This is Season 2, Episode 12 of BeTWEEN the Lines! In this episode we talk about our current YA reads, our favorite historical fiction novels, and some YA news!

Hosts: Jenn Deuell, Young Adult Coordinator @ Richmond Public Library; Barbara Haas, School Media Specialist @ Richmond Public Schools, Cyrus, 6th grader @ Midlothian Middle School

Books discussed:

1:45 The Chosen One: A First-Generation Ivy League Odyssey by Echo Brown (Christy Ottaviano Books, 2022)

8:33 The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot #1) by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016)

11:00 Junk Boy by Tony Abbott (Katherine Tegen Books, 2020)

15:58 Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand (Delacorte Press, 2014)

19:26 I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys (Penguin, 2022)

24:10 Allies by Alan Gratz (Scholastic Press, 2019)

24:16 Ground Zero by Alan Gratz (Scholastic Press, 2021)

25:39 Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko (Wendy Lamb Books, 2015)

Other references:

Unbroken (Legendary Pictures, 2014)

Elliot Page is Writing a Memoir (Teen Vogue, February 18, 2022)

Music credit: Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkoramaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

If you are interested in middle school and interested in serving as a guest co-host on one of our episodes, please contact Jenn Deuell at jennifer.deuell@rva.gov or Barbara Haas at bhaas2@rvaschools.net