Category: Young Adult
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab is being eyed for television as a limited series that will run ten to twelve episodes. The news comes after a bidding …
The Vampire Diaries is finally coming to an end. For years, fans of this TV show have wondered how all the action and conflict could possibly be resolved. Will …
I really should say “meet one of” because if your kid likes to read, they have more than one favorite author (but that just gets a little too complicated …
I was doing some research before I sat down to write this article, and I found an awful lot of books with white female protagonists. I looked at one …
Philip Pullman is back, baby! The author of the somewhat infamous His Dark Materials trilogy has just announced the arrival of a new trilogy set in the same universe. The …
Christianna Marks
February 25, 2017
Book Lists, Book News, Classics, Contemporary, Emily Bronte, Fantasy, Jane Austen, L. Frank Baum, Mystery, New Releases, Performing Arts, Poetry, Relationships, Romance, Satire, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, TBR, William Shakespeare, Young Adult
I don’t know about the rest of you, but even in the midst of all the retellings out in the world, I still get excited when I see that …
Tis the season for more and more books being brought to the big screen, and Lauren Oliver‘s moving young adult novel, Before I Fall, is no exception. The novel, …
That’s right, seven of the UK’s best and brightest YA authors are teaming together to bring you one novel, told from seven points of view. Talk about the ultimate …
It probably goes without saying that most classic novels are really good— I mean, they’re classics after all, and there’s usually a really good reason they’ve stood the test …
At the end of 2016 we discussed ten LGBTQ books to add to your reading list. One of the books included was Gabby Rivera’s Juliet Takes A Breath. Chosen as …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQO1ALSBZ9w YouTube Channel: Claire Weller Which Young Adult books do you think deserve more time in the spotlight? Featured image via The Huffington Post
Teenagers wishing to fit in, a hidden pink secret hidden inside a dark closet, and some seriously questionable parenting skills. This is Ava’s world in the young adult fiction …
The first trailer for the Everything, Everything film adaptation is here, and it looks like it will break our hearts just as effectively as Nicola Yoon’s YA novel did. Starring Amandla Stenberg …
Christianna Marks
February 14, 2017
Adult, Book Lists, Contemporary, Fantasy, Horror, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Mental Health, Music, Relationships, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, weird fiction, Young Adult
If you’re a music junkie like me, chances are you know a lot of songs, and if you’re here, you probably read a lot of books. Now imagine those …
The best literature is timeless, appealing to all ages no matter its originally intended audience. The following books may have been written with young adults in mind, but the …
Christianna Marks
February 13, 2017
Book Lists, Book To TV News, Contemporary, Crime, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Feminism, Horror, Humor, Music, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
With the 5th and final season of Orphan Black coming at us on June 10th, it only makes sense that the shows fans are both excited, and in mourning …
Caitlin Stiles
February 12, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Book News, Comics and Graphic Novels, History, Human Interest, Libraries, Literary Fiction, Memoir, News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Young Adult
U.S. Representative John Lewis has made his rounds in the news lately. His feud with Trump, as well as Trump’s ill-timed and placed remarks, have exploded on Twitter and …
Sara Deeter
February 8, 2017
Adult, Book Lists, Cassandra Clare, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Classics, Dystopian, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fantasy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George R.R. Martin, Harper Lee, J. R. R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Potterheads, Quizzes, Sci-Fi, Suspense/Thriller, Truman Capote, Young Adult
Any bookworm worth their salt can identify a book based on the first line or names of major characters, but can you select the correct title of a novel …
Stories that include characters with disabilities shouldn’t just be to inspire us able-bodied people, to make us feel like anything is impossible, but should show us a different perspective …
Christianna Marks
February 7, 2017
Contemporary, Family, Humor, Libraries, Mental Health, New Releases, Reading, Relationships, Reviews, Romance, Young Adult
Imagine what it would be like if you were trapped in a library with your favorite TV bad boy. The kind of bad boy that no one really knows …