Our Favorite Books of the Year So Far

Erica and Tirzah discuss the YA books they've read so far this year that they've loved.
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News:
The YA winner of the Lambda Awards
Books Discussed:
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
Enter the Body by Joy McCullough
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes
Invisible Son by Kim Johnson
A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis
Cat + Gamer, Vol. 1 and 2 by Wataru Nadatani
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
Non YA book briefly mentioned: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 
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