Wicked Reads

Now that we’re just a few days from Halloween, it’s the perfect time to get ready with some spooky books. Penguin Teen has been hosting a fun Wicked Reads campaign to get the scare started early. It’s definitely worth checking…

BookExpo America 2015

Last week, I attended BookExpo America (BEA) and BookCon for the first time. In case you aren’t familiar, BEA is a publishing business event focused on raising publicity for upcoming releases. BookCon is a more fan-oriented book focused event, similar…

“An Ember in the Ashes” Conversation with Sabaa Tahir

Last week, I had a great opportunity to speak with Sabaa Tahir, the author of An Ember in the Ashes, which debuted at #2 on the New York Time Bestsellers list. I read the book, which is a fantastic Young…

Book Review: ‘The Wrath and the Dawn’ by Renée Ahdieh

The Wrath and the Dawn is the best book I’ve read this year so far. That high of reading such a good book still lingers with me hours after finishing, which is possibly why I’m making a straightforward, HYPE statement at the beginning of this review.

Books You Should Read After Finishing “The Wrath and the Dawn” + Giveaway

Welcome to the first stop of The Wrath and the Dawn blog tour! We are very pleased to host author Renée Ahdieh on The Young Folks today. I read The Wrath and the Dawn a couple weeks ago and loved it!…

Book Review: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen

Peyton, Sydney’s charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion’s share of their parents’ attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton’s increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney…

Review: Kalahari by Jessica Khoury

When an educational safari goes wrong, five teens find themselves stranded in the Kalahari Desert without a guide. It’s up to Sarah, the daughter of zoologists, to keep them alive and lead them to safety, calling on survival know-how from…