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YA Diversity Book Club: First Anniversary Perks

July 30, 2015 by Sandie 4 Comments

YA Diversity Book Club: First Anniversary Perks

This month marks the first anniversary of the YA Diversity Book Club. A year ago, Kristina at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, Kristan at We Heart YA and I launched the YA Diversity Book Club together to promote diversity in young adult literature and read/recommend diverse titles to our readers. We are thrilled… 

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YA Diversity Book Club: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

May 22, 2015 by Sandie 5 Comments

YA Diversity Book Club: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Welcome to the May edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers: Kristina at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read debut author Becky Albertalli’s adorable contemporary romance “Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda”… 

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YA Diversity Book Club: My Heart and Other Black Holes Discussion

February 27, 2015 by Sandie 2 Comments

YA Diversity Book Club: My Heart and Other Black Holes Discussion

Welcome to the seventh edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers: Kiki at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read debut author Jasmine Warga’s poignant contemporary novel “My Heart and Other Black Holes,”… 

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10 Diverse Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2015

January 2, 2015 by Sandie 3 Comments

10 Diverse Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2015

Lucy at The Reading Date came up with a great idea to share our most anticipated #WeNeedDiverseBooks titles for 2015. Diana and I are together for our last night of our holiday family reunion, so we came up with 10 books with diverse authors or themes that we’re excited to read this year. 1. The… 

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YA Diversity Book Club: Favorite LGBT Themed Novels

November 20, 2014 by Sandie 4 Comments

YA Diversity Book Club: Favorite LGBT Themed Novels

Welcome to the fifth edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers: Kiki at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read Sara Farizan’s sophomore novel “Tell Me How a Crush Should Feel,” a contemporary… 

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YA Diversity Book Club: Lies We Tell Ourselves Discussion

October 30, 2014 by Sandie 3 Comments

YA Diversity Book Club: Lies We Tell Ourselves Discussion

Welcome to the fourth edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers: Kiki at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read debut author Robin Talley‘s historical novel “Lies We Tell Ourselves,” an unforgettable story… 

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Diversity Book Club: Like No Other by Una LaMarche Discussion

July 24, 2014 by Sandie 8 Comments

Diversity Book Club: Like No Other by Una LaMarche Discussion

Welcome to the launch of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers: Kristina aka Kiki at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, and Kristan at We Heart YA. Back in May, after the big push for the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign, I started to complain to… 

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Brilliant YA Books About Latino Teens

May 6, 2014 by Sandie 6 Comments

Brilliant YA Books About Latino Teens

We are so sad we missed the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign last week. I was out of town speaking at the Mom 2.0 Summit, and Diana and I never got it together to contribute to the social media campaign. But hey, it’s never too late to express why we need diverse books, so this week instead of… 

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Celebrate the Civil Rights Movement Blog Tour: I Have a Dream

August 26, 2013 by Sandie Leave a Comment

Celebrate the Civil Rights Movement Blog Tour: I Have a Dream

Diana and I are honored to be part of Random House’s Celebrate the Civil Rights Movement Blog Tour in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Although we usually write about young adult novels and authors, we feel particularly compelled to share this book, because our great-uncle Ivan McRae, Sr. was present… 

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Hello fellow book lovers! Teen Lit Rocks is run by Sandie Chen, a professional book reviewer and film critic. Our contributors are all adult women (librarians, educators, mothers) hailing from across the U.S. and Canada who love to read YA. We support diversity in teen literature and can't wait to discuss our recommendations with you.

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