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New YA from New Authors

An intersex teen, a deadly meteor, and an army of the undead… an impressive collection of writers are making their young-adult debuts with these 10 tantalizing reads.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
A closeted teen is blackmailed into playing wingman.

Shutter by Courtney Alameda
Urban fantasy/horror featuring an ancient organization dedicated to fighting the restless undead.

We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach
Four Seattle teens’ lives intersect in the days before a meteor is set to pass through the Earth’s orbit.

The Girl at Midnight by Melissa Grey
Seventeen-year-old Echo, raised by a race of magical people with birdlike feathers, may have found the clue to end a century-long war.

None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
An intersex teen’s diagnosis is leaked to the entire school.

Mosquitoland by David Arnold
Sixteen-year-old Mim confronts herself on an odyssey-like bus trip from Mississippi to Cleveland.

The Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall
A family secret takes an heiress chasing for clues across Europe. First in a series.

Seeker by Arwen Dayton
Claire believed her many years of brutal training would be used for a noble purpose, but instead she will be used as an assassin.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
A world-building and character-driven story of revolution.

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Told in alternating perspectives, the story of an outcast boy and a damaged girl. For readers who loved Eleanor and Park.

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If these were all movies, I

If these were all movies, I think I'd watch with my eyes half covered! ;) #wimp