Thrills and Chills Tour: Favorite Horror Movies of YA Authors

Halloween is on the horizon, and for many of us that means binge watching and reading all the scary stories that we can get our hands on! To help you get in the spirit, and queue up that Netflix list,…

Book Review: ‘Jesse’s Girl’ by Miranda Kenneally

Back in eighth grade, I read the first book in Miranda Kenneally’s Hundred Oaks series, Finding Jordan, and loved it. However, by ninth grade, Kenneally’s other books, including Stealing Parker, Racing Savannah, and Things I Can’t Forget, just didn’t appeal to…

Book Review: ‘Spelled’ by Betsy Schow

My biggest struggle in middle school was finding “clean” YA novels, those rare books without any swear words, intense make-out scenes, or deep existential questions. (Tbh I’m still looking for books without intense kissing scenes…) Unfortunately, other than Ally Carter…

Book Review: ‘Watched’ by CJ Lyons

In recent years, the government especially has been increasingly scrutinized for its spying on citizens. (NSA, anyone?) However, it’s not just the government that can spy on people; it’s any hacker with enough skills, as 16-year-old Jesse soon finds out.…