Thar Be Monsters: Some of December's Best YA Releases

Kelly and Erica discuss some of the YA books out in December that they're the most excited for.
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Kelly's mega list roundup of the best YA books of 2024
Books Discussed
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum
Dust by Alison Stine
My Fairy God Somebody by Charlene Allen
Far From The Tree by Robin Benway
We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
Visitations by Corey Egbert
When The Mapou Sings by Nadine Pinede
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Ex Marks the Spot by Gloria Chao
What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould
A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya
Heavenly Tyrant and Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin
The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis
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