Groomed
YA novel ‘Grown’ highlights the dangers for teenage Black girls in relationships with older men
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Author: Sharyn Vane
Jordan Marie Green Plays with ‘Fire’
Another YA author pulls book after criticism about cultural representation
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‘I May Destroy You’ Shows Us Everything
On the day of the U.S. finale on HBO, what does Michaela Coel have in store?
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‘This is My America’ Takes On Racial Inequality
A fast-paced, effective debut YA novel about inequities in the criminal-justice system
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A Good Day to Twi-Hard
In ‘Midnight Sun,’ Edward Cullen is a weirdo stalker and the werewolves are still savage, but Twilight fans won’t care
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The Walls Have Ears
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic reinvents the horror novel with a fresh, feminist take
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‘Parachutes’ and ‘We Are Not From Here’
Very different but equally essential stories about immigrant kids who yearn to come to America
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Juneteenth Book Fest Celebrates Black Authors
Organizers put new festival together in three weeks
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‘Artemis Fowl’, Artless and Foul
It needed help from the faeries
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“Now Is The Time”
In online conversation, authors of ‘All American Boys’ plead for white families to join the conversation on race
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‘The Ickabog’: a Surprise Serialized Kids’ Book from J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter creator to donate all proceeds to COVID-19 charities
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Young President Snow
‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ a prequel about the least-likable Hunger Games character
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YA Romance for an Unromantic Time
Three new books find hope in young love
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YALLSTAYHOME Festival Replaces White Moderator After Digital Outcry
“Straight white boys are being erased too” is not the message people wanted to hear
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Book-Banning is Still a Problem in Young-Adult Literature
Same-sex and transgender content dominate the annual ALA roundup again
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