7 MORE YA Fantasy Book Recommendations
New year, new bookshelf goals! A personal goal of mine this school year is to add more diverse…
January 24, 2023New year, new bookshelf goals! A personal goal of mine this school year is to add more diverse…
No matter what you read, there’s something you’ll love on my list of the best books of 2021!…
Looking for more books with trans characters to add to your classroom library? I have recommendations for middle…
Make your classroom more inclusive all year long by using these short texts by LGBTQ+ authors for Secondary…
Many of you have asked for recommendations for Indigenous texts for Secondary ELA to help enrichen your curriculum.…
This week we chat with author Justina Chen about Gilmore Girls, Firefly, and of course our featured title,…
Author/editor Jessica Spotswood joins us to chat about the blood witches and bad breakups in These Witches Don’t…
Many students adore fantasy and sci-fi, but most of our class novel choices are contemporary or historical fiction.…
Author Amanda K. Morgan joins us to chat about Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young, a new…
Beware: dragons ahead! Join us as we dive into the epic fantasy world of The Priory of the…
Love, lies, and revolution! All of that and more in this week’s featured title, We Set the Dark…
Teens, drag queens, heists, and hijinks? All of this and more in this week’s title, Death Prefers Blondes…
This week it’s a #throwbackthursday as we chat about a book that came out in 2016. The Stonewall…
We have something very special for y’all to finish off 2018! In a two-part episode our guests bring…
In The Disasters by MK England we follow four teens on the run. Can they evade the government…
Joining us today is friend and writer Samantha Leidig. You may remember her from our first season, and…
Pulp by Robin Talley is a moving split perspective window into the lives of two women – 60…
We’ve wrapped on our first “shelf” from the YA Cafe Podcast, and we want to give you a…
Anna-Marie McLemore’s Blanca & Roja is a twist on an old tale: two sisters challenge the story they’ve…
In The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee, Felicity faces new adventures as she tries…
Join us as we chat with bookstagrammer Melissa Robles about Toil & Trouble, a new YA anthology…
This week we feature the Fresh Ink anthology, a collection of diverse short stories for a YA audience.…
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim is a road trip romp about the 3 F’s; friends,…
Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert is a dive inside the mind of a…
We’re chatting with Anne Marie Wells, a fellow reader and foodie friend, about The Summer of Jordi Perez…
Welcome to the YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books for teachers, readers,…