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@libbabraysactualblog IS BACK! y'all, this sounds sooo good! Here's a quick intro from @fiercereadsya, or click HERE to read more!!

"From New York Times-bestselling author Libba Bray comes an evocative and groundbreaking young adult historical mystery that examines truth, rebellion, reconciliation, and what must be sacrificed for a better world.

It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life will answer back. Now, the tree is giving up its secrets at last."

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Having some author fun!

[marshmyers]

Quinton Wyatt is reluctant to say goodbye to the carefree days of his high school career — but his friend Hamilton is REALLY, REALLY reluctant to say goodbye to the carefree days of his high school career. Fortunately for him, Ham's found a way to avoid reality and keep the high school role-playing game alive — by joining a rather sketchy organization known as The Queen's Secret Order of Chivalry & Knighthood.

LEARN MORE ABOUT MY SUMMER (AND THE SONG OF CICADAS)

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Julie B. from the Midtown Carnegie Branch recommends “The Truth Project” by Dante Medema.

The Truth Project is a beautifully written YA book in verse using poems, texts, and emails. The story is a powerful one with the main character Cordelia coming to terms with a lie about her life. Her senior project becomes a life altering experience and you quickly know that this is the cause of the emotional turmoil of the storyline. The characters, the family dynamics, and the prose are so intricately woven together that it becomes a read that simply can't be put down.  If you like books written in verse, you won't be disappointed in this pick.

[cherylrainfield]

My July Uppercase book box arrived - a gift from reader and friend Lynn Postlewait - and I am so excited! It includes a signed copy of #YAlit contemporary CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT by @brigidkemmerer who is one of my top favorite authors, and who I will read anything that she wrote. I've already started it and I'm really enjoying. I always do with her books! Uppercae also included a beautiful book bag "Booktovert: energy renewed through Reading" (which is totally me), a book pin "One mistake doesn't define you" for CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT, and two enamel book pins. And of course the Uppercase links to bonus material for the book. I also love that Brigid Kemmerer signed her book with her first initial and last name instead of like some of the signed copies I've gotten were they only sign their initials.It feels like an early birthday present! I am delighted! Thank you so very much Lynn! #brigidkemmerer #callitwhatyouwant #Uppercase #booklove #bookrecs #yabookrecommendations #bookrecommendations #yabookrecs #cherylrainfield #YAwriter #LGBTQwriter #booknerd #bookworm #ireadYA #survivor #feminist #YAlit #YAbooks #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B0GjEJ0gRTH/?igshid=1dtlvukqx3qyg

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Spoiler alert: They Both Die At The End. (by Adam Silvera) This book proves that life is really about the journey, not the destination. It brings up some heavy topics and philosophical questions without actually feeling heavy or philosophical, which makes it a great read for teens. After all, we all die at the end, yet the moments leading up to the end are what truly matter, and it's up to us to make the most of it. Recommended for: Teenage boys (one of the few YA books with 2 male leads) ... #amreading #amreadingya #bookstagram #yafiction #yabooklove #yabookstagram #adamsilvera #theybothdieattheend #readingcommunity #readersofig #readersofinstagram #bookrecs #yabookreview #yabookrecs #bookreview #mentalhealthawareness #livefully #livelifetothefullest #livelikeyouweredying https://www.instagram.com/p/CQvli9eLpm1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“Not everyone has to be the chosen one. Not everyone has to be the guy who saves the world. Most people just have to live their lives the best they can.” The Rest of us Just Live Here

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Why it takes so long to write!

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Funny Writers Meme

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Read the first chapter for free!

🎓 It's graduation time. But while his friends are jubilant about leaving high school and starting new adventures as adults, Quinton Wyatt has mixed emotions... and an unexpected encounter in the middle of an empty school courtyard only makes it worse.

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[marshmyers]

The Quinton's Curious Mind Series is complete!

With the release of My Summer (and the Song of Cicadas), you can follow the highly creative and equally anxious Quinton Wyatt throughout his high school years.

It is June 1981 and Quinton Wyatt has just graduated from high school. In three months' time, he'll start a new adventure at an out-of-state university. That doesn’t give him much time to pack, to finalize his roommate situation, and deal with two loves—one urging him to go, the other begging him to stay.

