On YA "Boy Books" and Driving In The Midwest
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Eric and Kelly discuss the problematic idea of “boy books,” highlight recent YA with male leads, and dream up surprise books from favorite authors.

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SHOW NOTES

YA-Hoo fest)

Shuri by Nic Stone)

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang)

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki)

Bloom by Kevin Panetta)

Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky)

The Gravity of Us) by Phil Stamper

American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott)

Yes No Maybe So) by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

The Gospel of Winter) by Brendan Kiely

Dear Justyce) by Nic Stone

Goodbye Days) by Jeff Zentner

Field Guide to the North American Teenager) by Ben Phillippe

Hold Me Closer Necromancer) by Lish McBride

Not So Pure and Simple) by Lamar Giles

Deposing Nathan) by Zach Smedley

Camp by LC Rosen)

A Peculiar Peril) by Jeff VanderMeer

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow)

Looking for Alaska) by John Green

Charm and Strange) by Stephanie Kuehn

Hero by Perry Moore)

Rotters by Daniel Kraus)

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer)

A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) by Suzanne Collins

The Summer I Turned Pretty) by Jenny Han

Talker 25) by Joshua McCune

Bumped by Megan McCafferty)

September Girls by Bennett Madison)

A Room Away From The Wolves) by Nova Ren Suma

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