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March 21, 2018 #14: Does Time Have Meaning?
Eric and Kelly talk about the latest diversity numbers in YA lit from the CCBC along with the #KidLitWomen discussions around the web, YA books about teen change makers, and wrap up with a look at some great books to read for Women’s History Month on feminism.
Sponsored by The Price Guide To The Occult by Leslye Walton and The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan.

Shownotes:
Finding Felicity by Stacey Kade
Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi
The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood
2017 CCBC Diversity Stats for Children’s Books
CCBC Blog Post on 2017 #OwnVoices Children’s Books
#KidLitWomen Post Round-Up
Edi Campbele on Black Girl Economics in YA
Zetta Elliott’s 2017 MG and YA Titles By Black Authors
Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor
Siege of Shadows by Sarah Raughley
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Destroy All Cars by Blake Nelson
March trilogy by John Lewis
The Rock and the River duology by Kekla Magoon
This Side of Home by Reneé Watson
The Inside of Out by Jenn Marie Thorne
The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
This Is How It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Violent Ends edited by Shaun David Hutchinson
Shooter by Walter Dean Myers
That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger
Underwater by Marisa Reichart
And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
Audacity by Melanie Crowder
Badass Bygone Broads by Mackenzie Lee
Bumped and Thumped by Megan McCafferty
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu
Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu
Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi
Wonder Women by Sam Maggs
Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen
Girls in Justice by Richard Ross
Push Out: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School by Monique Morris
Girls Incarcerated (Netflix Streaming)
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57 min
March 07, 2018 #13: Sliding Into the YA Category's DMs
Eric and Kelly talk about this year’s slate of Norton Award titles and titles of years past, then dig into the differences between YA and middle grade, explore authors who write in both categories, and top it all off by highlighting YA with younger teen protagonists.

Sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and I Stop Somewhere by TE Carter.

Shownotes
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan
The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
The Norton Awards list
Alice Mary Norton (Andre Norton)
Exo by Fonda Lee
The Art of Starving by Sam J Miller
Want by Cindy Pon
September Girls by Bennett Madison
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Dirty Wings by Sarah McCarry
Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by AS King
Updraft by Fran Wilde
Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee
Fair Coin by Eugene Myers
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
So Done by Paula Chase
How To Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake
Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
Shug by Jenny Han
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold
The Careful Undressing of Love by Corey Ann Haydu
The Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu
The Someday Suitcase by Corey Ann Haydu
The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers
All That Was by Karen Rivers
Forever or a Long Long Time by Caela Carter
My Life With The Liars by Caela Carter
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Solo by Kwame Alexander
Written In The Stars by Aisha Saeed
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
The Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch
The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Patina by Jason Reynolds
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis
A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck
Confessions of a High School Disaster: Chloe Snow’s Diary by Emma Chastain
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
Estrella’s Quinceanara by Malin Alegria
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
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54 min
February 21, 2018 Ep. #12: If Judy Blume's Characters Had Tumblr
Eric and Kelly discuss the big YA winners at this year’s Youth Media Awards and dig into the (very wrong) New York Times piece about the lack of sex in YA books. Sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and Class of 2K18.
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57 min
February 07, 2018 Ep. #11: Like The Fast & The Furious: FAMILY!
Eric and Kelly talk about the new think piece about the death of YA adaptations, highlight some excellent books from YA authors before they hit it big, and pick out some of their dream author imprints. Sponsored by Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia from Fierce Reads.
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46 min
January 24, 2018 Ep #10: YOWZA, it’s ADORBZ
Eric and Kelly talk about love stories for YA readers, dig into the whys and hows of music and its power in YA lit, and offer up YA book recommendations for the Read Harder challenge. Sponsored by Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed and The Love Letters of Abelard & Lily by Laura Creedle.
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56 min
January 10, 2018 Ep. #9: Sorry, But You're Old
Eric and Kelly discuss YA books from 10 years ago, talk about some of the most eye-catching YA book covers hitting shelves this year, and then share the books they wish had seen more love in this year’s deluge of “most anticipated” lists. Sponsored by The Cruel Prince by Holly Black and by OwlCrate.
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55 min
January 03, 2018 Ep. #8: Say “Whoa” Like Keanu Reeves
Eric and Kelly share YA titles you should read based on your New Year’s Resolutions, dig into a positive NPR piece on teens and reading YA dystopia, and highlight what’s at the top of their January TBR. Sponsored by Meet Cute from HMH Teen and The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak from Simon and Schuster.
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39 min
December 13, 2017 Ep. #7: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Eric and Kelly talk about the recent pulling of THE HATE U GIVE from a Texas school district, YA anthologies are worthwhile reads, and how to be the best book gifter you can be. Sponsored by The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo and The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo (nope, not a typo!).
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47 min
November 29, 2017 Ep. #6: Speaking of Shipwrecks...
Eric and Kelly discuss alternate format YA books, under-the-radar 2017 reads, and talk about why 1997 was a great year in pop culture (with book recs, of course). Sponsored by Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson from Wednesday Books and the Shadow & Bone trilogy by Leigh Bardugo.
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53 min
November 15, 2017 Ep #5: Sad Man Books
Eric and Kelly discuss YA books with older protagonists, dig into the first of this year’s “Best Of” lists, and highlight an upcoming online serial YA publication and other online spaces for reading YA short works. Sponsored by Turtles All The Way Down by John Green and OwlCrate.
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46 min

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