One of the things that I love about Kelly’s coverage here at Book Riot is her commitment to elevating amazing YA nonfiction. As a teen, I was convinced that I hated nonfiction. I can recall precisely one nonfiction title I read in high school (it was for a class), and I found it excruciating to read. And silly me, I just assumed all nonfiction was like that. It didn’t help that most of the nonfiction available to YA audiences when I was a teen were boring-looking research texts or didactic tomes on uninspiring topics (this was when libraries were still stocking titles that teens might use for research papers, before they realized we all were much more comfortable with the internet). Now, there are so many great nonfiction YA titles out there that I found myself joyfully creating a teen nonfiction section when I still worked at my local library and actually leading teens over there on a frequent basis. Part of the reason for this growth is the exciting development of YA editions of popular nonfiction books. So today I’m excited to highlight three new YA nonfiction editions that are out this spring! If, like me, you thought that nonfiction was boring, I hope that you’ll give any of these three books a chance!
