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The B&N Podcast: Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

B&N PODCAST

The B&N Podcast: Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

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The recently-named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature talks about how the art of poetry and the page-turner combine in works for reluctant readers.
Abigail Hing Wen on How One Summer Can Change a Lifetime

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Abigail Hing Wen on How One Summer Can Change a Lifetime

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The author of the new YA novel "Loveboat, Taipei" joins us to talk about the true story behind her sparkling debut.
The B&N Podcast: Krysten Ritter and Jason Reynolds

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The B&N Podcast: Krysten Ritter and Jason Reynolds

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In this episode: Krysten Ritter on "Bonfire" and the intersection between acting and writing, and Jason Reynolds on his heart-stopping YA novel "Long Way Down."
2016 NBA Longlists: Young People’s Literature

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2016 NBA Longlists: Young People’s Literature

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It's that time of year! Announcing the Longlist for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
Archetype

Reviews & Essays

Archetype

By M. D. WATERS

Reviewed by Amy Benfer ×

Spouses are for sale in the first volume of a new dystopian-future series.

Not Realism, Just Real

Reviews & Essays

Not Realism, Just Real

By Amy Benfer ×

Radical Polish mermaids, post-punk post-apocalypse, and record-setting kisses round out the year in YA reading.

A Trick of the Light

Reviews & Essays

A Trick of the Light

By LOIS METZGER

Reviewed by Liz Rosenberg ×

The voice of a young man's illness takes on an insidious power.

Finny

Long List

Finny

by James Mustich ×

Boarding school, adolescence, first love, rebellion: the recipe for YA drama gets spiced up intriguingly by Kramon as he brings surrealism and Dickensian characters to his tale of female teen...
Cardturner

Long List

Cardturner

by James Mustich ×

The Newbery Award-winning Louis Sachar (Holes) outdoes himself in this story about a young boy and his rich, card-playing great-uncle. An intergenerational story of dry humor, deep...