We're seeing fan fiction pop up in YA more and more, and we love it. Fandoms are endlessly interesting to us, and we had a lot of fun with this episode.

Do you know any books that involve fan fiction or fandoms? Tell us!

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We're talking about one of our favorites from 2017, Robin Benway's Far From the Tree. Do you love books about familial bonds and teenagers overcoming adversity and learning to love themselves? Do you like to cry while reading on public transit? This book is for you! But seriously, Robin Benway won the National Book Award for this, and it's incredibly well-deserved. 

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You can't talk about teenagers without talking about how they use technology, especially social media. But strangely, some YA authors choose not to talk about it. (Why tho?) We're talking about the problems with that approach and the ways in which technology is explored in YA. 

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Yeah, we know. It's weird, but this thing keeps happening in YA fantasy novels: girl falls for mysterious boy, sleeps with him, and it turns out he is the actual devil?! There's a lot to unpack here. Fair warning: light spoilers ahead. 

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This week we're talking about the role of parents in YA novels. Sometimes they're great, sometimes they're bad, and sometimes they just don't exist? Where are your parents at, teens?!

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We're talking about love triangles. We're annoyed by them, but we just can't seem to look away. Let's talk about it. 

Tell us your feelings about love triangles, and don't @ us if you're team Gale (kidding, kind of). You can find us on twitter at @shelf_involved.

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You can find Kenzie on twitter at @kenziehalwen

It's time for Christmas everything, so we're talking about something we both love: YA Christmas books and reading seasonally. 

Tell us your favorite holiday reads on twitter at @shelf_involved

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When most people think of YA, they think of those mass-marketed series, turned movie franchise. Popular series have put YA on the mainstream map, so we're talking about the series we love and the ones we wish didn't exist and what the obsession is doing to the genre.

As always, tell us your favorite series so we can binge-read them over the weekend. 

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You can find Kenzie on twitter at @kenziehalwen

This week we're talking about a trope we've been seeing a lot in YA: the exchanging or receiving of letters from an anonymous source. Sometimes it's a secret admirer situation, sometimes it's a helpful guide or an unlikely confidante, but let's be honest, somebody is going to fall in love with the person on the other side of those letters, and we're here for it. 

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He's done it! John Green wrote a new novel, and we are thrilled. This felt like a momentous enough occasion to merit a special episode. Here are our thoughts and feelings about Turtles All the Way Down with minimal spoilers. 

What are your thoughts? Tell us on twitter at @shelf_involved

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