Weekly YA Round-up: September 10 – 16, 2016

Hey guys! In case you missed the links we’ve tweeted and the news we shared lately, here’s this week’s YA Round-up! From YA tackling Sept. 11, to a great list of groundbreaking YA novels, we’ve got a bunch of interesting links just for you!

News:

• Princeton launches online Soviet children’s library, from The Calvert Journal
• These Young Adult Novels Are In the Running for a National Book Award, by Emma Cueto, from Bustle
• Booklovers Gather for Anderson’s 13th Annual YA Conference, from Chicago Tribune
• Renowned Author Richard Peck Coming to Northbrook, from Chicago Tribune

Features, Essays, and Interviews:

• Young adult authors stress importance of stories, by Zachary Reid, from Richmond Times Dispatch
• Young Adult Novels Need More Love Stories from the Boys’ Point-of-View, by Chris Vick, from Bustle
• Young adult fiction tackles topic of Sept 11, from The Straits Times

Lists:

• Challenge your perception with these 9 groundbreaking YA novels, by Tricia Ennis, from blastr
• Check Out 8 YA Superhero Series That Do Their Characters Justice, by Megan Peters, from comicbook

Events and Calls for Submissions:

• Fall 2016 Young Adult Scavenger Hunt [YASH] Sign-ups Officially Open
• Anderson’s 13th Young Adult Literature Conference: Registration Open