Ibi Zoboi, whose novel Pride is in development as a mini-series, makes a virtual appearance in the Ocean County Library’s “Dive Into YA: It’s Not Just for Teens” series on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m.

The program aims to show how real issues, vivid writing, diverse characters and imaginative concepts propel Young Adult literature beyond traditional age categories.

Punching the Air, co-authored with prison reform activist Dr. Yusuf Salaam in 2020, won a Los Angeles Times Book Award and a Boston…