Welcome back for our fourth episode of Between the Lines! In this episode we discuss our current reads, our favorite debut YA authors and their books, the Richmond Public Library's YAVA Award, and a new book to screen adaptation.

Hosts:

-Jenn Deuell, Young Adult Coordinator @ Richmond Public Library

-Barbara Haas, School Media Specialist @ Richmond Public Schools

-Ameenah 6th grader @ River City Middle School

Books discussed:

The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein (Published in 2020 by Penguin Teen)

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan (Published in 2005 by Miramax Books)

Brotherhood by A.B. Westrick (Published in 2013 by Viking)

The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden (Published in 2018 by Sky Pony Press)

Most Likely (Most Likely #1) by Sarah Watson (Published in 2020 by Poppy)

These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1) by Chloe Gong (Published in 2020 by Margaret K. McElderry Books)

The Disasters by M.K. England (Published in 2018 by HarperCollins)

Other references:

Richmond Public Library's YAVA Award - https://rvalibrary.org/events/yava/

Music credit:

Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: 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@richmondgov.com or Barbara Haas at bhaas2@rvaschools.net