Remember when there wasn't literature for young teens? This Gen X #youngteenlit advocate went from Judy Blume to Flowers in the Attic. I did love Lois Duncan's books, but I don't remember much else that was written for me. What you read in 7th and 8th grades? #yalit #genx #millenials #genz
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Release day: "Sparky of Bunker Hill" 1930s cozy noir mysteries 1 - 3. Includes new 1920s Hollywood short mystery! Sparky's a street-wise kid tackling crime in gritty LA & glamorous Hollywood. Fun for all ages.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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It was wonderful to see so many #youngteenlit supporters at #AASL25! Our poster is up until Saturday—stop by to get a sticker and a postcard!
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October 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Happy to see a pamphlet at the @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
booth at #aasl25 dedicated to grades 6-9! When I asked them for some #youngteenlit, they had two books ready for me. Murder mystery and a novel written in notes! #itstimeforyoungteenlit
booth at #aasl25 dedicated to grades 6-9! When I asked them for some #youngteenlit, they had two books ready for me. Murder mystery and a novel written in notes! #itstimeforyoungteenlit
October 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Christina is looking forward to seeing everyone at #AASL25 during the poster sessions! Come visit her Thursday 1-3 pm to get a #youngteenlit sticker and postcard.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Thank you for recognizing the gap and offering suggested books for young teens. We welcome younger YA books, especially murder mysteries, horror &humor! sites.prh.com/pyrmiddlesch... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @penguinteen.bsky.social #youngteenlit #yalit #tlsky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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1932-A gourmet cannibal is loose. Unlikely #amateursleuth 11-year-old Sparky is on the case. "The Cannibal Caper: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" is fun for tweens to grownups! Amazon average 4.6 stars!
#sparkyofbunkerhill #cannibalcaper #rosalindbarden #youngteenlit #cozymystery #bookstoread #book
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December 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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My books are YA mysteries but they’re also about the power of music & stories in the face of authoritarian bans. 🎸🎨📚
#historicalfiction #yabooks #youngteenlit #author #tlsky #censorship #mgbooks
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August 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Unfortunately the covers and 12 year old protagonists of MG are not working for my 7th and 8th graders. I would love to see a new category specifically for young teens. It’s just a different mentality in middle school #youngteenlit
November 19, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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Please can we have a day of #youngteenlit for our middle schoolers (and 9th graders)? @slj.com
This looks like a fantastic event, but we’re wondering where is the Middle Grade Magic for the 13-15 year olds? We serve ages 11-15 in our middle schools. #itstimeforyoungteenlit #mglit #tlsky #skybrarians
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January 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Character dossier for Back in the USSR: HARRISON GEORGE
Embark on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.
#yabooks #youngteenlit #author #kidlit #booksky #tlsky
Character dossier for Back in the USSR: HARRISON GEORGE
Embark on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.
#yabooks #youngteenlit #author #kidlit #booksky #tlsky
May 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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“Coal Dust and Dreams” by M.J. Evans: It's a hard life for Bethan & her horse in South Wales coal mines before WWII, but she has dreams. For tweens to grown-ups who love horse stories. Please see my Goodreads review www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#horsebooks #youngteenlit #mjevans #rosalindbarden
#horsebooks #youngteenlit #mjevans #rosalindbarden
May 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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May 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Searching for a book for 13-15 yr old boys? Try SHADOWED by Carl Deuker. Short chapters, intense descriptions of basketball games, a tragic decision that leaves Nate haunted by shadows. Finally, a MG book starting in grade 9 highlighting male friendship on/off the court #youngteenlit #tlsky #mglit
January 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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GAME CHANGER by Tommy Greenwald has got it all: high school characters; a controversy swirling around alleged football hazing; told in verse, interview, text, social media, and news article; all in a cool 287 pages. We need more #youngteenlit like this.
December 10, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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Keep sharing your #youngteenlit! Couldn’t agree more about needing “non-cringe covers”….
I recommend these to 7th-9th graders all the time. They’re short, funny, have great 15yo-ish narrators, realistic young teen situations and non-cringe covers. We need more books like these. #youngteenlit
February 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Another reason why we need #youngteenlit written for ages 12-15, not for 10 and up.
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Thank you for saying this! This is exactly my experience in a middle school library. We are also in need of higher Lexile reading (these books are 550L-750L range). Most of our middlers should be reading at least 1000L (according to bands). We need more text complexity while being age-appealing!
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Thank you, @rosalindbarden.bsky.social, for bringing attention to the need for a new category called #youngteenlit!
Are your books between middle grade & young adult? Thanks to @youngteenlit.bsky.social for suggesting #youngteenlit
(But adult #cozymysteryreaders also enjoy my Sparky mysteries!)
#uppermiddlegrade
#middlegradetweenbooks
#youngteenlitmysteries
#tweenmysterybooks
#sparkyofbunkerhill
#rosalindbarden
(But adult #cozymysteryreaders also enjoy my Sparky mysteries!)
#uppermiddlegrade
#middlegradetweenbooks
#youngteenlitmysteries
#tweenmysterybooks
#sparkyofbunkerhill
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December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Announcing...our Young Teen Lit website! Visit us here to learn about our criteria for YTL and how to contact us. www.youngteenlit.com
#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #MGLit #KidLit #skybrarians #EduSky #schoolibrarians #schoollibraries
#youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #MGLit #KidLit #skybrarians #EduSky #schoolibrarians #schoollibraries
We are Young Teen Lit
What is Young Teen Lit?
www.youngteenlit.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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What does #YoungTeenLit look like? We’ve started a list of new titles mixed with tried-and-true favorites from our school libraries. What titles for ages 12-15 that hit our criteria are we missing here so we can grow our list to help MG librarians?
#tlsky #skybrarians #mglit #kidlit #schoollibrarian
#tlsky #skybrarians #mglit #kidlit #schoollibrarian
January 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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At last a romance for young teens! Parvin is a 9th grader who is dumped before high school even starts. Does she have to be demure for someone to like her? Includes Iranian-American identity, friendship, surviving high school & tons of HUMOR #youngteenlit #itstimeforyoungteenlit #mglit
November 22, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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What to hand to the kid who finished the MILES MORALES books? Try BOY 2.0 by @traceybaptiste.bsky.social When 13 yr old Coal moves to a new foster home, a traumatic experience makes him realize...he can turn invisible! His quest for knowledge will keep readers on edge of seat.
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June 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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We had a great time chatting with @slupodcast.bsky.social about the origins and the importance of #youngteenlit! Here’s a sneak peek.
#edusky #tlsky #skybrarians #mglit #kidlit #yalit #schoollibrarian #teenlibrarian #middleschoollibrarian #itstimeforyoungteenlit
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Don’t miss this important conversation with #itstimeforyoungteenlit founding #librarians of @youngteenlit.bsky.social #youngteenlit
July 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Updated my book blog with The Bletchley Riddle by @rutasepetys.bsky.social and Steve Sheinkin omsbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-... #youngteenlit
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepytus and Steve Sheinkin
Historical fiction and mystery are expertly combined in this fast-paced book set in the summer of 1940. It begins with Lizzie on a ship bo...
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January 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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