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Kelly departs for maternity leave a few days early, so Hey YA gives an early welcome to its new interim co-host, Book Riot’s own Tirzah Price! Tirzah and Hannah already co-host the Read Harder podcast, part of Book Riot’s InsidEars perks, so they recommend a number of YA books that hit many of the Read Harder challenge tasks. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show Notes Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore Miss Meteor by Anna-Marie McLemore and Tehlor Kay Mejía The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph Fighter in Velvet Gloves by Annie Boochever and Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr. Blessing’s Bead by Debby Dahl Edwardson Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan Colorful by Eto Mori Hey YA episode on books in translation Queer, There, and Everywhere by Sarah Prager The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle Pittman The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Hey YA: Extra Credit with Crystal Maldonado I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor A Universe of Wishes edited by Dhonielle Clayton 1000 Beginnings and Endings edited by Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman Make It Messy by Marcus Samuelsson with Veronica Chambers Notes from a Young Black Chef: YA Edition by Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer Castle in the Clouds by Kerstin Gier XOXO by Axie Oh Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle Soaring Earth by Margarita Engle Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw Strangers Assume My Girlfriend is My Nurse by Shane Burcaw Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest Hey YA: Extra Credit episode with Kristina Forest Charming As a Verb by Ben Philippe Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork The Babysitters’ Coven by Kate Williams Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger and Rovina Cai Sign up for Book Riot Insiders for even more Read Harder content. Find Tirzah on Twitter and Instagram. Find Hannah on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices