Kelly and Erica reunite on the podcast to talk about May's best YA releases.
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Kelly's picks:
Thirsty)* *and We Deserve Monuments )by Jas Hammonds
Just Happy to Be Here)* *by Naomi Kanakia
The Ultimate Updated Guide to YA Short Stories)
We Mostly Come Out at Night)*, *edited by Rob Costillo
This Book Won’t Burn)* *by Samira Ahmed
Dispatches from Parts Unknown)* *by Bryan Bliss
Sunhead)* *by Alex Assan
Bloom) by Kevin Panetta
Gender Queer) by Maia Kobabe
Erica's picks:
The Dangerous Ones)* by Lauren Blackwood *
Dread Nation)* by Justina Ireland*
It Waits in the Forest)* by Sarah Dass *
The Worst Ronin)* by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Faith Schaffer *
Perfect Little Monsters)* by Cindy R.X. He *
The Unboxing of a Black Girl)* by Angela Shanté *
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me) by Mariko Tamaki, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell
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