Summer is coming, and nothing says summer like cold drinks, long playlists, and a good, tension-ridden road trip. So buckle up, book nerds, and grab your basket full of snacks: it’s time to hit the road…to the library. To check out these books. Because reading your way through an excellent road trip is the next best […]
It’s the end of August, which can only mean one thing: back to school season. Which is absolutely fantastic if you love buying brand new pens and pencils, going to math class, and covering text books with brown paper bags—and a little less fantastic if you’re not convinced school is what you want to do with your […]
Thanks to the Internet and social media, there are so many new ways to find new bands than there used to be, but my personal favorite way to find them is in the nearest music-centric YA novel. Of course, lots of those feature solo acts, but these are our favorites that focus on both the […]
Ah, teen love. There’s just nothing quite like it. And YA books have long documented it all—from the first blush of the first crush to that sweet and salty (and sometimes terrible) first kiss to that soul-shattering, never-be-the-same split. We’ve collected 9 awesome reads that will have you swooning—or weeping. Or cursing. Whatever the stage, […]
We’ve slogged through the winter and come out of it relatively intact, which can only mean one thing: summer blockbuster season is almost upon us! All the franchise movies and sequels and big-budget blow-em-ups you could want are coming soon to a theater near you. But I understand that doesn’t help you RIGHT NOW. How can you possibly wait any longer […]