I will be presenting about the need for #youngteenlit at the @michiganmasl.bsky.social 52nd Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 12. Want to attend the conference? Check out the details at the link below. www.mimasl.org/masl-52-conf...

Here are two pages of romance recommendations for your young teen fans of THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY to read next! We were delighted to be able to come up with so many #youngteenlit titles: there have been several romance books published in the past year with 8th-9th grade protagonists.

Remember when there wasn't literature for young teens? This Gen X #youngteenlit advocate went from Judy Blume to Flowers in the Attic. I did love Lois Duncan's books, but I don't remember much else that was written for me. What you read in 7th and 8th grades? #yalit #genx #millenials #genz

A1: Proud to serve on the state committee for MiSelf in Books! Michigan school librarians read, review, and publish annual list to amplify voices and make sure ALL readers can see themselves in books and on library shelves! #TLSkyChat www.mimasl.org/miself-in-bo...

Sports recommendations for young teens! Not every book here fits our 6 Criteria for #youngteenlit, but these are definitely old and new favorites in our MS media centers. Let us know what's missing here. Check out www.youngteenlit.com to access the doc. #itstimeforyoungteenlit #tlsky #skybrarians

At #AASL25, we launched new #youngteenlit genre lists. It was difficult trying to find mystery & horror to fill a page, and the list isn't perfect: 12 and 17 yr old characters, some long books, some with young covers, and a few on the edge of YA. What would you add? Download at www.youngteenlit.com

Happy to see a pamphlet at the @penguinschoollib.bsky.social booth at #aasl25 dedicated to grades 6-9! When I asked them for some #youngteenlit, they had two books ready for me. Murder mystery and a novel written in notes! #itstimeforyoungteenlit

It was wonderful to see so many #youngteenlit supporters at #AASL25! Our poster is up until Saturday—stop by to get a sticker and a postcard! #itstimeforyoungteenlit

Shout out in E341 and #youngteenlit with @overbooked.bsky.social and @medialoguer.bsky.social apple.co/3IKyupe #itstimeforyoungteenlit

Christina is looking forward to seeing everyone at #AASL25 during the poster sessions! Come visit her Thursday 1-3 pm to get a #youngteenlit sticker and postcard. @aaslala.bsky.social #itstimeforyoungteenlit

Disappointing to see the sparse options for #youngteens in the Sept issue of @slj.com. There has been a "Middle School" subsection in the YA reviews, but in September, there was NONE. In the Middle Grade reviews, 2 out of the 5 reviews had 8th grade characters, but both were reviewed for gr 5+. 🧵1/4

My undergrad English class on Young Adult Literature has just decreed Isaac Blum’s THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF HOODIE ROSEN meets the criteria for Young Teen Lit.... Thoughts? @youngteenlit.bsky.social

SWIPE to see some of the fantastic #youngteenlit romances that we've read recently and enjoyed. It feels like there are so many more options with characters ages 13-16! Thanks to @juliadevillers.bsky.social GF Miller and @arriwrites.bsky.social for writing books young teens will love.

Thank you for recognizing the gap and offering suggested books for young teens. We welcome younger YA books, especially murder mysteries, horror &humor! sites.prh.com/pyrmiddlesch... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @penguinteen.bsky.social #youngteenlit #yalit #tlsky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

I think a big reason that middle grade is struggling is that it tries, often unsuccessfully, to meet the needs of too wide an age range. Let’s let middle grade be unabashedly for 8-12 year olds and give us #youngteenlit for our 12-15 year olds #tlsky #mglit

While we firmly believe that young teens deserve a publishing category of their own, we noticed @publisherswkly.bsky.social aimed the spotlight on MG publishing. The interviewees echoed what we have been saying ad nauseum since spring 2024 (see our articles and podcasts at www.youngteenlit.com). 🧵

We're excited to announce that our #AASL25 poster session was accepted! Christina will be representing us in St. Louis during the poster presentations on October 16. Stop by to chat about #youngteenlit and learn how to support our movement. #tlsky #skybrarians #schoollibrarian #AASL2025

In terms of our six #youngteenlit criteria, Tommy Greenwald consistently knocks it out of the park: his newest THE RIGHT CALL is no exception. 15 yr old narrator, a compelling story about injuries in youth sports, less than 300 pages, eye-catching cover, multiple formats, and heavy on mass appeal.

This Judy Blume-inspired book about a 7th grader's first crush is both hilarious and wise and will be LOVED by young teens and by Gen X librarians and moms. It's on the younger end of #youngteenlit and recommended for collections serving middle schoolers. Thanks @kristinnilsen.bsky.social #tlsky

We're summer dreaming about what we'd love to have written and published. MSers want to read the books below, but some may not be developmentally ready for the content (since it was written for an older audience). We would love to see #youngteenlit comparable to the following. #tlsky #skybrarians

#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit @NealShusterman www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8kBuJNV/

For your mature 14-16 yr olds: PROMISE BOYS and UP IN SMOKE by Nick Brooks. Short chapters, multiple voices. Page-turning whodunits with 16 yr olds trying to prove a friend's innocence in the death of their principal (PB)/a woman at a BLM rally (UiS). CW👇 #youngteenlit @henryholtbooks.bsky.social

