Kelly and Eric talk about a great article about the development of YA literature following the history of the teen culture, highlight awesome YA books set in the outdoors, and offer up even more great YA by and about Asian Americans.
Sponsored by Furyborn by Claire LeGrand and Chemistry Lessons by Meredith Goldstein.
Hey YA is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, and right here on Book Riot.
Shownotes:
The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary by NoNieqa Ramos
Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
The Girl In The Grove by Eric Smith
Contagion by Erin Bowman
Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert
"How Young Adult Literature Blossomed With Teen Culture" article
Wildlife
The Distance Between Lost and Found by Kathryn Holmes
Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon
When I Am Through With You by Stephanie Kuehn
The Island
I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
Lumberjanes
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandya Menon
Tina’s Mouth: An Existential Comic Diary by Keshni Kashyap and illustrated by Mari Araki
Chasing Shadows by Swati Avasthi
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang