Here is the list of books Scholastic says schools can exclude. Sadly, Efren Divided is amongst them. Scholastic, please help us feel seen and valued, not excluded. Don't pander to those who wish to erase/marginalize us further. Scholastic docs.google.com/document/d/1X_…

📚GIVEAWAY!📷 We're SO excited that THE GRAY & HOW TO WIN A SLIME WAR are now out on audio—we're giving away a download of each to 1 randomly chosen reader! TO ENTER: Follow me & Mae Respicio ✨MAINLY UPDATES✨ Find me on Bluesky + RT/❤️/Comment on what you love about audiobooks. Tag a friend for an extra entry!

Wishing a totally awesome pub day to THE TOTALLY TRUE STORY OF GRACIE BYRNE by @shannontakaoka! It is a truly epic YA novel with rad blurbs from @alexgirlnyc Eva V. Gibson Chelsea Sedoti ShanaYoungdahl @jbmoffett1 @calladevlin Candlewick Press bookshop.org/p/books/the-to…

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Spotted in the wild! 👏🥳 ShanaYoungdahl Lindenwood College of Arts and Humanities

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ARC #giveaway! To enter please like, repost, and comment. A winner will be chosen randomly. (U.S. only.) #versenovel #YAbook #LatinxBook #CubanAmericanAuthor #wildlife #rewilding #LoveStory #conservationdog #mountainlion #California Simon Teen Diverse Verse

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Cover reveal! #ACatalogofBurntObjects by ShanaYoungdahl is the story of a girl struggling to figure out her estranged brother, a new love, and her own life just as wildfires beset her small California town. On shelves March, 2025!

Hey! you can preorder my new book AND the paperback of As Many Nows As I Can Get for 25% off until the 17th! Barnes & Noble

Just got the amazing news that THE FALLEN FRUIT is a USA TODAY Bestselling book! Woo hoo! Thank you so much to everyone for your support. It means so much to me!

Happy Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month! #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxBooks #LatineBooks #YAbooks #poetry #PictureBooks #Cubabooks #CubanAmericanAuthor #MargaritaEngleBooks #poesía Diverse Verse @SimonKids Simon Teen S&S EducationLibrary

Join me and 25+ other authors for EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week 2024, September 22 - 27. This is an exciting lineup of conversations, panels, and learning events to celebrate reading, libraries, and our right to read. RSVP at everylibrary.org/elbb24

As part of the EveryLibrary Live! Banned Books Week series of virtual programs, ShanaYoungdahl, @michaelleali, Gigi Howard, and I had a brief chat about censorship: youtube.com/watch?v=gV-G8o… AuthorsAgainstBookBans Unite Against Book Bans ABFE National Coalition Against Censorship PEN America ACLU Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson

This cover was revealed during a hurricane, so I felt awkward sharing the plot. Island Creatures is a YA #versenovel about #zoo employees who stay with the #animals during #hurricanes. It's a #lovestory and a love of #nature story. Simon Teen #poetry

Young readers' editor Laura Simeon recommends A CATALOG OF BURNT OBJECTS (⭐️) by ShanaYoungdahl on a special episode of Fully Booked 🎧 ow.ly/93ZP50VcIFo Penguin Teen

Thank you to everyone who participated in our #ACatalogOfBurntObjectsTour! Don’t forget to pick up a copy ❤️ ShanaYoungdahl