Read of the Week: The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

It all began with a ruined elixir and an accidental bolt of lightning… Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she’s being told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It…

Shane’s Movie Review: Quartet

Quartet is top shelf, feel-good British filmmaking that will delight fans of Downton Abbey, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and winner of the 2011 Best Picture Oscar, The King’s Speech. Indeed, like the aforementioned films, the audience will laugh, cry and…

Oscar Buzz: Will Teens Have a Horse in the Race?

It’s that time of year again. The Weinsteins are whining, and the red carpets are rolling! In the enormous mess of DVD promotions, star interviews, magazine spotlights, and blogger rants, it’s easy to forget that the Oscars are no longer…

Happy Thanksgiving: TYF Writers Share What/Who We’re Grateful For!

Happy Thanksgiving, our lovely readers! Whether you’re celebrating the holiday or not, we wanted to take some time to share what we’re grateful for. There are many things we are very grateful to have in our lives; so we each…

Maxwell’s Movie Review: Skyfall

After fifty years and twenty-three Bond films, I can safely assure you that Agent 007 is still busily pursuing anonymous henchmen aboard moving vehicles, seducing women by simply turning around and looking at them, and refusing to ascend skyscrapers in…

Top Ten Best Witches in Pop Culture

Happy Halloween everyone! Here’s a list of the best witches in pop culture to read on this spooky day. 1. THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST and GLINDA THE GOOD WITCH (The Wizard of Oz/Wicked) A woman bent on vengeance,…

Books to Movies: Which of Your Favorite YA Reads Might/Will Hit the Big Screen?

  Hollywood is gobbling up movie rights to almost every best-selling Young Adult novel to hit book stands in the past few years. Can you blame them? Every studio is looking for the new Harry Potter, Twilight and now Hunger…