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Adventures in Young Adult

A podcast about all things young adult literature

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Episode 08: Audiobooks Oct 20, 2015

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Grab a snack and something to drink today's podcast is a long one. In this episode we talk about the things we love and don't love about audiobooks.

Sara: The Golden Lily Since You've Been Gone Dumplin' Sweet Temptation Walk on Earth a Stranger Amy & Roger's Epic Detour Curtsies & Conspiracies Prudence Lair of Dreams

Kristin: Saint Anything Red Queen The Diviners This Is Where It Ends The Winner's Crime

Books Mentioned: The Maze Runner Anne Perry William Monk Series Flavia de Luce Series The Song of Achilles The Scorpio Races Daughter of Smoke and Bone Graffiti Moon The Night Guest Americanah The Lunar Chronicles The Blackcoat Rebellion Series All These Things I've Done The Rose Society Six of Crows

Scary Books: The Walking Dark Daughters Unto Devils Bleeding Violet Slice of Cherry The Monstrumologist

Episode 07: What We've Been Reading and National Book Awards Oct 06, 2015

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In this episode of Adventures in YA we talk about what we've been reading, the National Book Awards, and have a bit of a chitchat.

In this episode of Adventures in YA we talk about what we've been reading, the National Book Awards, and have a bit of a chitchat.

Websites Mentioned: Sarah Dessen article in Seventeen National Book Awards Longlist Julie Murphy Tumblr Post YALSA Article What Should I Read Next NoveList

Kristin: Curtsies and Conspiracies In the Beginning Joyride Compulsion Saint Anything Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel Belzhar The Night We Said Yes Walk on Earth a Stranger

Sara: The Accident Season My Life Next Door Your Voice is All I Hear Empire of Night Vengeance Road The Diviners Lair of Dreams The Golden Lily

Episode 06: Back To (Boarding) School Sep 15, 2015

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In this episode of Adventures in YA we talk about books set at schools. Make sure you listen to the end of the podcast for a special announcement!

What Sara Has Read: The Winner's Crime (Did it again! Called it by the wrong name!) The Miniaturist

What Sara Is Reading: My Life Next Door Since You've Been Gone Empire of Night Miss Mayhem The Accident Season

What Kristin Has Read: My Life Next Door The Wrath and the Dawn

What Kristin Is Reading: The Night We Said Yes Sum of the Parts Into The Dim A Tyranny of Petticoats

Back to (Boarding) School Books: Finishing School Series Ember in the Ashes Winger Stand Off Anna and the French Kiss Isla and the Happily Ever After Hex Hall Viola In Reel Life Openly Straight The Name of the Star And We Stay The Mockingbirds Vampire Academy Curse Workers Looking for Alaska A Great and Terrible Beauty Harry Potter On The Jellico Road Evernight Belzhar The Gallagher Girls The Raven Cycle

Other Books Mentioned: The Boy Most Likely To All The Boys I've Loved Before P.S. I Still Love You Your Voice Is All I Hear Vengeance Road The Darkest Part of the Forest Coldest Girl in Cold Town Lost Stars

Episode 05: YA Retellings Sep 01, 2015

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In this episode of Adventures in YA will talk retellings in YA.

Website mentioned: An Epic Chart of 162 Young Adult Retellings

What Kristin read and is reading Tracked Kissing in America The Heir Graffiti Moon I'll Give You the Sun The Clasp Walk on Earth a Stranger My Life Next Door

What Sara read and is reading The Wicked Will Rise The Summer I Turned Pretty The Winner's Crime The Miniturest

Fairytale Retellings: The Little Android Princess of Thorns Juliet Immortal Romeo Redeemed Splintered Series Court of Thorns and Roses Lunar Chronicles Fairytale Retellings Series Beauty Beastly Entwined (mentioned towards the end of the show)

Classics Retellings: Prom and Prejudice Sass and Serendipity Mask of the Red Death The Fall Nevermore Man Made Boy This Broken Wondrous World The Madman's Daughter Trilogy Dorothy Must Die Series The Clockwork Scarab

Mythology Retellings: The Goddess Test Abandoned Series Everneath

New Releases: A Little In Love Anne & Henry This Monstrous Thing A Thousand Nights A Song for Ella Gray

Other books mentioned: Perks of Being a Wallflower Kiss of Deception Burn for Burn Not a Drop To Drink The Young World

Episode 04: New Releases for the Rest of the Year 2015 Aug 18, 2015

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In this episode of Adventures in YA will talk about our most anticipated new releases for the rest of the year.

