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Cheers To The Grandparents! Contemporary Young Adult Literature Featuring Beloved Grandparents As Central Characters

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe
Please enjoy this guest post by Kate Stollenwerck. In a world that sometimes feels fractured and divided, one universal truth is the power and profound impact on children and teens of grandparents' uncondition... Read More...

Hayley Krischer Leaves Us in Suspense with Latest YA, The Falling Girls

Mary Sullivan
Interviews
YA novelist Hayley Krischer's The Falling Girls leaves the reader in suspense in her latest tale about complicated female friendships. Shade and Jadis are BFFs who seem attached at the hip, forged together by m... Read More...

The Author’s Cut with Angelina Singer

Tabitha Lord
The Author's Cut
I caught up with YA writer Angelina Singer today on the Author's Cut. Her latest novel, Forgiving What I Couldn't Change, released just a few weeks ago and is the second book in a duology. Featuring time tr... Read More...

Ready to laugh AND fall in love? Try Becky Albertalli’s Kate in Waiting

Mary Sullivan
Reviews
(Warning: could contain spoilers!) Kate in Waiting is bestselling author Becky Albertalli’s (of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda fame) latest YA rom-com. It features theatre kid Kate (cue jazz hands) an... Read More...

Two Can Keep a Secret – Another Stunning Success by NYT Bestselling Author Karen McManus

Tabitha Lord
Interviews
With her sophomore novel, Two Can Keep a Secret, Karen McManus expertly captures the young adult voice and blends it with page-turning suspense to deliver another bestseller. In the creepy New England town of E... Read More...

Crossing Over by S.B. Alexander – Defining the New Adult Genre

Amy Wilhelm
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Genres are usually fairly self-explanatory: Mysteries have mystery, romances contain love stories, nonfiction is, well, nonfiction. But “Young Adult” and “New Adult” aren’t as easily categorized. There are simi... Read More...
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Abbey Lee Nash’s Debut YA, Lifeline, Explores Teen Addiction

Mary Sullivan
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Abbey Lee Nash’s debut young adult novel Lifeline is about Eli Ross, a boy whose senior year is upended when he accidentally overdoses at a party. Although he’s resuscitated, the jig is up. There are no more op... Read More...

Books We Love: Our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

Kristin Jacobson
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Do you have a book lover on your holiday shopping list? Here are a few recommendations from our very talented literary critics that are sure to please even the most discerning reader.   Tabitha Lord ... Read More...
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Dessert First – An Interview with Dean Gloster

Tabitha Lord
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Dean Gloster's young adult novel Dessert First is a beautifully written, compassionate story of a young girl dealing with the painful realities of her brother's fight with cancer, while at the same time navigat... Read More...

Beneath Wandering Stars, An Interview with YA Author Ashlee Cowles

Amy Wilhelm
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Emotional truth infuses Beneath Wandering Stars, the young adult debut novel by Ashlee Cowles. Gabriella Santiago, who is from a military family, faces the typical challenges of being a teenager girl–clashing w... Read More...
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