March is “Keep YA Weird” Month. Inspired by the release of Andrew Smith’s new book, The Alex Crow, as well as the paperback release ov Smith’s super weird (but super awesome) Grasshopper Jungle. We lo…
Why YA Lit Matters: An Op-Ed Surrounding the Censorship of YA Novels, From a Young Adult’s Perspective
Young Adults vs. Children: Age Makes a Difference in Interpretation There is a measurable difference between children and teenagers and how they think; and while I lack the scientific data and figures…
Cover Reveal: Lair of Dreams (Diviners #2) by Libba Bray
For those wondering where that sequel to Libba Bray’s brilliant book, The Diviners, is, we finally got some deets about it! First, the sequel has a title: Lair of Dreams. I love that title, defi…
The Young Folks’ Best Books of 2012
The Young Folks writers have come together to list the very best in entertainment and pop culture for the year 2012! From inciting rebellions to falling in love with the wrong person, books have take…
Book Review: ‘The Diviners’ by Libba Bray
Libba Bray has done it again! When an author starts developing a body of work, there’s usually stuff you love or enjoy more than others. That’s natural to expect. But it’s really rare when an author c…
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, T…
Book News: Watch the Teaser Video for David Levithan’s ‘Every Day’
Normally, I’m not a book trailer/teaser kind of person. In fact, I don’t really like them. However, once and while there is one that catches my attention. Today, it was David Levithan̵…