Nonfiction roundup: Radar and the Raft by Jeff Lantos is a gripping survival story. It’s also about scientific achievement, but I was there for learning how the Bell family survived a torpedo by a German U-boat. Highly recommended for teens #tlsky #youngteenlit #booksky @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Nonfiction roundup: The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival is a real gem. I’m recommending this book to everyone I know from middle school on up. Don’t miss this unforgettable graphic novel #tlsky #nonfiction #youngteenlit @melaniekoss.bsky.social

Nonfiction roundup: if you haven’t read The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming, go read it now. It’s an incredible World War II story about teenage girls in Britain who helped win the war by cracking codes. It’s a well-told story backed by fastidious research #youngteenlit #nonfiction #tlsky #booksky

Nonfiction roundup: compelling account of the Mt St Helens eruption backed by so much research. Great example of #nonfiction for young teens—fast-paced, death & destruction + survival & scientific advancement (cover=young but text is #youngteenlit) #booksky @rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social #mglit

Entertained myself in the car today listening to this good discussion of the gap in books for 12-15 year olds. #youngteenlit

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Learn how we started and where we're going with #youngteenlit on our podcast episode with @slupodcast.bsky.social! Librarians who work with ages 12-15 need to tune in for ideas on how to find and advocate for more Young Teen Lit. #tlsky #edusky #skybrarian #skybrarians #mglit #yalit

Looking forward to this! Jason Reynolds is one of our favorite #youngteenlit authors! #itstimeforyoungteenlit

Don’t miss this important conversation with #itstimeforyoungteenlit founding #librarians of @youngteenlit.bsky.social #youngteenlit

We had a great time chatting with @slupodcast.bsky.social about the origins and the importance of #youngteenlit! Here’s a sneak peek. #edusky #tlsky #skybrarians #mglit #kidlit #yalit #schoollibrarian #teenlibrarian #middleschoollibrarian #itstimeforyoungteenlit

Great question--books you read in your teens can stay with you for a lifetime #youngteenlit

Can’t wait to share a conversation with @youngteenlit.bsky.social founders and #schoollibrarians @medialoguer.bsky.social and @overbooked.bsky.social #episode 330 Friday, July 25!!! #tlsky #tlskchat

Young teens ask for murder mysteries ALL THE TIME. Here's one by @aprilhenry.bsky.social that is perfect for 7th-9th grades. After a plane crash Milan finds out that both her parents were murdered & that she may be next. Bonus—it's also a survival story! #youngteenlit @hachettechildrens.bsky.social

#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenbooks #middleschool #teacherlibrarians

Read Jennifer’s post about how all the YA books are about 17-20 year olds! Publishers we are desperate for books featuring younger teens. We are super grumpy too. Please please help us out! #youngteenlit

My obligatory B&N pre-order sale post! Promotion is live through today & tomorrow (code: PREORDER25), and if you haven't already read the first book in the action-packed duology (THE SHADOW ROAD), now would be a great time, as THE RAVENOUS SKY will be out in just three months! #kidlit #youngteenlit

Pinch me! Can’t believe I ran into two of the absolute icons of #youngteenlit at #alaac25 #tlsky Thank you Laurie Halse Anderson and Neal Shusterman for writing some of the finest books ever written for teens

It’s hard to find books that have 14-15 year old protagonists, and here’s one about a 14-year-old—Thanks Dusti Bowling! #youngteenlit #alaac25 @unionsquarekids.bsky.social #itstimeforyoungteenlit

Excited to meet the author and illustrator of Brownstone @samuelteer.bsky.social and @marjulia.bsky.social at #alaac25 Thanks for writing about a 14 year old! #youngteenlit #tlsky

This! Kids are intimidated by a “wall of text” —Erin Becker at #alaac25 talking about how she integrates messaging into her novel to make it more accessible to young teens #youngteenlit #tlsky @erindaydreams.bsky.social

At #alaac25 looking for #youngteenlit Especially looking for books about 14-15 year olds—here’s one that looks great for teens! It’s a graphic novel sports memoir by Amar Shah @amarshah.bsky.social

Books build empathy, and this genre-bender goes deep into the experience of transgender teens as they face off against actual demons bent on destroying them. It's an action-dystopian-horror-fantasy that's steeped in Jewish mythology, and it's totally #youngteenlit @kylelukoff.bsky.social #tlsky

What to hand to the kid who finished the MILES MORALES books? Try BOY 2.0 by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social When 13 yr old Coal moves to a new foster home, a traumatic experience makes him realize...he can turn invisible! His quest for knowledge will keep readers on edge of seat. #youngteenlit

And how much we need stories about preteen / middle school boys written by “own voices” authors! Especially BIPOC male authors!

20-30 years ago, YA was much shorter and had language and situations that were more appropriate for 8-10th graders. Think about Lois Duncan or Joan Lowery Nixon. Books have gotten longer and "grittier".

#youngteenlit presentation today at 11:10 at #glmasi25 12-15 year-olds need books! @overbooked.bsky.social @glma-inc.bsky.social

VERY excited to learn about Bridging the Gap in Teen Lit from the wonderful @michaelleali.bsky.social & an organization that’s new to me, @youngteenlit.bsky.social! #ABAchildrensinstitute

Looking for something to recommend to your young teens after they've inhaled THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY? Hand them KAT'S GREEK SUMMER by Mima Tipper. Kat is forced to spend her summer before 9th grade in Greece with family, but things turn around when she meets Theofilus. #youngteenlit