Category: Young Adult
Fall is on it’s way, the leaves are changing, and the weather is getting colder. There is no better way to spend a chilly autumn day then curled up …
Though the news was met with lots of excitement and anticipation, the lovable characters of Eleanor & Park, from the young adult novel of the same name will have …
Christianna Marks
September 20, 2016
Author Spotlight, Crime, Feminism, Human Interest, Mystery, New Releases, Relationships, Reviews, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
Every once in awhile you come across a book that you know is important, The Female of the Species is one of those. The story goes that this is …
In this day and age, there is a large push for more diverse books with narrators, characters, plots, and stories to fulfill not just a more realistic purview of …
When I was in school, my lunches were spent huddled in a corner of the library, feet propped up on the table, reading a book. The teachers would always …
Music is a major theme in YA literature. There are many books out there filled with bands and musical passion and you might think you’ve read them all. The …
Katie Di Filippo
September 17, 2016
Book Lists, Classics, Drama, Dystopian, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Relationships, Romance, Sylvia Plath, Young Adult
As young readers, books can greatly influence us as we carry them with us into adulthood. Some of the best books help us transition from innocence to understanding. They …
The leaves are changing and everything is getting pumpkin spiced; meaning fall is in the air! There’s nothing better than sitting by a campfire and drinking hot apple cider …
What happens when you wake up in a hospital bed, and six months of your life is missing from your memory? That’s what Eileen Cook’s protagonist, Jill asks herself …
Second Star to the right and straight on ’til morning may be the proper way to get to Neverland, but here is a quicker way to the land of …
Don’t you just love free e-books? I know I do! That’s where I found this hidden gem of a novel, the first of a five part series entitled the Webster …
Veronica Roth’s action-packed dystopian series, comprised of Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and 2014’s Four, is yet another loved young adult franchise to be brought to the big screen. The first movie, …
Laura Seabourne
September 12, 2016
Autobiography, Book Lists, Classics, Contemporary, Drama, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Music, Mystery, Reading, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Ok, maybe not EACH genre, but let’s cover the basics here. Are you ever reading and find that the silence is not so silent? That the ambient noise of ACs, …
Unlike many of my esteemed colleagues here at #AmReading, I am not American. I’m an Irish gal born and bred and it’s only through the internet I am discovering …
Christianna Marks
September 8, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Children, Classics, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Lewis Carroll, Mystery, Neil Gaiman, Reading, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Not many children’s stories are as beloved as Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and it’s follow up, Through the Looking Glass. It could be that, even though these …
Laura Seabourne
September 7, 2016
Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Book To Movie News, Children, Fantasy, Faves, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, New Releases, Young Adult
It seems as if Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II was just in theaters yesterday, but now we have only a few short months to prepare our minds and hearts to enter …
Book lover stuck on what gifts to get other than books? Trust me; I’ve been stuck on that too. However, after a few years of giving books over and over …
If you’ve ever lived silently in the shadow of a sibling, you understand what it means to feel invisible. To feel like nothing you ever do, getting the perfect …
Cierra Loften
September 3, 2016
Book Lists, Book Lovers, Chick Lit, Drama, Family, Human Interest, Humor, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
It’s common knowledge that most of the movies that appear in theaters got their roots from regular ole books. However, I bet you didn’t know that the 8 movies below …
Mental illness is a very real thing that many are suffering from. Unless you actually have some sort of disorder yourself, it can be quite hard to understand what …