Adventures in Young Adult

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**Adventures in Young Adult**

A podcast about all things young adult literature

Latest Episodes:

Episode 018: Stand Alones Mar 01, 2016

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Episode 017: Book Series Feb 16, 2016

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Episode 016: Favorite YA Couples Feb 02, 2016

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Episode 15: Graphic Novels & Comics Jan 19, 2016

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Welcome to another episode of Adventures in YA. In this episode we are joined by author Jeramey Kraatz to discuss graphic novels and comic books.

Jeramey Kraatz: Website Goodreads Page

Kristin: Uninvited Illuminae All American Girl Fariest Mrs Marvel The Wicked + The Divine The Amazing Book is Not On Fire March: Book One

Sara: Her Own Devices Magnificent Devices This One Summer In Real Life Manners and Mutiny

YouTubers Mentioned: Dan Phil Sprinkle of Glitter Fun For Luis Jack's Gap

2016 ALA Awards Winners 2016 Morris Award YAK Fest

Graphic Novels and Comic Books Mentioned: Lumberjanes Bitch Planet Captain Marvel Thor Runaways Princeless Silk Gotham Academy Bat Girl Umbrella Academy Nimona Watchmen The Sandman Understanding Comics American Born Chinese Boxers & Saints Oz: The Most Wonderful Wizard of Oz I Hate Fairyland Star Wars Star Wars: Princess Leia Blankets The Complet Essex County Locke & Key Southern Bastards Morning Glories Deadly Class Lady Killer Jem and the Holograms The Undertaking of Lily Chen Through the Woods Giant Days Batman: The Killing Joke

Episode 14: 2015 Wrap Up Jan 05, 2016

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Adventures in YA. In this episode we are wrapping up 2015 and talking about some of our favorite reads of the year. We also look ahead to 2016 with a challenge to each other and announce the first book for our Quarterly Bookclub.

Books Read:

Sara: Ink and Bone The Rose Society Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Soundless Behemoth

Kristin: A Tyranny of Petticoats The Trouble With Destiny Ten Thousand Skies Above You The Nest

2015 Wrap Up

Best Book in 2015 *Dumplin Most Surprising Read of 2015 *Krisitn: Saint Anything *Sara: Your Voice is All I Hear Best Series Started in 2016 *Kristin: To All the Boys I've Loved Before *Sara: The Red Queen and Stoker & Holmes New Authors Discovered in 2015 *Sara: Jessie Burton *Kristin: Huntley Fitzpatrick Favorite Character *Kristin: Lord Akeldama *Sara: Tim Mason and Sophronia Favorite Cover *Sara: Finishing School Series *Kristin: The Nest Best Book Debut You Read in 2016 *Kristin: Simon and the Homo Sapiens Agenda Best World Building/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year *Sara: Six of Crows *Kristin: Gail Carriger Books Hidden Gems of 2015 *Kristin: Aristotle & Dante and Princes of Thrones *Sara: The Darkest Part of the Forest A Book You Didn't Get To in 2015 but will Read in 2016 *Kristin: Devoted *Sara: Winter Most Anticipated Book in 2016 *Sara: Crooked Kingdom *Kristin: Dark Days Club

Six Book Challenge

Kristin's Picks for Sara: *Stolen *The Realm of Possibility *All These Things I've Done *Please Ignore Vera Dietz *Nightshade *The Truth About Alice

Sara's Picks for Kristin *Sea of Shadows *Vampire Academy *Falling Kingdom *Openly Straight *The Darkest Part of the Forest *Ms. Marvel Vol. 1 *March: Book One *The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1

Quarterly Book Club: *When I Was The Greatest

Episode 13: Pushing Yourself As A Reader Dec 29, 2015

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Surprise it's an extra episode this month! Join us as we have a chat about pushing yourself as a reader and ways that we will be doing that in 2016.

Kristin: Winter From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess Confessions Series Manners & Mutiny

Sara Lady of Devices Behemoth

Episode 12: First Quarter 2016 New Releases Dec 15, 2015

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In this episode we talked about our most anticipated new releases for January, February and March of 2016. We also talk about book news and share what we've been reading.

