On this episode of PBN Joe and Emma are starting to wrap up the year by sharing their favorite juvenile and young adult titles published in 2023. Come and hear what made the cut and why these nerds enjoyed it so much.

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Emma’s Titles: 

1. Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood  
2. Betting on You by Lynn Painter  
3. House of Marionne by J. Elle  
4. The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes  
5. Divine Rivals & Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross  
6. A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid  
7. The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin  
8. All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord  
9. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert  
10. Just Because by Matthew McConaughey 

Joe’s Titles: 

1. Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington (July 2023 S&S) 
2. The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosko Jackson (October 2023 Harper) 
3. Beholder by Ryan La Sala (October 2023 Scholastic) 
4. Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker (April 2023 Tor) 
5. Totally Psychic by Brigid Martin
6. In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune 
7. The Golden Frog Games by Claribel A. Ortega
8. One of Us is Back by Karen M. McManus
9. On Air with Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
10. Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Munoz

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.

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