This summer has blessed us with a whole lotta YA movies. On Geek Girl Riot this week our Rioters talk the stories they’re loving and the POC girls that are stealing their hearts in YA. They also tackle the new Netflix flicks: The Kissing Booth and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.
We Heart YA Romance
The Kissing Booth is already a monster hit—Sherin, Sam, and Alex dig into why it’s super cute…but not without its problems. From John Hughes to the 90s teen renaissance to the new wave, hear why YA romcoms are so special and what they want to see more of. Then they chat To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before AKA the film everyone is heart-eyes over—get a sneak peek into why you’ll l-u-v it (and then get into Sam’s review).
POC Girls Leading the Way
When YA embraces diversity it makes our hearts sing. Our Rioters discuss the POC stories that mean the most to them and the ones they’re celebrating onscreen.
What We Wanna See Next
Reading a whole lot of YA is basically a Rioter requirement, so Sherin, Sam, and Alex list the novels they want need to see adapted next.
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Tune in to Geek Girl Riot on idobi Radio every Tuesday at 11pm ET / 8pm PT for your dose of late-night geekery from our team of rioters. Til next time, see a list of everything our Rioters talked about below:
LINKS:
– Teen Wolf
– Maid in Manhattan
– Stranger Things
– 10 Things I Hate About You
– She’s All That
– The Breakfast Club
– Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
– Pretty in Pink
– Sixteen Candles
– She’s The Man
– The Taming of the Shrew – William Shakespeare
– Twelfth Night – William Shakespeare
– Clueless
– Emma – Jane Austen
– To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before – Jenny Han
– Insatiable
– The Hunger Games
– Everything, Everything
– The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
– The Darkest Minds
– Dumplin’ – Julie Murphy
– Riverdale
– Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
– Love, Simon
– The Flash
– I Believe in a Thing Called Love – Maurene Goo
– Eleanor & Park – Rainbow Rowell
– Fangirl – Rainbow Rowell
– Eliza and Her Monsters – Francesca Zappia
– Emergency Contact – Mark H.K. Choi
– Skyward (Image Comics) – Joe Henderson, Lee Garbett, Antonio Fabela
– Audrey, Wait! – Robin Benway
– Children of Blood & Bone
– From Twinkle with Love – Sandhya Menon
– When Dimple Met Rishi – Sandhya Menon
– Charmed
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