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Top 30 Young Adult Blogs and Websites to Follow

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Kayla King, Blog Manager
News & Updates

Young Adult Books Central Named One of the Best Young Adult Book Blogs on the Web!

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Today we are excited to share the news that YABC has been named the 2nd best Young Adult Book Blog on the web, coming in just behind Epic Reads! We know without the amazing stories authors share with the world we wouldn't be able to do what we do. But...
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FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: The Key: The Eight Pillars of Timbuktu by Amira Rasayon + Giveaway (US/Canada)

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Hi, YABCers! Today we're super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for THE KEY: THE EIGHT PILLARS OF TIMBUKTU by Amira Rasayon, releasing on August 8, 2018 . Before we get to the cover, here's a no...
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Giveaway: EBB AND FLOW (US and Canada)

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Ebb and Flow (US and Canada) by: Heather Smith Release Date: April 3, 2018 Publisher: Kids Can Press About the Book: One summer, after a long plane ride and a rotten bad year I went to Grandma Jo’s. ...
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Author Chat with Jesse Andrews (MunMun), Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with Jesse Andrews , author of  MunMun .   Read on for more about Jesse and his book, plus a giveaway!   Meet  Jesse Andrews !    Jesse Andre...
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Giveaway: SEARCHING (US Only)

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Searching (A Prequel to the Starlight Chronicles) (US Only) by: C. S. Johnson Release Date: December 31, 2017 Publisher: C.S. Johnson About the Book: Long before she took up the title of Starry Knigh...
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Author Chat with Amy Trueblood and Gwen C. Katz (Nothing But Sky & Among The Red Stars) Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with Amy Trueblood and Gwen C Katz , authors of  Nothing But Sky & Among The Red Stars .   Read on for more about Amy & Gwen and their book, plus a givea...
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Lexa Hillyer (Winter Glass), Plus Giveaway!!

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Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a give...
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