General promotion of all YAVA-related activities.Planning/implementing YAVA-related programs across the state.Planning the annual YAVA Award Celebration.You must love YA books and have a passion for literacy!Ĭommittee members may be involved in one or more of the following activities:.You must currently work with teens in some capacity.You don’t have to live in Richmond to apply, we love virtual members as well! We only have three requirements: Thank you for your interest in becoming a YAVA Committee Member! We are always looking for librarians, educators, and other community members who work with teens to become part of our team. In her spare time she enjoys pretending it is Halloween every day, organizing her crystals, watching K-dramas and accidentally scrolling through TikTok for 3 hours at a time.” She “low key practices Hoodoo and high key devours books (150 or so a year keep her well fed). “Originally from everywhere,” McBride was born in Heidelberg, Germany and lived in several different states until the age of 18. McBride is currently a professor at the University of Virginia. Also, I think it did the best job of truly appealing to a young adult audience.” The story is easy to understand and captures the reader from the beginning. It is uniquely written in verse and the writing is so incredibly beautiful.
“I feel as though Amber McBride’s Me (Moth) should be the winner of the YAVA award because it made me feel so connected to the story in a way I haven’t felt with a book in awhile. Overall, this book was very emotional and brought to light such depth of the importance of life.” The growth and change of the characters throughout the book was truly fascinating. “This book conveys deep emotions about grief and the struggles of losing family members. Many aspects of this book are relatable to teens who struggle with mental health, making it the perfect recipient of this award.” “The poetry in Me (Moth) by Amber McBride is unique and meaningful, discussing topics of grief and depression through the eyes of Moth and Sani. Here are some of the things they had to say about Me (Moth): McBride’s novel was selected as this year’s winner of the YAVA Award by a panel of teen judges. It is a story of identity, grief, first love, and “the ways that our memories and our roots steer us through the universe.” It is both heartbreaking and uplifting, emotionally beautiful, and provides the most epic plot twist with an equally satisfying ending. Amber McBride’s 2023 novel Me (Moth) (Feiwel & Friends, 2021) is a novel in verse and McBride’s debut novel.
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