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For those of you that attended the Missouri Library Association Conference last week (or for those that missed it!) here is the booklist of titles I talked about. I'd love to hear your thoughts on them and if you have any favorites of 2016! Trends : Origin Stories & Retellings (fairy tales, classics, history retold, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland) Sequels and Series Contemporary Fiction continues to rise Creative formats ( Replica by Lauren Oliver, Between Worlds by Skip Brittenham) Middle Grade/Young YA: Ghost by Jason Reynolds Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz It Ain't So Awful, Falafel  by Firoozeh Dumas Pax by Sara Pennypacker Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan Shadow Magic by Joshua Kahn Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Young Adult: And I Darken by Kiersten White Exit, Pursued by ...

Today I'm presenting at the Missouri Library Association/Kansas Library Association Join Conference! I'm presenting on "Need to Know YA of 2015" My session is only 45 minutes, so I sadly don't get to talk about very many books, so I made a long booklist of books I'm talking about as well as others to know. Here is my handout and booklist from the session. And if you're at the conference, I'd love to see you! Need to know YA 2015 from greenbeanteenqueen Need to Know YA 2015 MLA/KLA Joint Conference Sarah Bean Thompson sarahbean@thelibrary.org www.greenbeanteenqueen.com Trends in YA Religious Extremism and Cults, End of the World Beliefs Devoted by Jennifer Matthieu Eden West by Pete Hautman No Parking at the End Times by Bryan Bliss The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oaks Seed by Lisa Heathfield Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle Watch the Sky by Kristin Hubbard Mental Illne...

I am very excited to present on Need to Know Teen Lit (and some Middle Grade!) at the Missouri Library Association Conference. Here is the list of books I talked about. Let me know if you have any others to suggest! Trends :  #weneeddiversebooks- be sure to check out the Tumblr page "The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park": I’ll Give You the Sun Maybe One Day Say What You Will Side Effects May Vary Zac and Mia Other John Green and Rainbow Rowell connections: Althea and Oliver ( Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Eleanor and Park ) The Drowned Forest (Looking for Alaska meets Stephen King Let’s Get Lost (Paper Towns) Love and Other Forgien Words (for fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell) The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy (for fans of John Green All the Bright Places (out in 2015) Everyday Angel ("John Green for middle grade with a touch of magic") Teen Written Memoirs: Popular: Vintage Wisdom for the Modern Geek P...

This past week I presented a talk on "Keeping up with YA" for the Missouri Library Association Conference. I'm all about sharing resources with other librarians and readers, so I'm posting a copy of my handouts here on the blog. The first list is the books I booktalked, the next additional reading suggestions in each genre. These lists in no way cover everything, but are supposed to be a starting point for books to know for 2011. Award Buzz Billingsley, Franny. Chime. ISBN: 0803735529 King, A.S. Everybody Sees the Ants. ISBN: 0316129283 Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now. ISBN: 0547152604 Selznick, Brian. Wonderstruck. ISBN: 0545027896 Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades of Gray. ISBN: 0399254129 Taylor, Laini. Daughter of Smoke and Bone. ISBN: 0316134023 Contemporary Beam, Chris. I Am J. ISBN: 0316053619 Nelson, Blake. Recovery Road. ISBN: 0545107296 Marcus, Kimberly. Exposed. ISBN: 0375866930 Polisner, Gae. The Pull of Gravity. ISBN: 0374371938 Walker, Melissa. ...

I presented a session on What's Hot on YA Fiction and Non-Fiction at MLA today. Here's the handouts from my session for those that couldn't make it to the session or missed out on the handouts! What’s Hot In YA Fiction and Non-Fiction MLA 2010 Printz Award Possibilities Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. May 2010. ISBN: 0316056219 Donnelly, Jennifer. Revolution. October 2010. ISBN: 0385737637 Green, John & Levithan, David. Will Grayson, Will Grayson. April 2010 ISBN: 0525421580 Marchetta, Melina. Finnikin of the Rock. February 2010. ISBN: 0763643610 Sachar, Louis. The Cardturner. May 2010. ISBN: 0385736622 Stork, Franciso X. The Last Summer of the Death Warriors. March 2010. ISBN: 0545151333 Newbery Award Possibilities Turner, Megan Whalen. A Conspiracy of Kings. March 2010 ISBN: 0061870935 Wiles, Deborah. Countdown. May 2010. ISBN: 0545106052 Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer. January 2010. ISBN: 0060760885 Morris Award Possibilities Nelson, Jandy. The Sky Is Every...

To those of you who found this blog thanks to MLA-WELCOME! I hope you enjoy the blog and have fun exploring. Sarah's Picks Need to Know Releases are listed under the Booklists -both Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 lists are there. I hope you find these helpful! Let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for visiting!