Tony Keith Jr.

4 weeks ago | fivebooks.com | Tony Keith Jr. |Nick Brooks |Ryan La Sala |Elizabeth Acevedo

Here we bring you a roundup of winners of top audiobook awards for teens and young adults of recent years. These audiobook productions have all been singled out for their great storytelling, from the artistry of verse novels performed by the author to full-cast adaptations of graphic novels.

Nov 14, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Christian Cooper |Aubrey Hartman |Tony Keith Jr. |Randy Boyagoda

The Urban Owls: How Flaco and Friends Made the City Their Home Making his picture book debut, Cooper (Better Living Through Birding, for adults) catalogs a handful of wild owls who have taken up residence in New York City, starting with Flaco, the famous Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo: “He flew and flew and flew! If you’d been stuck in a cage your whole life, wouldn’t you?” Barry the barred owl, a keen hunter, attracts devoted sightseers because of her dependable...

Nov 14, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Randy Boyagoda |Aubrey Hartman |Tony Keith Jr. |Cheryl Hudson

Sixteen-year-old Sabel is puzzled by tonight’s family meal, which seems to be a special spread of her and her four siblings’ favorite foods. Sickness and savagery have toppled the world, their home country is plagued by bombings, the president is dead, thugs roam the streets, and goods like this feast are scarce. Following dinner, a black bus with tinted windows whisks the five youths away, leaving their parents behind.

Nov 14, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Tony Keith Jr. |Randy Boyagoda |Cheryl Hudson |Aubrey Hartman

Aubrey Hartman. Little, Brown, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-3165-7572-0Clare, the undead fox of Deadwood Forest, is cast as a monster by the local children who gather each Halloween around the forest’s edge to chant about how he “waits to feast/ On little bones.” But Clare isn’t a monster: he’s an Usher, one who helps wandering souls find their way to their respective afterlife, be it Peace, Pleasure, Progress, or Pain.

Feb 8, 2024 | ksux.com | Tony Keith Jr.

Author: Tony Keith Jr. Book: HOW THE BOOGEYMAN BECAME A POET Publishing: ‎ Katherine Tegen Books (February 6, 2024) CLICK HERE to buy the book! https://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tony_Keith_Jr_to_air.mp3 Synopsis (from the Publisher): Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college...