January:

This Is Where It Ends Passenger Truthwitch The Love That Split the World The Dark Days Club

February:

Starts Above Unhooked The Glass Sword Blackheart Calamity Reign of Shadows Ascending the Boneyard The Shadow Queen

March:

A Study in Charlotte The Winner's Kiss Wink Poppy Midnight Yellow Brick War Half Lost The Great Hunt

Book News

Morris Awards 2016 Finalist Goodreads Choice Awards 2015

What We Reads: Sara

The Sin Eaters Daughter Waistcoats and Weaponry

Kristin

What I Thought Was True Blameless I Am Her Revenge The Rose Society

Episode 11: Winter Reading Dec 01, 2015

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On this episode of Adventures in YA we are talking about winter reading. Stay tuned to the end to hear out big giveaway announcement!

Kristin: The Disenchantments The Boy Next Door Nimona Changless Talon A Fierce and Subtle Poison The Inventor's Secret

Sara: Saga Vol. 2 Chew Vol. 2 Deadly Class Vol. 3 March Vol. 1 March Vol. 2 Wayward Vol. 1 Laviathan

National Book Award Winner: Challenger Deep Adventures in YA Goodreads Group

Winter Reading: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares My True Love Gave To Me Let It Snow Bittersweet To All The Boys I've Loved Before The Book Thief The Coldest Girl in Cold Town The Night Circus Snow Like Ashes Winterspell Cold Spell Winters Child Stork Nightshade Delirium Mara Dyer Trilogy The Name of the Star Odd Thomas Stolen Graceling Series

Other Books Mentioned: Lumberjanes Summer Days & Summer Nights Shades of Gray Thursday Next Series

You can find the first day of the Twelve Days of Giveaway here

Episode 10: Book to Movie Adaptation Nov 17, 2015

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Join us as we talk about book to movie adaptations

Sara: The Clockwork Scarab Curtsies and Conspiracies Since You've Been Gone Amy & Roger's Epic Detour Dumplin A Madness So Discreet Sweet Temptation Prudence Everything Leads To You The Spiritglass Charade

Krisitn The Thing About Jellyfish Snow Like Ashes First and Then Waistcoats and Weaponry The Summer of Chasing Mermaids Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Challenger Deep

Movies and Televisions Shows Mentioned Mockingjay Part 2 Harry Potter Twilight Beautiful Creatures Beastly The Mortal Instruments Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist If I Stay The Maze Runner Divergent Insurgent Me Earl and the Dying Girl Paper Towns The Book Thief The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants The Hunger Games The Duff

Movies and Television Shows Coming out in 2016 The Mortal Instruments Shatter Me Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them The Fifth Wave Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Allegiant A Monster Calls Let it Snow

Other Books Mentioned The Red Queen The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Looking for Alaska Legend Ready Player One Artemis Fowl The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair Fallen Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List Will Grayson, Will Grayson The Remnant Chronicles Dorothy Must Die The Wicked + The Divine The Young Elites Leviathan

Episode 09: YA Tropes Nov 03, 2015

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In this episode of Adventures in YA we talk about tropes in YA literature. Sara also loses her mind and issues a reading challenge to herself for the last two months of the year.

Websites Mentioned: National Book Awards Shortlist Brooding YA Hero Twitter

Kristin: The Winner's Crime Soulless Snow Like Ashes

Sara: Americanah The Clockwork Scarab

Books Mentioned: Divergent Hunger Games The Forsaken Anna and the French Kiss You're Voice Is All I Hear My Life Next Door Saint Anything Eleanor and Park The Selection Twilight Delirium Shatter Me Nightshade Series My True Love Gave To Me Slasher Girls and Monster Boys A Tyranny of Petticoats Triangles: The Points of Love Anthology Shadow and Bone The Girl of Fire and Thornes The Rest of Us Just Live Here Lux Series Gasp Will Grayson, Will Grayson Ready Player One

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