This is the third and final book in the Quinton’s Curious Mind series, bringing to an end Quint’s long quest to find love, friendship, and himself.

Learn more about the entire series here!

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Iggi H. from the Republic Branch Library recommends “The Taking of Jake Livingston” by Ryan Douglass.

This slim teen novel feels light, but it punches well above it's weight class. Jake Livingston can see both the living world and the dead one which makes his life a constant barrage of strangeness and Ryan Douglass's writing does an excellent job leaving the reader in Jake's disoriented shoes, never quite knowing what's real and what's a vision from the past. When the ghost of a high school shooter breaks out of his death loop, a seemingly-endless repetition of his own death, and starts wreaking havoc on the living world, Jake gets drawn into his web of violence and despair.

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[cherylrainfield]

I LOVE this article by Lesley Roessing on Dr. Bickmore's YA Wednesday on strong-girl characters in YA lit. And I'm honored that she including Kendra from SCARS in it! Her article: https://bit.ly/31ECJsP I also especially love that she said: "In contemporary novels, strong female characters demonstrate resilience over a variety issues and concerns—facing challenges, traumas, and adversity in diverse forms. These are characters who mirror the issues that are faced by current adolescent girls and who provide models and maps for navigating those problems." We need to know we're not alone. Being alone and in pain makes the pain so much worse, but when we see we're not alone it helps lighten the pain and helps us feel better. And when we see others in books surviving something hard or traumatic that we have, too, and getting through it, then we realize that we can, too. And that it can get better. Thank you so very much to Lesley for this fantastic article and shout out to SCARS! #nancydrew #stronggirls #yabookrecommendations #YAbookrecs #lesleyroessing #cherylrainfield #YAwriter #LGBTQwriter #booknerd #bookworm #ireadYA #survivor #feminist #YAlit #YAbooks #bookstagram #bookrecs #SCARS #selfharm #sexualabuse #trauma #healing https://www.instagram.com/p/B8RsW2MA8Ou/?igshid=1vypul2fcgzlm

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I am honoured that @smitchellbooks Saundra Mitchell, in her Q&A in @thenerdaily for her new #YAlit emotional thriller ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK, recommended my book SCARS, along with @halseanderson 's SHOUT, @summerscourtney' s SADIE, and @jmcwrites's BLOOD WATER PAINT. She put me in such amazing company! And I am looking forward to reading ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK. #saundramitchell #allthethingswedointhedark #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #YAbooks #yabookrecommendations #YAbookrecs #lauriehalseanderson #shout #courtneysummers #sadie #joymccollough #bloodwaterpaint #cherylrainfield #scars #selfharm #sexualabuse #trauma #healing #LGBTQ #lgbtqiaauthor https://www.instagram.com/p/B3702d6gT_z/?igshid=1imvctm192mod

[cherylrainfield]

I visited @chaptersscarborough with a friend yesterday, and I was so happy to see that they had #LGBTQIA book displays in both the picture book section and in the YA fiction section even though Pride Month is over. LGBTQIA books should be visible and accessible all year long. I would have liked to see more lesbian and trans books in the YA section since we are usually underrepresented but overall it was fantastic to see. @chaptersindigo you did a good thing. @robinstevensonwrites your book Pride was faceout! The LGBTQIA books featured were: Kidlit: -It Feels GoodTo Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn and Noah Grigni -Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall -Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community by Robin Stevenson -Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack & Isabel Galupto, ill. by Becca Human -Worm Loves Worm by J. J. Austrian and Mike Curato -Our Rainbow -A Tale Of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager and Kristen Blackwood -Queer Heroes: Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present by Arabelle Sicardi and Sarah Tanat-Jones -And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, ill. by Henry Cole YA Books: -Simon VS. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli -This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson and David Levithan -Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour -What If It's Us by Becky Albertalki and Adam Silvera -More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera -The Inexplicable Logic Of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz #lgbtqiabooks #yalgbtq #lgbtqiaYA #lgbtqkidlit #yabookrecommendations #yabookrecs #bookrecs #weneeddiversebooks #cherylrainfield #YAwriter #LGBTQwriter #booknerd #bookworm #ireadYA #survivor #feminist https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tLF0IAyWA/?igshid=15yd1hq54opii