Category: Young Adult
The books we read as teenagers can impact the people we become. It’s possible to soak up the qualities of our favorite characters, not only seeing ourselves in them, but …
India Kushner
October 5, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Classics, Edgar Allan Poe, Faves, Genre, History, Horror, Short Story, Suspense/Thriller, Time-Travel, Young Adult
Halloween isn’t just about the candy. As an adult, it’s about the fun of dressing up, watching scary movies, and reading spooky stories. There’s nothing quite like curling up …
YouTube Channel: TEDx Talks From the Description: If you’re looking for inspiration, don’t turn to a writer — they thrive on misery. Writing a book is all about struggling with …
Superheroes: we all know and love them. We have our favorites, we buy the T-shirts, we spend ridiculous amounts of money at movie theaters to watch their latest films, …
Christianna Marks
October 4, 2016
Author Spotlight, Book Lists, Chick Lit, Contemporary, Ebooks, Free-Verse, Human Interest, Humor, New Adult, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Young Adult
In a world where so many books are practically handed to us, stacked on the shelves of Target, found in local book shops, and available to us via online …
The first page can often make or break a story. It will either hook the reader into the story, where they can’t read it fast enough to suit their …
Christianna Marks
October 3, 2016
Book Lovers, Faves, Historical Fiction, History, Human Interest, Mental Health, Mystery, Relationships, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Today is National Boyfriend Day, and I can’t think of a better day to start a brand new column, Have You Met My Book Boyfriend? If you couldn’t tell …
Do you remember (and miss!) the snappy comebacks and adorable pink mini skirts that the ladies in Mean Girls made us so insanely jealous of back in 2004? We certainly …
Caitlin Stiles
October 2, 2016
Book Lists, Feminism, Human Interest, Language, LGBT, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Women, Young Adult
Spoken word poetry (also known as slam poetry) has been an integral part of American culture, especially since the Civil Rights movement and the Beat Generation in the 1960’s. …
Young Adult fiction is popular with folks of all ages these days, but it turns out that some younger readers aren’t content to just let the adults do all …
A quick glance at popular young adult fiction might lead to you believe that it is a purely American product. This kind of thinking is extremely incorrect and can …
*Trigger Warning: This article contains themes of self-harm, depression, and suicide.* Scars was one of those many books patiently sitting on my bookshelf for God knows how long. But, …
It’s been four years since John Green’s last and most successful novel, The Fault in Our Stars, was released. In the video below John Green talks about what it is that …
Christianna Marks
September 29, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Comics and Graphic Novels, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mental Health, Mystery, Neil Gaiman, New Adult, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
October and Halloween are just around the corner, that means that we all get in the mood for a good scare. We all want to be a little freaked …
Christianna Marks
September 28, 2016
Book Lists, Contemporary, Dystopian, History, Horror, Mystery, New Releases, Reading, Romance, Sci-Fi, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
October is almost here, which means that the weather is going to start to change (that is if it hasn’t already) and the perfect conditions for snuggling up with …
Cierra Loften
September 28, 2016
Banned Books, Book Lists, Children, Classics, Comics and Graphic Novels, History, Human Interest, John Green, Romance, Stephanie Meyer, Videos, Young Adult
YouTube Channel: Alltime10s From the Description: Vampire sex, gay penguins and naked super heroes are all included in our shocking top 10 list of books banned in schools. Banned Books …
In a world of Young Adult fantasy novels that promise us something different and then end up delivering us something familiar, Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns does the opposite. …
Elizabeth Nedland
September 25, 2016
African American, Autobiography, Banned Books, Book Lists, Children, Classics, Computing, Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Human Interest, Mental Health, New Adult, Young Adult
There are a lot of good books we were all supposed to read in high school. Some of them were very enjoyable and helped me learn a lot, and …
April Driver
September 25, 2016
Book Lists, Book Lovers, Drama, Human Interest, More, Mystery, Relationships, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, Unpopular Opinions, Young Adult
*Spoiler Alert Nothing is quite as disappointing as reading hundreds of pages in a book only for it to end poorly. Personally, the books that I remember having bad …
Christianna Marks
September 25, 2016
Author Spotlight, Authors, Contemporary, Ebooks, Human Interest, Music, New Adult, Performing Arts, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Do you enjoy a good coming of age story? Do you squeal at cute romances? Do you love to delve into the world of musicians and people who love …