June YA Shout outs

YA Shout Outs: LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Looking for LGBTQ+ books to read during Pride Month? The Tor Teen Team has recommendations for you! Read more about our favorite books with LGBTQ+ representation.

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YA Shout Outs: Mental Health Awareness Month

To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, the Tor Teen Team wanted to shout out some of the books that discuss mental health with care and empathy, and that make us feel seen and understood.

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YA Books for Your Monster-loving Heart

Monsters help us conquer our demons or explore the unknown. We’ve put together a list of YA books with monsters that are creepy, strange, classic, and cool.

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5 YA Books for Foodies

Sara Fujimura, author of Every Reason We Shouldn’t, recommends 5 YA books that every foodie should read!

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Five Fictional Female Athletes Who’ll Win Your Heart

To capture the essence of what it means to be a girl on the field or the floor or the pool or the mat, we’ve compiled a list of five books with fictional female athletes that won’t only win the game, but are sure to win your heart along the way.

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4 Page-Turning YA Ballet Books

Pointe shoes. Pirouettes. Passion. Pain. If you’re a YA reader who enjoys dark dramas set against the competitive world of ballet, these harrowing stories deliver the complexity, edge, loss, and healing you’re looking for.