The Disenchantments

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, […]

When disparate people are thrown together by events beyond their control, anything can happen. When you find a crew—a new family—it can be tense, it can be awkward, but it can also be healing and lift us up. It makes carrying out magical heists a lot easier, too. Here are six of the best YA […]