YALSA Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Extraordinaries
Tj KluneYALSA#AA2023 pick HEAT WAVE by @tjklune is the final installment in the Extraordinaries series. The group is ready for one last adventure in Nova City as they encounter new powers and familiar faces. The narration from @MrMichaelLesley brings life and individuality to every character. https://t.co/oBveI096UP
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Whiteout
Dhonielle ClaytonYALSAAmazing Audiobooks (#AA2024) Featured Review: Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon https://t.co/KxXXUtmqQ6
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Secret Passages
Axelle LenoirYALSASECRET PASSAGES is a graphic memoir and #GGN2023 nom by Axelle Lenoir. You get to meet a little girl who likes talking to the forest, has an evil little brother, a mean older brother, and her two amazing parents. https://t.co/PNmLP7UJ7r
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
All My Rage
Sabaa TahirYALSABest Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2023) Featured Review of All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir https://t.co/4pLrlpB6Xp
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Loveless
Alice OsemanYALSABest Fiction for Young Adults (#BFYA2023) Featured Review of Loveless by Alice Oseman https://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2022/06/20/best-fiction-for-young-adults-bfya2023-featured-review-of-loveless-by-alice-oseman/
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Awakening of Malcolm X
Ilyasah ShabazzYALSAAnother nomination for THE AWAKENING OF MALCOLM X by @ilyasahShabazz with @WriteinBK! Earphones 🎧 Award Winner Landon G. Woodson's strong narration distinguishes characters and conveys the emotions of a young Malcolm X in this #AA2022 nominee. More here: https://bit.ly/30PP1PA https://t.co/wA2YkumuFI
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Free Speech Handbook: A Practical Framework for Understanding Our Free Speech Protections
Ian RosenbergYALSAIn the 2023 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten is the FREE SPEECH HANDBOOK: A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING OUR FREE SPEECH PROTECTIONS by @LuckiestGuyLES! How does the first amendment work, and what laws shape it? @Mike_Cavallaro @01FirstSecond #GGN2023 https://t.co/pRXZCm2XR7
Paperback, 2025
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Snake Falls to Earth: Newbery Honor Award Winner
Darcie Little BadgerYALSAA cottonmouth-person from the spirit world and a girl in the human world unite in a storm in the #AA2023 nom, A SNAKE FALLS TO EARTH by Darcie Little Badger. Dual narrators @ShaunTaylorC & Kinsale Hueston help move the reader between the worlds. @recordedbooks #AA2023 https://t.co/EeWL8uau26
Paperback, 2024
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day (a Graphic Novel)
Dan NottYALSAHIDDEN SYSTEMS from @dan_nott and @RHKidsGraphic explores the systems that are necessary for society's function. Nott provides a glimpse into the many aspects of the systems we use every day and displays the need for change in this #GGN2024 pick. https://t.co/XfR6MvVdjm
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Mom Had an Abortion
Beezus B. MurphyYALSAMY MOM HAD AN ABORTION is a #GGN2023 nom is a coming-of-age story written by a dyslexic-asexual-lesbian-feminist teenager, Beezus B Murphy. Follow along as she learns about menstruation, reproduction, and abortion. https://t.co/aufTddTptf
Paperback, 2021
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book