Welcome to the first episode of the UpvoteYA podcast! We’re here to talk about all things related to writing and reading young adult literature. Today, we introduce ourselves and explore what makes these books different, as well as what draws us toward writing for teens.

In today’s show we talk about:

Sweet Valley High, Fear Street, The Babysitters Club, Nancy Drew, The Boxcar Children, Goosebumps, Animorphs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Giver, The Client, Jurassic Park, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Red Rising, More Happy Than Not, Judy Blume, Agatha Christie, Sage Blackwood

Links: reddit.com/r/YAwriters