Join us and School Library Journal Thursday on August 22nd at the 13th annual SLJTeen Live! virtual event! Come hear about the latest and most exciting forthcoming titles for teens and tweens. Hear from YA authors, get advance copies of new and upcoming books from novels to graphic novels and more! Scroll down to get a sneak preview of which authors we’ll have at the event and other fun stuff we’ll have going on at the FREE event. Register now here.
10:55 – 11:40 AM ET | New Kids on the Block
Meet the freshest voices in YA literature as debut authors shine bright.
Clare Osongco, Midnights with You (Disney Publishing)
Barb Rosenstock, American Spirits: The Famous Fox Sisters and the Mysterious Fad that Haunted a Nation (Astra Books for Young Readers)
Kalela Williams, Tangleroot (Macmillan Children’s)
Bessie Flores Zaldívar, Libertad (Penguin Young Readers)
Moderator: Edi Campbell, Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University
1:25 – 2:10 PM ET | History, but Make It Teen
Travel through time with us, where historical fiction gets a youthful, fresh perspective.
Alena Bruzas, To the Bone (Penguin Young Readers)
Veronica Chambers, Ida, in Love and in Trouble (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Kim Johnson, The Color of a Lie (Random House Children’s Books)
Mason Stokes, All the Truth I Can Stand (Astra Books for Young Readers)
Moderator: TBD
3:40 – 4:25 PM ET | Heart Eyes Only
Feel the flutter of first loves and epic romances in our session dedicated to all things romantic.
Preeti Chhibber, Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot (Penguin Young Readers)
Morgan Matson, The Ballad of Darcy and Russell (Simon & Schuster)
Auburn Morrow, The Trial Period (Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group)
Emma K. Ohland, Here Goes Nothing (Lerner Publishing Group)
Moderator: Beth Atwater, Collection Development Librarian, Johnson County Library (KS)
4:30 – 5:00 PM ET | Closing Keynote
Prolific and award-winning YA author A. S. King chats about her forthcoming novel, Pick the Lock (Penguin Young Readers), a surreal tale of finding family — and oneself.
OTHER FUN RESOURCES NOT TO MISS!
Looking to modernize your class or library with books your teens want to read? Check out these timely reads that pair with classics!
Genre can be a great way to introduce and discuss big topics of social justice and more to teen readers. Get ideas on how to bring these genre reads and social justice to your class/library!
Bring the Printz Award-winning anthology into your class or library with the new educator guide. Get ideas for the whole collection or for each story!
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY STARTER WITH KRISTIN CASHORE!