I Like a Little Depression Now and Then: Our Favorite YA Books of 2024

Kelly and Erica discuss their year in YA reading, looking back at their favorite books and themes that emerged.
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News
Morris and Nonfiction Awards
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Books Discussed
Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
Cat + Gamer series by Wataru Nadatani, translated by Zack Davisson
Hirayasumi, Vol. 1 by Keigo Shinzō, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash
Flying Witch by Chihiro Ishizuka, translated by Melissa Tanaka
Clever Creatures of the Night by Samantha Mabry
Flamboyants by George M. Johnson
Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States by J. Albert Mann
“The First American Union Understood The Necessity of Public Libraries and Education”
Heir by Sabaa Tahir
Suffragist’s Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai
Morgana and Oz by Miyuli
Moon Dogs #1 (One Shot) by Tananarive Due, illustrated by Kelsey Ramsay
The Fade #1 by Aabria Iyengar, illustrated by Mari Costa
After Life by Gayle Forman
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