Jay Asher is already popular in my library as the author of Thirteen Reasons Why and co-author of The Future of Us. Because despite multiple Goodreads, Pinterest, and Titlewave searches, there is literally NOTHING in the YA fiction department for teens celebrating anything other than Christmas…. It also does not include any Hanukkah or Kwanzaa novels. This list does not include books like Harry Potter or Narnia, which include Christmas as a part of the story but are not themed around the Christmas holidays. To help my fellow librarians, teachers, and parents, I’ve compiled a list of 20 holiday-themed fiction titles for teens. But there is relatively little for teens.Īnd why, of the few that are available for teens (and adults for that matter), are the majority romances? Does no one get murdered under the mistletoe anymore? Are there no international spies crashing embassy holiday parties dressed as Old Saint Nick? Teens who volunteer at an animal shelter and learn the meaning of Christmas? Where are our Christmas books for teen action fans? Fantasy readers? Mystery? Where are the holiday-themed graphic novels for teens? Doesn’t anyone remember that Die Hard, Edward Scissorhands, and Trading Places were all set at Christmas? All light on romance, but look at how successful they were!Īnd where are all the YA Hanukkah fiction titles? Kwanzaa? December traditions from other parts of the world? Authors, if you write a halfway decent, multicultural, December holiday fiction title for teens, I promise you, school librarians will purchase it and promote it! We are ALWAYS looking for stuff like this, and it is a huge hole in an otherwise uber-saturated YA market. There is certainly no shortage of holiday picture books, and there are plenty of adult Christmas fiction titles out there. YA authors and publishers, I have a bone to pick with you…Ĭan someone please tell me why there are so few quality holiday fiction titles for teens? My students request these every December, and year after year, I am unable to meet the demand. ***This post was updated on Novemto include new titles and delete titles that are no longer available in print.***
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