What are the most anticipated YA novels of 2014? We take a look at the seven hottest books that will be coming off the presses this spring. You guys, 2013 was an awesome year in books. We had the thrilling conclusion to the Div...
Winger by Andrew Smith is a sports novel…and so much more. Ryan Dean West is a student at a the fancy Pine Mountain boarding school, living in the dorm for kids who get in trouble. He seems to find himself in a lot of fig...
Eighteen-year-old Rose Justice has been flying planes since she was twelve. Flying was her life back in Pennsylvania, though she was also a high school student, a Girl Scout, a poet, and a typical American teenager growing up d...
YA novels with snowy settings are perfect for the holiday season. Though it’s a balmy 70 degrees here in North Carolina, I can still dream of a white Christmas through books. Here are some of my favorite snowy books for reading...
Eleanor and Park is about two high school students who are awkward, outcast, and self-conscious...but manage to find common ground in music and in each other.
What Makes a Book Feminist? There is no set definition of a feminist book for young adults. I can show you many books that aren’t feminist, but opinions will vary on what feminism looks like in YA book form. Feminist reads are ...
Second place is the first loser, right? Well, not so with these fabulous Printz Honor Winners that represent the very best of young adult literature. Last week I gave y’all the skinny on four amazing runners-up, and this week w...
B.C. Tweedt, Greyson Gray: Camp Legend This book trailer is geared towards a middle grade and young adult audience. I think that the way the children respond to the book is so positive it makes you really want to see why they a...
The Ender’s Game Movie. After almost thirty years of anticipation and false hope, the movie has finally hit the big screen. I didn’t make it to see the film the first week it opened, but I did manage to cajole a buddy into shel...
Second place is the first loser, right? Well, not so with these fabulous Printz Honor Winners that represent the very best of young adult literature in the years they were published! The Printz race is always a close (and subje...