It’s hard to believe but 2013 is here and that means it’s time to start reading books for the 2013 YA Contemporary Challenge. Not sure where to start? Here are the fabulous looking contemporary books being released in January!
–Anatomy of a Single Girl by Daria Snadowsky – January 8
–Brianna on the Brink by Nicole McInnes – January 7
–Catherine by April Lindner – January 2
–Empty by K.M. Walton – January 1
–Exposure by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes – January 18
–Falling For You by Lisa Schroeder – January 1
–Hooked by Liz Fichera – January 31
–Just One Day (Just One Day #1) by Gayle Forman – January 8
–Nobody But Us by Kristin Halbrook – January 29
–Return To Me by Justina Chen – January 15
–Salvation by Anne Osterlund – January 10
–Shadowlands by Kate Brian – January 8
–The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan – January 8
–Then You Were Gone by Lauren Strasnick – January 8
–Uses For Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt – January 15
–What We Saw At Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard – January 8
What contemporary novels are you planning to read this month?
Gayle Forman, Gayle Forman, Gayle Forman!!! *Runs around the room* I had to stop myself from going all grabby hands to the computer screen. I am a huge fan of her If I Stay books and I can’t wait for Just One Day, I’m certain the waterworks will commence from page one!
Kaina @ These Flying Pages
Gayle Forman! I’m definitely planning on reading Just One Day. I also want to read Falling For You and Then You Were Gone. There are so many contemporaries out this month! I love it!
Hannah Moskowitz’s TEETH just came out, and I’m really excited for that one, plus many others from your list.
Shadowlands sounds so good. Unfortunately, I can’t afford books right now, so I’ll be getting whatever my library gets.
I’m planning to read Nobody But Us and Salvation. They both sound great! 🙂
It’s going to be a great year!!
A couple of to-die-for sequels I’m looking forward to in Jan–Prodigy by Marie Lu on Jan. 29 and Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi on Jan. 8.
Splintered, an Alice in Wonderland spin-off by by A.G. Howard, was a 5-star read for me–it came out on Jan. 1.
Nobody But Us! I definitely plan on reading that. I’ve wanted to read it for SO LONG now, and somehow managed to get lucky enough to get on the blog tour, so yay!
I got Hooked from Netgalley and am excited about that one, too. And Gayle Forman is going to be in Austin this month, so I’m doing everything in my power to get my booty there. I love her writing and want to read Just One day sooooo bad!!
There are others on the list that look really good–Falling For You and Uses For Boys to name a couple, but I don’t actually HAVE those books yet or plan on getting them this month. 🙂
Thanks for the list! I hadn’t even thought of including my netgalley book. Which was so not intelligent, but still.
♥Jessica(:
Just a Booklover
I think I’ll try Shadowlands since I already have that one! 🙂
Exposure was a wonderful retelling! I love this series of Shakespeare retellings, and the voice is authentically teen and dramatic!
Have you read any of them?