Eric and Kelly reflect on the biggest YA stories of the year, highlight some great YA memoirs (& memoirs they’d like to see), and talk about some of their personal reading habits.

Hey YA is sponsored by theBook Riot Read Harder Journal,Once a King and HMH Teen, andthe True Story giveaway.

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Show Notes:

Pulpby Robin Talley

On The Come Upby Angie Thomas

Rayne and Delilah’s Midnite Matineeby Jeff Zentner

Hot Dog Girlby Jennifer Dugan

Ruseby Cindy Pon

Beautiful Boyby David Sheff

Tweakby Nic Sheff

Dear Evan Hansen

Shoutby Laurie Halse Anderson

Not All Boys Are Blue by George M. Johnson

Warhead: The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the World by Jeff Henigson

Brave Faceby Shaun David Hutchinson

Body Talk edited by Kelly Jensen

“How libraries discriminate against undocumented children” by Erika L. Sanchez

Black Enoughedited by Ibi Zoboi

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