Kelly and Erica talk about the YA books out in February they're most excited about...and maybe a demon or two.

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News

Our Book Club Pick for our February 26th episode: Double Love by Francine Pascal (Sweet Valley High #1)

Award-Winning YA Books from the ALA Youth Media Awards

Adult novels in verse

The Rainbow List 

Malinda Lo's queer YA book counts

Books Discussed

Needy Little Things by Channelle Desamours

Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray

(S)Kin by Ibi Zoboi

Dropping Beats by Nathanael Lessore

The Forest King’s Daughter by Elly Blake

The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose

The History of Everything by Victoria Evans

Hakutaku by Kouki Ishikawa

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks

Nimona by ND Stevenson

Emily the Strange by Rob Reger, Jessica Gruner, and Buzz Parker

Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham

A Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

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