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We're all looking forward to summer, but don't sleep on the new YA books hitting shelves this May, from rom-coms to magical adventures.

These 10 young adult books -- biographies, graphic novels, anthologies and more -- are perfect for Black History Month and beyond.

See the cover for Jas Hammonds' sophomore novel Thirsty and hear from the author themselves about what to expect from the story!

From the July/August 2023 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards.

If this is a list of queer YA book recs, and the list is in rainbow cover order, does that mean it’s a double rainbow?

Booklist Online Book Review: Reviews of the Day, 2022: Books for Youth. First published December 21, 2022 (Booklist Online).

In Jas Hammonds' YA novel, We Deserve Monuments, high school senior Avery is faced with moving from Washington, D.C. to her mom's small hometown in Georgia to be closer to Mama Letty, her aging grandma. But as she grapples with her new surroundings and with a dark, family secret, she also falls in love with the girl next door. In this episode, Hammonds talks to NPR's Juana Summers about the themes of family and identity in their debut book – and why they kind of think of it as &...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jas Hammonds about their new book, "We Deserve Monuments."

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jas Hammonds about their new book, "We Deserve Monuments."

In Jas Hammonds’s first novel, We Deserve Monuments, a reluctant Avery is sent to stay with her dying grandmother in a small Georgia town, where some old and painful secrets are about to come to light. Jas’s day job as a flight attendant takes them all over the place, but I was lucky to catch them on a day off at home in New Jersey.