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There are all kinds of high school experiences. I've read great book after great book about student athletes, artists, and gamers.

A Young Adult Fiction Book News & Reviews Site (by Josephine Mangani) ... Of all the dystopian books that I have read, this one had the most action packed plot of all. Even Catching Fire was slower to take up the pace of its ...

„Those who write for children, write for the most open-minded, most curious and least doctrinaire audience of the world.” James Krüss. The James Krüss Award for International Children's and Youth Literature is awarded in ...

New York Times

'The 5th Wave,' by Rick Yancey

In a post-Potter, post-Katniss era, the line between young adult and mainstream fiction often blurs. Novels that once would have slipped beneath the radar of adult readers are now proudly displayed by middle-aged commuters on public transit; books that not so long ago wouldn’t have made it past the P.T.A. into the middle school library are, for a generation raised on endless reruns of “Law and Order: SVU,” just another day at the office. Thirteen isn’t what it used to be — nor, apparently, is the 30 it’s become.

Finding a manuscript that will satisfy both audiences has become the holy grail of publishing. It’s a tricky line to walk, and few succeed. But Rick Yancey’s wildly entertaining new novel, “The 5th Wave,” is such a book.

The Dark (©2013) written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Jon Klassen is the story of a boy named Laszlo. Lazlo is afraid of the dark. To reveal more than that would be a great disservice to this outstanding book.

Angela's reader's advisory challenge this month focuses on mysteries, and we've thrown in thrillers as well, since the two are often found together. But they're not quite the same.

Kansas City Star Novels for young adults are reaching more (adult) readers Kansas City Star “There's some very innovative, creative, fun writing happening right now,” says Cheri LeBlond, co-owner of the Mysteryscape book shop in Overland Park,...

So, it follows that it might be a staple of American YA fiction. We remember these trips because they so often aren't merely empty time spent behind the wheel. Things happen on road trips – bizarre things, scary things, sad ...

You mean...teen books...can be...well WRITTEN?!
As someone who began reading adult books at an early age, I'm no stranger to the idea of reading across the board of genres, regardless of the age group that they are being marketed to.

It's no secret that young adult fiction is a highly popular genre for teens and adults these days. Most bestseller lists and bookstore displays confirm this. Yet while the the fantasy, science fiction, steampunk, contemporary, and ...

It's 2027, and Tegan Oglietti is a happy, relatively angst-free teenager.

Despite having read tons of dystopian young adult fiction, I'm still into this genre, which is great because otherwise I might have missed out on the sheer brilliance of All Good Children. Set in an unspecified future time in the ...

Ready to check out what foreign publishers have done cover-wise for Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War? Some of these are head scratchers and others are pretty darn good.

A 2013 Alex Award winner (meaning its a book in the adult section found to be highly appealing to teen readers), Where’d You Go, Bernadette is a laughable and adventurous satire packed with hilarious characterization and witty dialogue mostly in...

Since I became a blogger, I have had the opportunity to meet loads of up-and-coming independently published authors. For today’s Friday Five, I’d like to share a few of them with you!

I’m an unabashed fan of fantasy fiction, but the genre has changed massively in the last five years. A few years ago, most fantasy novels were fat books with lots of story lines and a setting that was usually medieval.

Years ago I was looking around the teen section at a local B&N and I saw a book that's cover was a chunk of flesh floating in a jar being held up by a hand, so of course I had to buy it. I started that book (The Monstrumologist) a ...

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16 coming-of-age books every 16-year-old should read
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Considered to be the novel that set the ball rolling for YA fiction, Hinton wrote the majority of her controversial 1967 debut as a 16-year-old highschooler herself.

It is now TEN WHOLE YEARS since I became a freelance writer. I know, right? How did that happen? Ten years! And one more time because truly my disbelief.

amelia-van-buren-with-cat-1891 The paper airplane wafted silently past Gwen's ear, ruffling her hair before hitting the wall with a soft thud. She brushed the fly-away strands of hair from her cheek without moving her eyes from ...