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YA Must List chart

10. Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy Frank

This starkly moving and originally written novel explores the complex relationship between two girls sharing a hospital room, and a mysterious disease, who couldn’t be more different from one another.


9. Young & Hungry

This one’s a no-brainer, because critically gorgeous crooner Jesse McCartney is returning, we hope to stay this time. We are young and hungry to keep watching this show as long as it’s on the air!


8. Some Boys by Patty Blount

The lauded author of Send is back with another heartwrenching and emotionally complicated love story about a victimized girl who feels lost and alone, and the boy who dares to find her.

 

7. I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister by Amélie Sarn

Publication of the English translation, by Y. Maudet, of Amélie Sarn’s 2008 French novel tells the story of two Muslim sisters at odds with the world, and each other. Against incredible odds, one of them must come to terms with the harshest of realities.


6. Nicki Minaj’s single “Anaconda”

It is unclear why Nicki has delayed the release of her single “Anaconda”, but we know it’s happening on Monday. Will it be a team-up with Beyonce? And what it is with that insanely explicit cover art? It is Nicki, after all…


5. Into the Storm

Forget Twister. This pulse-pounding action thriller makes disaster look anything but natural, with killer tornados out to get terrified country folk galore.

 

4. TMNT

They’re baaaack!! Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo are back in a big budget blockbuster kinda way, along with a hot new April O’Neil: none other than smokin’ Megan Fox.

 

3. Pretty Little Liars

What else can possibly happen to this bunch, especially Hanna? As Season 5 slowly winds down—or up—to its conclusion, we have left episode 100 behind to take on bigger, better and far more scandalous things.


2. Teen Wolf

We can’t get enough of TW, and right now we have lots and lots of questions. Can Kate trust Peter? Now that Stiles and company are one step closer with the third key, what happens next? And what should Scott do with all that cash?


1. Opposition by Jennifer Armentrout (Lux #5)

The Lux series has kept YA readers and beyond enraptured, especially with talk of Obsidian being fast tracked into development as a film. Now, the series gets its fifth installment, with the fate of every last human on earth hanging in the balance.

 

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Top Ten Things to Be Excited About This Week
1. Teen Wolf

At the end of last season we saw a death an exit that left us eagerly anticipating the return of season 4. After a long wait, it’s finally back an with a bigger bite than ever. The first ep of the season takes place in Mexico and we’ll see everyone reacting to their grief in different ways over the course of the first couple of episodes. Don’t miss it!

 

2. Transformers 4: The Age of Extinction

This franchise is truly unstoppable. Transformers 4: The Age of Extinction is the newest one in the series and is sure to make a real killing at the box office. Nicola Peltz gets to stretch her feature chops in this one, alongside Mark Wahlberg, Kelsey Grammer and more.


3. Young & Hungry

With a tag line like “Believe in Your Selfie” how can you not love this show already? Emily Osment starts as a young tech entrepreneur in the newest ABC Family show that’s sure to occupy DVR space all summer long. Ashley Tisdale produces.

 

4. The Stepsister’s Tale

The Stepsister’s Tale takes a new look at a beloved story in a similar way to Wicked as it reexamines the Wizard of Oz. This stunning page turner will have everyone buzzing and reading all summer long.

 

5. Mystery Girls

In one of the most anticipated reunions of the summer, Mystery Girls follows Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth as they try their hand out at “detectiving.” The show is already garnering rave reviews, and with talent like this it’s easy to see why.

 

6. Maid of Secrets

The first book in the hotly tracked Maids of Honor series, Jennifer McGowan weaves together a compelling tale of royalty, coming of age, crime and running for your life. This one will have you turning pages long into the night, especially for fans of period fiction.

 

7. Trigga – Trey Songz
This new album, the sixth studio album for Trey Songz, has been a long time coming. He recorded over 60 songs in the process and now it’s finally ready to drop, with the best of the bunch comprising the track list. This will be on charts well into the summer and fall.

 

8. Drowned

The first book in her series, Drowned announces Nichola Reilly as one to watch. Reminiscent of Scorpio Races and other fable like tales, Drowned takes you to lands far away and through trials unknown in a thrilling tale of survival and redemption.

 

9. Pretty Little Liars

We can’t get enough of our Liars. With Ali back on the scene and Shana fully OUT of the scene, we’re loving the week-to-week unfolding of the real A. Each week is better than the last.

 

10 .Under the Dome

Under The Dome is finally back! After a long hiatus, the tense sci-fi series resumes it’s summer tenure. There’s sure to be more mystery, romance and intrigue…especially as tensions rise as the Monarch Queen mystery unravels.