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The YA Must List chart


1. PLL (mid-season finale)

While we wont get all answers, hopefully some things will get brought to light in the mid-season finale of Pretty Little Liars. We’re hoping for a resolution on the Haleb front as well as some Allison answers. Don’t miss it!

 

2. As Above So Below

If you love horror, don’t miss As Above So Below. Archeology and history have never been so frightening!

 

3. One Death, Nine Stories

Fans of If I Stay will love this work from Marc Aronson. The collection of short stories will touch anyone ever affected by loss.


4. Finding Carter

Finding Carter is our new obsession and it should be yours, too. The drama is just beginning and we’re getting deeper into the mix of Carter’s world.

 

5. Mystery Girls (Season Finale)

The funniest new programming addition to ABC Family is winding down it’s first season. Don’t miss the finale as Holly and Charley’s hijinks reach new heights.

 

6. Ariana Grande – My Everything

The newest album from Grande showcases a more mature, lyrical side. It’s Ariana’s time…as evidenced by My Everything.

 

7. Rumble

Fans of The Giver will love Ellen Hopkins’ newest effort, Rumble. Rumble offers a new faith centric look at the YA genre.


8. Basement Jaxx – Junto

Basement Jaxx is back with a new sound on Junto. The duo rose to fame with their signature sound but this album will bring in a whole new audience.

 

9. The Island of Excess Love (Love in the Time of Global Warming #2)

YA master Francesca Lia Block is back with her newest effort, The Island of Excess Love. Weetzie Bat fans and fans of Block in general are sure to not be disappointed.

 

10. Play Me Backwards

Subversive, thrilling and unexpected Play Me Backwards is a book for people who don’t LOVE books, but also one for people who do. Don’t miss this book that can’t be described as anything short of amazing.


the-ya-must-list

YA Must List chart

 

1. Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard

The epic conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy has everything you could want in a book and more. Supernatural forces, romance, mysterious cities and more combine in this stunning ending to the triology.

 

2. Very Good Girls

An all-star cast includes Elizabeth Olsen, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Dustin Hoffman and Sissy Spacek in this coming of age dramedy. Elizabeth Olson stars across her real life fiancé, Boyd Holbrook who may have the breakout performance of the movie.

 

3. Welcome to the Dark House by Laurie Faria Stolarz

In this horror-thriller-mystery, tropes of horror genres will be explored, nightmares will become real and nothing is as it seems in Welcome To The Dark House.

 

4. PLL

Pretty Little Liars continues to heat up the summer schedule with twists and turns abounding. We can’t turn it off and you shouldn’t either.

 

5. Step Up: All In

This chapter of the franchise brings together fan favorites like Brianna Evigan, Alyson Stoner, Ryan Guzman and more…and this time they’re headed to Las Vegas to dance it out in the desert! Don’t miss it.

 

6. Dissonance by Erica O’Rourke

What would you do if every one of your choices created an alternate reality? That’s what Dissonance aims to explore in the first book of this ambitious series by Erica O’Rourke.

7. Hercules

Brett Ratner and The Rock combine forces on this fiery retelling of the epic legend of Hercules. It’s got the potential to shed new light on the crazy story and bring a new legion of fans into the fold. Joseph Fiennes, John Hurt and Rebecca Ferguson also star.

 

8. So You Think You Can Dance

One of the most Emmy decorated shows of all time, So You Think You Can Dance is blowing up the airwaves and our hearts along with it.

 

9. Uncaged by John Sanford & Michelle Cook

A stunning new YA series set in the world of Hackers, Uncaged is unlike anything you’ve ever read before.  We can’t put this one down.

 

10.  The Fosters

The Fosters is better than ever this summer. Don’t miss what’s happening with the gang as more secrets get unleashed every week.