TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×06—“Girl Meets Popular”

Invitations are circulating for the first seventh grade party and the hallways are filled with possibility for Riley. She and Maya could be party girls! The possibilities evaporate when Riley decides that popularity is for Maya, not her. However, just…

TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×05 – “Girl Meets the Truth”

While a middle school production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet seems unlikely, I can’t deny how awesome it made the first few minutes of this week’s episode. Just before Lucas-as-Romeo kisses Riley-as-Juliet, Farkle-as-Spear Carrier stops the show to declare…

TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×04-“Girl Meets Father”

It’s time for Riley and Maya’s first dance! In this week’s round of City Gal vs. Country Boy, Maya asks Lucas what he’s going to do at the dance, since there won’t be any do-si-do-ing. Lucas’s breezy reply once again…

TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×03-“Girl Meets Sneak Attack”

The latest installment of Girl Meets World opens with father-son matching bathrobes and shaving cream beards, both demanding a smooch from Topanga. She attempts to avoid the incoming mess because, oh hey, she’s supposed to get to work early for…

TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×02-“Girl Meets Boy”

Girl Meets World is back! Why they chose a June premiere date only to suspend the show over the holiday weekend, I’ll never know, but whatever. This week, they’re tackling isolation in a technological age, or as Cory breaks it…

TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×01-“Girl Meets World”

My friends, the time that every 90’s child was waiting for finally arrived: the much-anticipated Boy Meets World spin off Girl Meets World debuted on the Disney Channel this past weekend. Girl Meets World follows Cory and Topanga’s daughter Riley…

The Young Folks’ Exclusive Interview With Author Annabel Monaghan

Every kid goes through emotional and physical changes as a teenager, so when one is kidnapped by terrorists, it’s just a normal everyday occurrence. Such is the case for Digit, the main character in the book series A Girl Named…