Weekly YA Round-up: October 21 – 28, 2016

Hey guys! The round-up’s a day late, and there are only a few articles we’re covering – which sounds sad, but there’s a lot of great news and stuff to look at down below! Check them out to know what’s up in YA recently! See you next week!

News:

• Schoolgirls with autism share experiences in Young Adult novel, by Amelia Hill, for The Guardian
• Los Altos High librarian pens humorous YA novel, by Traci Newell, for Lost Altos Town Crier
• Twenty-three UK authors in running for 2017 Astrid Lindgren memorial award, by Alison Flood, for The Guardian
• YA companion novel explores issues of gender, identity, by Dana Brigandi, for Sun-Gazette
• Local author dreams up a teen with the power to pause in her new YA novel, ‘Hold,‘ by Lindsay Christians, for The Cap Times

Essays, Features, Interviews, and Lists:

• The Bookshelf: YA Novelist Chelsea Philpot, by Peter Biello, for New Hampshire Public Radio
• In Our Schools: YA author shares story with Cerro Villa students, from The Orange County Register
• Help Name the New Young Adult Category at the Hugo Awards, by Dan Van Winkle, for The Mary Sue