We hope everyone had a great time spending June immersed in YA lit all about survival!
If you’re new to #SummerofYA, you can find more information on the purpose of the virtual book club, the importance of YA Lit and our modes for discussion and connection over the course of our reading in our post from June.
At the end of the month, we will host a #SummerofYA Twitter chat to discuss our reading of July’s theme. However, we don’t want to wait until the end of the month to start sharing our thoughts about what we’re reading. We’d like to encourage all of you to use both the comment section of this post and Twitter as a means to facilitate discussion throughout July.
Now onto July’s theme!
July’s Theme: THE NEW NORMAL
What does the normal YA reader look like? What does it even mean to be normal in the first place?
Being a young adult brings with it many challenges, among these are figuring out who you are and where you fit into the world. During July, we will be reading books that honor all types of “normal” and reach all types of readers. All of our readers deserve books that they can connect with, which is why we will use this month to celebrate diversity and the “new normal.”
For July, we will have a spotlight genre; Realistic Fiction. Check out this awesome list of realistic fiction to help you get started with your July book choice.
You may also want to begin your search for realistic fiction that celebrates diversity by checking out authors such as Sharon Draper, Rainbow Rowell, David Levithan, John Green and Matt de la Peña.
Year of YA 