Eric and Kelly talk about this year’s winners of the Youth Media Awards and highlight great YA by Black authors coming soon.

This episode is sponsored byThe Handsell,Echoes Between Usby Katie McGarry, andScammedby Kristen Simmons.

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SHOW NOTES

Don’t Read The Commentsby Eric Smith

Heretics Anonymousby Katie Henry

One Of Us Is Lyingby Karen M. McManus

Ghost Squadby Claribel Ortega

2020 Youth Media Awards

The New Kidby Jerry Craft

Other Words for Homeby Jasmine Warga

Ordinary Hazardsby Nikki Grimes

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Meby Mariko Tamaki

Field Guide to the North American Teenby Ben Phillippe

That Dedication

Free Lunchby Rex Ogle

Amelia Bloomer/RISE Project

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them Allby Laura Ruby

With The Fire On Highby Elizabeth Acevedo

All American Muslim Girlby Nadine Jolie Courtney

Rebel Girls by Elizabeth Keenan

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Aliby Sabina Kahn

The Grace Yearby Kim Liggett

Watch Us Riseby Renee Watson and Ellen Hagen

SHOUTby Laurie Halse Anderson

The Stars and the Blackness Between Themby Junauda Petrus

Genesis Begins Againby Alicia D. Williams

CursedbyKarol Ruth Silverstein

The Silence Between Usby Alison Gervais

The Black Flamingoby Dean Atta

Hearts Unbrokenby Cynthia Leitich Smith

Red White and Royal Blueby Casey McQuiston

Not So Pure and Simpleby Lamar Giles

The Voting Boothby Brandy Colbert

The Only Black Girls in Townby Brandy Colbert

The Sound of Starsby Alechia Dow

All The Things We Never Knewby Liara Tamani

When You Were Everythingby Ashley Woodfolk

We Used To Be Friendsby Amy Spalding

You Should See Me In A Crownby Leah Johnson

A Phoenix First Must Burnby Patrice Caldwell

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