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Best YA Books of June!

Submitted by lpeugh on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 11:59am

 

These fun reads are perfect to keep you occupied by the pool or at the beach!

Messy (Hardcover)

By Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316098298
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Published: Poppy, 6/2012
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The sequel to Cocks' and Morgan's fabulous YA debut is just as smart, snarky, and witty as their famous blog, Go Fug Yourself. If you are looking for a beach read with bite, "Messy" is the book for you!

Just Flirt (Hardcover)

By Laura Bowers
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780374355159
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 6/2012
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Bower's fun read about flirting - and the fun/disastrous consequences it can bring - is enjoyable and has a positive, unexpectedly feminist message. I loved it and so will teen girls!

A Midsummer's Nightmare (Hardcover)

By Kody Keplinger
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316084222
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Published: Poppy, 6/2012
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Kody Keplinger's writing is always smart, witty, and a spot-on teen voice. When it comes to reliable and relatable teen angst, Keplinger is the best! Her newest book, about a teen adjusting to a brand-new step-family (including a stepbrother she has a "history" with), is fun, snarky, and true. A great crossover book!

Smart Girls Get What They Want (Hardcover)

By Sarah Strohmeyer
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780061953408
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Published: Balzer + Bray, 6/2012
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Smart girls will love Strohmeyer's newest read - it's fun and frothy and gives intelligent girls the credit they deserve! Here's hoping this author continues to write YA and I'm sure her teen readers will agree!

Zoe Letting Go (Hardcover)

By Nora Price
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781595144669
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Published: Razorbill, 6/2012
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Fans of Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls should check out Zoe Letting Go, which also illustrates the pain and destructiveness of eating disorders. An important read for teens, parents, and teachers!

My Life in Black and White (Hardcover)

By Natasha Friend
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780670013036
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Published: Viking Juvenile, 6/2012
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Friend's newest reminded me a lot of Deenie, the classic by Judy Blume: a teen who has always been singled out as "the pretty one" by her mother suffers some form of disfigurement (in this case, a car accident) and doesn't know how to form an identity outside of her looks. Friend also explores other issues, such as a friendship poisoned by envy and guys who aren't what you think they are. I enjoyed My Life in Black and White and I know teens will too!

Tokyo Heist (Hardcover)

By Diana Renn
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780670013326
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Published: Viking Juvenile, 6/2012
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Tokyo Heist is a smart, fun mystery with classic art and manga thrown in - and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Teens will love this whodunit that takes place in Seattle and Japan, and so will adults!

Burn Mark (Hardcover)

By Laura Powell
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781599908434
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Published: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 6/2012
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Powell's impressive debut, about modern-day witches and the witch-hunts that follow, had me hooked from page one! A tale of adventure, intrigue, politics, and romance, Burn Marks is sure to be a crossover hit - and prompt lots of interesting discussions among its readers!