time frames, as well as YA books about the end of the world.
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SHOW NOTES
Tyra Banks’s Smizecream
Modelland by Tyra Banks
The Wig, the Bitch and the Meltdown by Jay Manuel
The Bridge by Bill Konigsberg
This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi
Sam and Ilsa’s Last Hurrah by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
We Didn’t Ask for This by Adi Alsaid
Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castellucci
The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
Odessa by Jonathan Hill
Burn by Patrick Ness
“Burn Gets TV Adaptation” news
We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
Starglass by Phoebe North
Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams
This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
So This is How It Ends by Tui T. Sutherland
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53 min
January 13, 2021 84.5: Extra Credit: Food and Wine, Chips and Cheese, Picture Books and YA
Hannah recommends recent picture books that go well with some YA favorites and under-sung gems. She is also happy to provide potato chip and cheese pairings upon request via Twitter or Instagram 😉
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Show Notes
Balletball by Erin Dionne and Gillian Flint
Goldfish by Nat Luurtsema
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o and Vashti Harrison
Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore
Not My Girl by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton, and Gabrielle Grimard
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore (and Bitterblue!)
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (and Darius the Great Deserves Better!)
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
Daughters of Jubilation by Kara Lee Corthron
A Different Pond by Bao Phi and Thi Bui
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
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33 min
January 06, 2021 You Wear a Belt for That?
Hannah and Kelly talk about YA books that have been reissued, modernized, or turned into graphic novels and highlight great writing guides by YA authors.
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SHOW NOTES
Finding My Voice by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Judy Blume (including Forever)
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore
Graceling: The Graphic Novel by Kristin Cashore and Gareth Hinds
Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
News about Monster coming to Netflix
Monster: The Graphic Novel by Walter Dean Myers, Guy A. Sims, and Dawud Anyabwile
Be More Chill: The Graphic Novel by Ned Vizzini, David Levithan, and Nick Bertozzi
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
Hey YA: Extra Credit episode with Kristina Forest about Sloppy Firsts
The Lottery: The Graphic Novel by Shirley Jackson and Miles Hyman
Kelly’s School Library Journal piece on teen writing guides
Just Write! Here’s How by Walter Dean Myers
Dear Ally by Ally Carter
Courageous Creativity by Sara Zarr
Write Yourself a Lantern by Elizabeth Acevedo
Foreshadow by Emily XR Pan and Nova Ren Suma
Paper Hearts by Beth Revis
Find Your Voice by Angie Thomas
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51 min

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