Yallfest 2016 is this weekend – so we packed our bags and journeyed to sunny Santa Monica to meet up with YA readers from across the country (and some who traveled from other countries!!) to share the book love! We weren’t sure it was possible to top day 1, but day 2 proved to be just as epic. Read on for our highlights!

1. Swag at the opening keynote with Marie Lu and Tahereh Mafi

What better way to start the day than with two lovely authors?

2. Author time, all the time.

More of our amazing authors stopped by the booth to say hello!

3. A Furthermore celebration

We gave away early copies of Furthermore and got Furthermore tattoos!

4. Quote totes owned.

Our quote totes flew out of the booth faster than the speed of light. Also, try saying “quote tote” 5 times fast.

5. People went crazy over our special editions of The Young Elites.

And with good reason. They’re awesome.

6. The penguin pond rocked…again.

Festival-goers picked a penguin to get a galley!

7. Trivia time!

Readers wow’d us with their YA trivia skills to win free books!

We can’t wait for next year!