North Star YA Award

Announcing the 2022-2023 North Star YA Award nominees! To learn more and see the full list of titles, go to ift.tt/h7lAcux instagr.am/p/Cb-XGu2r4Jw/

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at the @MASLibraries Spring Symposium this weekend! We had a blast and hope you all did too. Reminder that there are two more days left to send in your application for the North Star YA Committee – we have… instagr.am/p/CdoA0jLLfBo/

Do you love reading and recommending young adult titles (and are willing to read a lot of them in a year)? Are you interested in working with a group of awesome librarians who love that too? Do you work in a school setting? You might just be the perfect… instagr.am/p/CdJjgJuLZza/

Happy Reading Round Up day! If you are at #MaineRRU2022 today, be sure to stop by the North Star YA booth and enter our giveaway raffle for these copies of three of this year’s NSYA nominees: ENDURING FREEDOM, CHEER UP, and IN THE WILD LIGHT. Winner must… instagr.am/p/Cc5g3JuLEr8/

IN THE WILD LIGHT by @jeffzentner, published by Crown Books for Young Readers. IRON WIDOW by @XiranJayZhao, published by @PenguinTeen.

FALLOUT: SPIES, SUPERBOMBS, AND THE ULTIMATE COLD WAR SHOWDOWN by @SteveSheinkin, published by Roaring Brook Press. CONCRETE ROSE by @angiecthomas, published by @BalzerandBray. FADEAWAY by @ElaineBVickers, published by @AAKnopf.

Announcing the 2022-2023 North Star YA Award nominees! To learn more and see the full list of titles, go to ift.tt/h7lAcux instagr.am/p/Cb-XGu2r4Jw/

@ElaineBVickers @emliterary @KnopfBFYR Hooray! You are so welcome, and thank you for writing such an excellent book!

@makiialucier You are so welcome! Thank you for writing such an excellent book!

We have a 2022-2023 list! Here's a sneak peek of just a few of the titles... watch this space to see the full announcement soon! instagr.am/p/Cbz9mhvLyx3/

Announcing the 2021-2022 1st place winner of the North Star YA Award: THE INHERITANCE GAMES by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, published by Little Brown Books for Young Readers. Congratulations and thank you so much to all of the teens, teachers, & librarians wh… instagr.am/p/Cb7yCf2L0LY/

The votes are in! Announcing this year’s 2nd & 3rd place North Star YA Award winners: 2️⃣ LONG WAY DOWN: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Jason Reynolds & Danica Novgorodoff, published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books 3️⃣ LEGENDBORN by Tracy Deonn, published by Ma… instagr.am/p/Cb5FitvLRLf/

North Star YA Award 2021-2022 nominee: THE NEW DAVID ESPINOZA by Fred Aceves. Published by Harper Teen, 323 pages. David Espinoza, who has a lean build, is perpetually bullied. When one episode is filmed and goes viral, David vows to gain 25 pounds of m… instagr.am/p/Cbz98hlrDnP/

North Star YA Award 2021-2022 nominee: YES NO MAYBE SO by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed. Published by Balzer+Bray, 436 pages. This is a lighthearted novel told in the alternating voices of Maya and Jamie. Maya, a Muslim girl, and Jamie, a Jewish boy, l… instagr.am/p/Cbz8QTBL878/

North Star YA Award 2021-2022 nominee: THE INHERITANCE GAMES by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Published by Little Brown and Company, 376 pages. Avery is plucked from a life where she is barely surviving to being the heir to a major fortune. The enormous house … instagr.am/p/Cbyli69Mz5M/

North Star YA Award 2021-2022 nominee: FELIX EVER AFTER by Kacen Callender. Published by Balzer+Bray, 354 pages. Felix Love has never been in love, and recognizes the irony of his name. He has a best friend, Ezra, and an enemy-ish, Declan. When he is cr… instagr.am/p/Cbyk9njMskI/