What Kristin Read: Love, Lucy To All The Boys I've Loved Before P.S. I Still Love You A Thousand Pieces of You

What Krstin Is Reading: Kissing in America I'll Give You The Sun Ash & Bramble Walk On Earth a Stranger The Clasp

What Sara Read: Proof: The Science of Booze

What Sara Is Reading: The Wicked Will Rise The Winner's Crime

September New Releases

Sara and Kristin: Walk on Earth A Stranger Dumplin' Six of Crows

Kristin: Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between I Crawl Through It

Sara: Vengeance Road What We Saw Sweet Temptation Library of Souls Your Voice Is All I Hear

October New Releases

Sara and Kristin: The Rose Society Carry On

Kristin: Happily Ever After A Song for Ella Grey Illuminae

Sara: A Madness So Discreet

November New Releases

Sara and Kristin: Winter

Kristin: Ten Thousand Skies Above You Hotel Ruby

Sara: Manners & Mutiney Soundless

December New Releases

Sara Frozen Tides Their Fractured Light

Other Books Mentioned: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Please Ignore Vera Dietz Ask the Passengers The Grisha Series The Young Elites The Program Heartless The Beast of Cretacea

Episode 03: Auto Buy Authors Aug 04, 2015

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In this episode of Adventures in YA we talk about some of our favorite auto buy authors. We also confess some of our awkward fangirl moments and respond to a listener comment.

Authors Mentioned: Julie Murphy Maggie Stiefvater David Levithan Jennifer L Armentrout Becky Wallace Jenny Martin Meredith Moore Mary Pearson

What Sara's Reading: The Wicked Will Rise Proof: The Science of Booze

What Kristin's Has Read: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Heart of Betrayal

What Kristin Is Reading: These Broken Stars I'll Give You The Sun Love, Lucy A Thousand Pieces of You To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Kristin's Auto Buy Authors: David Levithan Stephanie Perkins Anna Godbersen Kiera Cass Matt de la Pena Michelle Hodkin Andrea Cremer

Sara's Auto Buy Authors: Gail Carriger Rachel Hawkins Julie Murphy Jennifer L Armentrout Leigh Bardugo Rainbow Rowell Richelle Mead Sarah Dessen

Episode 02: Summer Reading Jul 21, 2015

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In this episode of Adventures in YA we talk about summer reading. We go over what's on our to be read list for the summer and give you some recommendations on books and series we think would be great summer reads.

Mentioned: Texas Teen Book Festival

Authors Mentioned: Julie Murphy Sarah Addison Allen

Books and Book Series Mentioned: Princess of Thorns Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe The Night Guest Six of Crows Me and Earl and the Dying Girl The Fault in Our Stars Since You've Been Gone Anna and the French Kiss Meant To Be The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight The Summer I Turned Pretty I'll Give You the Sun To All the Boys I've Loved Before The Heart of Betrayal Love, Lucy Firefight Side Effect May Vary Dumplin' The Storyspinner Code Name Verity Openly Striaght Winger Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Eleanore and Park Fangirl Let's Get Lost Bone Gap The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender Amy and Roger's Epic Detour Joyride My Life Next Door Open Road Summer Second Chance Summer Vampire Academy Grisha Trilogy Winter Mara Dyer Trilogy The Sweet Trilogy Syrena Trilogy Harry Potter

Episode 01: We Love YA Jul 05, 2015

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In this first episode of Adventures In YA we talk about why we as adult read and love young adult literature. We discuss how we came about reading YA and some of our favorite books and authors.

Websites Mentioned:

North Texas Teen Book Festival Goodreads

Authors Mentioned:

Barbara Cartland Beverly Cleary David Levithan Leigh Bardugo Marissa Meyer

Books Mentioned:

Sweet Valley High Baby Sitters Club Sweet Valley Twins Hunger Games Trilogy Harry Potter Divergent Eleanor & Park Twilight Saga The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Grave Mercy The Lux Series Scorpio Races The Raven Boys The Lunar Chronicle The Grisha Trilogy The Girl of Fire and Thorns

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