The Young Adult books featured on Your Kids Next Read in 2022

Over the year that was 2022, we have featured MANY a book on the Your Kids Next Read podcast. So the obvious end of year activity was getting the Teen-Elf (aka Pudstar) to collate all those books, via age groups, so you have THE best shopping lists to purchase all the books for Christmas and the holidays!

Also remember to check out your local independent bookstores – in Brisbane our favs are Scrumptious Reads, Avid Reader, Where the Wild Things Are, Riverbend Books, Bright and Early Books, Books @ Stones, Wildflowers and Reading Hours, Little Gnome Bookshop and Quick Brown Fox.

A note on the purchase links via Booktopia – these links are affiliate links, which result in a small commission at no cost to the buyer. Buying books through Booktopia supports the work of Children’s Books Daily. Booktopia has a commitment to supporting Australian authors and publishers, and are an Australian operation.

Links to purchase are all sorted for you. Click on the book image and head to Booktopia for some cart filled fun.

YOUNG ADULT GENRE

It is so very hard to choose the perfect gift for a teen. While a book may not seem the obvious choice, I think it sends a clear message about the value you place on books and reading and, when chosen with care, it also lets the receiver know that you’ve carefully thought about the right book for them.

Teens are busy balancing social lives, academic pursuits, sports and other extracurricular activities and social media/gaming/the online world in general. I firmly believe that it’s all about balance, and we need to make books and time for reading part of the equation. Reading is a time of quiet and there is no multi-tasking to be done when reading…there is also the chance that your teen will fall deeply into a story and spend some time inside the world of a book.

*NB: Please check theme and age suitability for your individual reader.

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And just in case YOU want some books for Christmas (who doesn’t?) leave some hints about these fabulous choices!

Go forth and ‘add to cart’!

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More books featured on Your Kids Next Read podcast:

EARLY CHILDHOOD Book list

LOWER PRIMARY Book list

MIDDLE – UPPER PRIMARY Book list

MIDDLE GRADE Book list

NON FICTION Book list