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Teen Thursday Top YA of 2023

In no particular order, there are my top 5 Young Adult books from 2023. For full reviews, check out Teen Thursday on our Youth Services Facebook page at facebook.com/kclibraryyouth

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  • America Redux

    Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History

    Aberg-Riger, Ariel,
    A fun and unique way to read about history, great for visual learners. The book covers a wide range of topics, some that are familiar and some that are not.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
  • Set in a dystopian America, girls are not allowed to go anywhere without a chaperone.
    Book, 2023Naperville, Ilinois : Sourcebooks Fire, [2023]
  • Iyanu

    Child of Wonder. Volume Three

    Okupe, Roye,
    Iyanu, a child born with powers she does not yet understand, sets off with her new friends on a journey that will change the course of all mankind.
    Graphic Novel, 2023Milwaukie, Oregon : Dark Horse Books, 2023.
  • Runaway twins Edie and Violet Bond have found a new life working in a traveling Spiritualism show; but when young women start disappearing all around them, they may need to come out of the shadows.
    Book, 2022New York : Union Square & Co., [2022]
  • After coming out to his religious mother, Connor finds himself taken from his bed and dropped in a camp meant to "cure" him, where it quickly becomes clear that no one is safe.
    Book, 2020Mendota Heights, MN : Flux, 2020.
  • **Bonus Pick** Anna "Cleves" is still in love with her ex Henry, but after the death of another one of his girlfriends, she finds herself confronted with uncomfortable questions about what kind of person he really is. A retelling of King Henry the…
    Book, 2019Toronto : Ink Yard Press, [2019]