Year 8 KS3 recommended reading list for school pupils aged 12-13. Our list includes books by Anne Fine, Elizabeth Laird, Adeline Yen Mah, Jamila Gavin and Meg Rosoff schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #YAlit #ukedchat
A dark, gory, paranormal #YA from the genius mind of @mindymcginnis.bsky.social that will keep u up all night reading. Out 10/27: bookshop.org/a/102434/978... #library #tlsky #yalit #skybrarian #skybrarians #books #horrorbook #bookrecommendation #librarian #librarians
Meg gets a sponge from the kitchen and mops up the spilled coffee. I straighten her mug. It says, ‘I’m not ignoring you. I’m paying attention (to the characters in my book).’ I wonder if Meg got the cup custom-made for herself; the quote sounds like something she’d say. Chewing her toast, she mumbles, “You heard me sing.” “Was it BTS?” She frowns. “There are other K-Pop bands, you know.” “So, whose song was it?” “BTS,” she replies in a dull voice. WE’LL never FORGET
A photograph of a white mug sitting on a teal marble-effect coaster on a wooden table with a light background. The text on the mug reads, ‘I’m not ignoring you. I’m paying attention (to the characters in my book).
who’s gonna tell Oli that there are other K-Pop bands besides BTS?
#WIPsnips prompt: ‘mug’ (and I couldn’t resist “recreating” Meg’s mug; Canva is sitting right there on my phone😉)
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#Yalit #bookreview BEFORE WE WAKE at YABC!
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Front cover of Immortal Consequences by I. V. Marie, 2025
YA dark academia. I found this first part of a duology compelling and so enjoyable! 6 POVs, a school in the afterlife, danger, magic and betrayal, enemies to lovers and lgbtq+ representation. So much fun! #YAlit 💙📚
The Teen / Young Adult / New Adult #IAmWritingComp is now open! All you need is 3,500 words and a 1-page synopsis to see if you might catch the eye of judge, Alice Caprio at PFD. Closes 14 May 1pm BST. Enter: www.iaminprint.co.uk/competitions-2026/ #writingcomp #writingcompetition #yafiction #yalit
That’s two people saying I don’t know Meg, don’t care enough, don’t deserve her. Maybe I don’t deserve her, but it doesn’t mean I don’t care. And I DO know her. As I walk home, I make a mental list of things I know about Meg. She lives and breathes books. Meg enjoys all kinds of genres and posts photos of what she’s reading on Instagram. She makes cute bookish tiktoks and is a proud member of online book forums and fandoms. I’m not stalking her, I’m not. WE’LL never FORGET
Moodboard with 7 images: a teenaged girl and boy smiling at each other while leaning on the rails of a staircase. a young man alone on a beach, head bowed as if sad. A young south Asian woman sitting on some stone steps. A south Asian teenaged girl walking out of the woods reading a book. a young man filming with a digital camera. A close-up of a couple holding hands. The central image is an overhead photo of a desk with a script of Romeo & Juliet on it. The text across the centre of the moodboard reads we’ll never forget”. The moodboard has the premise of the story written above it, which reads: “Oli wants to shine as Romeo and impress the film agents at the community centre’s Christmas play, desperate to achieve his dreams before it’s too late for his sick mum to see. If only Meghna—the girl the Director insisted on casting as Juliet—could act! His solution: Make Meg fall in love with him for real and wow the crowd. Meg doesn’t date though, and wants revenge on Oli for a past misdemeanour. He will need all his acting talent to win her heart.”
Oli’s not stalking her, he’s NOT😅
#WIPsnips prompt: ‘forum’
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#YAlit #bookreview SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT at YABC!
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Friday spotlight on our Reviews of the Week. Read the reviews here: www.hbook.com/section/book...
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This is exactly it--not only in journalism, but in #kidlit and #yalit writing, writing books for adults, all creative writing. And in illustration, design... all creative effort. You can't jump over the process to the result!
Next up for #WoltjerFamilyBookClub. This amazing book was gifted to me by @qsprite.bsky.social. I’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to introduce it to my children. That time has arrived. #yalit #italianlit
Geist by Mark Kelly is available now in ebook and paperback!
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#Yalit #newrelease #bookreview WHERE NO SHADOW STAYS at YABC!
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#haunting #paranormal #mystery
#HBOutoftheBox: On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay + for #AutismAcceptanceMonth in April, here are updated #HBGuide -recommended booklists for primary, intermediate, and older readers + resources for advocacy www.hbook.com/story/world-... #kidlit #yalit #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #Autism
Celebrate International Children's Book Day #ICBD2026. Read / share global #kidlit #mglit #yalit books. #TLSky #EduSky learn about the ASLA #Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Children's Book Award (DANZ) on the @worldsofwords.bsky.social Currents blog! wowlit.org/blog/diversi...
Join YABC and Penguin Random House for a #bundledgiveaway #celebrating Arab-American Heritage Month with these YA and MG books!
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#HBOutoftheBox: April Fool! 😆 [with special thanks to Mark Tuchman] www.hbook.com/story/furnit... #kidlit #yalit
Obviously Romantasy still goes strong, but I don't think we talk enough about Academic Horror (murders at a private school, sort of thing) and it's growing sibling "Reality TV/Escape Room horror" enough. Holly Jackson was the big breakout and its been going strong ever since. #YALit
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G.S. Harrington’s debut #YAlit #scifi What We Have Tamed, pitched as Noah’s Ark in space, is out! It blends climate fiction with #suspense, #romance, animal conservation, and a deeply emotional core. #GIVEAWAY to win a copy via Kidlit Weekly 411 ends today.
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A quote from one of 5 @Ridgefield_hs speeches at our annual @ADL #NoPlaceforHate Student Assembly yesterday: "There will always be people who make you feel alone while sitting right next to them." Are you an ally, perpetrator, bystander or target? @RidgefieldPS #tlchat #MGLit #YALit #TLSky #EduSky
#Yalit #newrelease #bookreview THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS at YABC!
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#paranormal #poverty #AfricanAmerican #horror
#HBOutoftheBox: @thehornbook.bsky.social editors go furniture shopping for our Virtual Book Room — check out the design plans by Studio Inganno! www.hbook.com/story/furnit... #kidlit #yalit
Suggested reading list of books for 12 year olds. Authors include Mark Haddon, KM Peyton, Anne Cassidy and William Golding #ukedchat schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #YAlit
The book cover for What We Have Tamed shows animals and two people depicted as constellations in the night sky. Above, the logo for Kidlit 411 shows four children lying in a green meadow. The image text reads: Giveaway! Enter by 4/1/26 to win a copy of What We Have Tamed in Kidlit 411's Weekly 411!
GIVEAWAY! Last chance to win a copy of What We Have Tamed in Kidlit 411's Weekly 411. Enter by 4/1/26! G.S. Harrington’s debut YA #scifi blends climate fiction with #suspense, #romance, animal conservation, and a deeply emotional core.
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#YAlit #newrelease #bookreview THE END OF THE WORLD at YABC!
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#graphicnovel #thoughtexperiment #endoftheworld #survival #apocalypse
#HBFamilyReading: #kidlit + #yalit, articles, and links for #TransgenderDayofVisibility today: bit.ly/4c2AXGH #FamilyReading #TransDayofVisibility #TDOV #TransRightsAreHumanRights
