Show Notes
Kelly and Erica look back on 8 years of Hey YA, highlighting their favorite (and messy!) YA moments, their most memorable episodes, and some YA books they think deserve more attention.
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Memorable Moments:
Hey YA episode “Podcasting While Eating Chocolate Cake”
Hey YA episode “I See a Cat, I Like It”
How YA Twitter Took Down a Best-Seller Pretender
The Blues Traveler Story
The Worst Bestsellers Episode on Handbook for Mortals
“A History of Buying Books Onto the Bestseller List”
Hey YA episode "I'm Optimistic Because It Saved My Life"
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Books Discussed:
East by Edith Pattou
Frost by Marianna Baer
Invisible Son by Kim Johnson
The Suffragist’s Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
13 Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
Aya by Marguerite Abouet
The Cuffing Game by Lyla Lee
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