YA for All Book Club
The YA for All Book Club started in the summer of 2019 and is led by our two YA enthusiasts on staff, Anna and Marielle. The YA for All Book Club reads books exclusively from our young adult section and choose mostly fiction works across a variety of subgenres. Most of the selections are by lesser known authors, but bestsellers have also been included in month’s past. Book selections are done collaboratively within the book club.
YA for All Book Club meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at 7pm.
Upcoming Meetings and Selections
Thursday, November 12th at 7pm: The Book Jumper by Mechthild Glaser
December 2020: NOT MEETING
Thursday, January 7th at 7pm: The Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Thursday, February 4th at 7pm: Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
Thursday, March 4th at 7pm: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
Previous Selections
October 2020: Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody
September 2020: Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
August 2020: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
July 2020: I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maureen Goo
June 2020: Lovely War by Julie Berry
May 2020: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
March 2020: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
February 2020: Cruel Prince by Holly Black
December 2019: The War Outside by Monica Hesse
November 2019: Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul.
Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt.
From the author of Outrun the Moon, Stacey Lee's debut novel is a powerful story about love, friendship, and sacrifice. Perfect for fans of Code Name Verity.
“This moving novel will captivate you.”—Buzzfeed.com
“Reader, hang on for dear life. Sawkill Girls is a wild, gorgeous, and rich coming-of-age story about complicity, female camaraderie, and power.” —Sarah Gailey, author of River of Teeth
In this English translation of the hit German young adult novel from Mechthild Gläser, each book is its own world—with its own dangers. Can a young girl navigate these new worlds and get out alive?
"Ace of Shades has it all ...an utter delight."--Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn
"A rich, satisfying, complicated story. One of the best fantasy series I've read in years."--Christine Lynn Herman, author of The Devouring Gray
For fans of Gilmore Girls and To All the Boys I've Loved Before, this effervescent love story from debut author Nina Moreno will sweep you away.
Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea-at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat.
New York Times bestseller; 6 starred reviews!
At once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar—a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.
A funny young adult novel about a Korean-American girl who uses K-Drama techniques to snag the boyfriend of her dreams.
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2017
One of Seventeen.com's Best YA Books of 2017
"Hilarious." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
A New York Times bestseller!
A sweeping, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in their hands.
New York Times Bestseller * New York Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 * Kirkus Best Book of the Year
A New York Times bestseller!
"Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale." - Jodi Picoult
In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.
Fall in love, break the curse.
By #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.
Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.
New from Monica Hesse, the bestselling and award-winning author of Girl in the Blue Coat--an "important" (New York Times Book Review), "extraordinary" (Booklist, starred review) novel of conviction, friendship, and betrayal
"A must-read for fans of historical fiction." --Ruta Sepetys, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Hilarious and heartbreaking, this unforgettable debut introduces a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA.
Winner of the William C. Morris Debut Award
“Heartfelt, tender, and so utterly real. I’d live in this book forever if I could.”