A fraction of Wes’s brain wants to finally tell Nico. Confess everything. But what good will it do him? His life’s collapsing. And telling Nico how confused he is about his future and being an adult, how he’s splintering now that his home is being taken away, and that he’s mind-numbingly in love with Nico won’t solve anything.
Wes Hudson excels at two things: slacking off at his job, and pining after his best friend. This summer is going to change everything.
The Summer of Everything: Meet Ella, Zay, Anna + Coop
This summer, Ella wants to chew gum and destroy boys’ hearts. Zay wants to study hard to get into a good college. Anna wants to kickback and soak up the sun. Coop wants to build his social media empire.
Instead, they’ll spend the summer trying to save their local independent bookstore.
He likes… Making lists, comic books, Green Lantern (preferably John Stewart), tea, his job at Once Upon a Page, ‘90s music, his best friend Nico Alvarez
He hates… Corporate coffeeshops, helping his brother, thinking about the future, his mom’s books, people flirting with Nico Alvarez
YALSA, a division of the American Library Association, develops the list each year in conjunction with its young adult blogging team to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and reader’s advisory purposes.
HOW TO BE REMY CAMERON is a story about overcoming the labels that try to define our lives. It was an Amazon #1 bestseller and received a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard seal of approval.
We’re clearing Hopper Street, headed home. I’m the navigator. Ian’s humming ’80s songs. Between us, Willow marches, wide-eyed, already dreaming of the sugar overdose she’s about to experience after Mom investigates every piece of candy.
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I’m absolutely in love with this artwork @inkandowl did for How to Be Remy Cameron! I can’t get over how he perfectly captured Remy, Ian, and Willow’s costumes; the joy on Willow’s face from making a killing trick-or-treating; Ian’s expression and Remy realizing, “Oh no, this guy is hot and kind of perfect.” Everything about this is adorable and I couldn’t be happier.
Please, if you share/repost the artwork, credit TJ Ryan. You can also give him a follow: @inkandowl@quinndreaming
[…] I don’t know what’ll happen in six months. Or tomorrow. But I can’t change the past. Neither can you. And we can’t stay here hoping the world will make things happen for us. It’s time to let go. Move on.”
I’m so grateful that my next YA book, RIGHT WHERE I LEFT YOU, will be published by Viking/Penguin in Spring 2022. Can’t wait for everyone to meet Isaac, Diego, Davi, and all the other characters in Isaac’s journey.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! this year i’m planning on doing at least one piece of art for every novel i read, starting with the one i finished this week: an enchantment of ravens by margaret robinson. i LOVED it, and i’m planning on doing more fanart soon!
Finally finished my commission of Luke and Elliot from In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan, one of my favourite books I’ve read this year and definitely one of my favourite YA books I’ve read ever (and if you want to read about why this book is so great, you can read my review of it here)
This book is incredible and I adore the protagonist and I was so glad I got paid to draw them and even though I had to scrap the colours about 4 times before they finally worked out, I’m so, so happy with the result! This is my kind of rainbow vomit :D
Gotta say, the Tusk Love thing made me laugh a lot, so I made a singular page of if such a thing would be a graphic novel. Also, has orcs in it. (well, half orc-half supermodel in my case)
(Not really related to books, but) I want to seriously thank the vocal YA authors in my life like Marie Lu, Victoria Aveyard, Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, Tahereh Mafi, and I’m certain their are others. Because of these authors, not only in the badass characters and stories they write about standing up for what’s right, but in real life on their own platforms, they constantly stand up for minorities and justice.
It’s because of authors like these that I’ve become much more politically active and will stand up tall, not on the sidelines for my friends and fellow people.
There is a lot of hate and injustice in the world, and these authors are not afraid to use their platforms to stand up for the right things and encourage their fans to.
If any of them somehow read this, I want you to know: it’s working. We’re marching with you. We’re listening to you. Thank you for helping us find our voices.
This is so true, especially in the toxic political climate the whole world seems to have been pulled down to.
We read these books, and we learn so much more than just “waiting for a man.”
We learn how to treat others; how to stand for what we believe, and how to have courage, even in the face of uncertainty and fear.
So, I salute you, YA authors, for doing what you do, and being so much more than just writers.
