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30 Diverse YA Novels – Shelf 1 from the YA Cafe Podcast

We’ve wrapped on our first “shelf” from the YA Cafe Podcast, and we want to give you a complete list of diverse YA novels for the classroom library. We’ve reviewed each of these extensively on our podcast, and given our points of view as teachers AND book addicts. 🙂 Be sure to subscribe to the podcast for more great reviews, and you can also check out all the books from our second season!   This post uses affiliate links. This doesn’t affect the price of your purchase, but Amazon does give us a small kickback. We use this money to maintain our site and produce our podcast. Thank you for your support!   Our goal is to bring you a short and relevant review of new diverse YA novels each week. When we review, it’s

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15 YA Thrillers for the Classroom Library

YATeens love YA thrillers, and I’m constantly getting asked for recommendations of good young adult books with suspense, mystery, and light horror.   Here are some diverse YA thrillers that you might consider adding to your high school classroom library. As always, please preview these titles for yourself because what flies in my school may not fly in yours. I’ve made an effort to include titles highlighting diverse characters, authors, and stories. Please let me know your additional recommendations in comments. 🙂   Happy reading!   This post uses Amazon Affiliate Links for your convenience. If you decide to purchase this book, please consider doing so through our affiliate links. Your support makes this blog possible.   *As I Descended – Robin Talley This is a Macbeth retelling y’all, and I LOVE it. We have power

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