Sign Up: Spellbound by F.T. Lukens

Publication Date: April 4th, 2023 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Pages: 336 Genre: YA Fantasy Representation: Queer/LGBTQIA+ Link Synopsis: Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After. Edison

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Sign Up: Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

Publication Date: April 4th, 2023 Publisher: Simonteen Pages: 320 Genre: YA Contemporary Representation: Asian-American, Sapphic Link Synopsis: Perfect for fans of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Five Feet Apart, this tender solo debut by the coauthor of New York Times bestseller She Gets the Girl is a romantic ode to the strength of love and the power of choosing each

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Publication Date: March 21st, 2023 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguinteen Pages: 400 Genre: YA Contemporary Representation: Afghan-American Link Synopsis: Afghan-American Mafi’s sophomore year gets a whole lot more complicated when she accidentally exposes family secrets, putting her family back in Afghanistan in danger in this smartly written YA debut. Sixteen-year-old Mafi Shahin is well-aware that

Sign-Up: I will Find Your Again by Sarah Lyu

Publication Date: March 14th, 2023 Publisher: SimonTeen Pages: 304 Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller Representation: Asian-American/Asian, Queer/LGBTQIA+ Link Synopsis: All the Bright Places meets Ace of Spades in this smart, twisty teen thriller about a girl who can’t stop pushing herself to be the best—even after losing her best friend and the love of her life. Welcome to Meadowlark, Long

Tour Sign Ups: Rosewood by Sayantani DasGupta

Publication Date: March 7th, 2023 Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 320 Genre: YA Contemporary Representation: Asian/south Asian/mixed heritage Asian Link Synopsis: New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright and funny Sense and Sensibility retelling! Eila Das is used to following her head, rather than her heart. When she meets Rahul at Rosewood,

Tour Sign Ups: Discovery of the Five Senses by K.N. Smith

Publication Date: 9/15/21 Publisher: Self Published Pages: 340 Genre: YA Thriller/Mystery Links: Book Link Synopsis: Welcome or unwelcome. Fate has arrived. A suspenseful incident heightens the senses of five friends. Sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell become super-gifts that forever change the world. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their

Bookstagram Tour Sign-Ups: She’s a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran [CLOSED]

Publication Date: February 28th, 2023 Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 352 Genre: Paranormal YA Fantasy Representation: Vietnamese-American, Bisexual Link Synopsis: Jade Nguyen has always lied to fit in. She’s straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough – at least for this summer with her estranged father in Vietnam. Just five weeks of ignoring the quietly decaying French colonial

Tour Sign Ups: This Time it’s Real by Ann Liang [CLOSED]

Publication Date: February 7th, 2023 Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 352 Genre: YA Contemporary Representation: Chinese Link Synopsis: When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. Now she has the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, a career-launching internship opportunity

Tour Sign Ups: The Severed Thread by Leslie Vedder

Publication Date: February 7th, 2023 Publisher: PenguinTeen Pages: 384 Genre: Paranormal YA Fantasy Representation: Queer Link Synopsis: Which threads of fate will hold—and which will break? Clever, bookish Fi and her brash, ax-wielding partner Shane are back in this action packed sequel to the bestselling The Bone Spindle, the gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty retelling, perfect for fans of Sorcery

Tour Sign Ups: The Promise Boys by Nick Brooks [CLOSED]

Publication Date: January 31, 2023 Publisher: Macmillan Pages: 304 Genre: YA Mystery Representation: Black, Latinx Link Synopsis: The Urban Promise Prep School vows to turn boys into men. As students, J.B., Ramón, and Trey are forced to follow the prestigious “program’s” strict rules. Extreme discipline, they’ve been told, is what it takes to be college