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Age Group: Young Adult

Faith-Based Books (especially Christianity)

Looking for faith-based/Christian fiction and nonfiction that explores belief, doubt, grace, morality, community, history, or spiritual life with depth and nuance. I’m especially interested in thoughtful, compassionate works that engage critically and honestly with faith. Not interested in manuscripts that reinforce racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, purity culture apologetics, or other exclusionary/harmful ideologies. Examples: any Christian writers … Read more

Hope-core Protagonists and YA novels

Think: protagonists with the absolute, charming audacity of Anthony Lockwood in Lockwood and Co., and the grit of Alizeh in This Woven Kingdom. Bonus points if your WIP is: contemporary YA talking about larger issues OR  SFF YA set in something magic, urban or cozy fantasy or not.

YA & NA: Some great bromances

I love stories with big romance but am also really looking for stories with great bromances too — especially in the vein of the TV show Merlin (enemies-to-best friends) or like in TEEN WOLF (BFFs forever!)

YA and NA: Addictive plotline books in multiple genres

I’d love see more queries for high impact, addictive-to-read, dangerous books (like HUNGERGAMES and not necessarily in only dystopia; I’d love to see fantasy or sci-fi with that same sort of can’t-put-down vibe), along with big, dangerous sci-fi (think STRANGER THINGS, books set in space or off our planet, or futuristic).