A teen novelist, set loose in New York City after her debut sells big. A girl mutated by fever, just discovering the extent of her new supernatural powers. The dregs of the human race, fighting to survive alien invasion. In the best teen books of the year, young protagonists navigate life in our world and at the end of it. They struggle to survive and thrive in imagined universes, dead-end towns, and deep under the sea. These are the year’s most moving, heart-pounding, and engrossing teen books.
For every hero who was obviously destined for greatness (Superman, I’m looking at you), there’s a totally inconspicuous, unexpected counterpart. You know, the kind of awkward, hopeless type who’s constantly tripping over pebbles or telling terrible knock-knock jokes. But really, the unexpected ones are the best kind of hero—so here are some of our favorites.
Some months the stars align, the book cupids load their bows, and our collective to-read lists collapse under their own weight—and for lovers of young adult lit, this is that month. If you need another excuse to ride out the rest of winter on your couch with a good book, look no further than this […]
We’ve already declared that Lauren Oliver’s latest novel, Panic, is helping make March an amazing month for YA lit. But we couldn’t just leave it at that. Oliver’s story of kids in a fictional rundown New York town, competing in a dangerous summer-long game of chicken (called Panic), features descriptions and characters so evocative, they’ll […]
Turning pages is hard when you’re spending 20 hours a day in mittens. But March is here, and with it comes hope that we’re not actually living in a permanent Narnia winter. As you defrost, here are 4 sun-drenched reads to remind you that, in just a few months’ time, we’ll be happily complaining about the […]