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If you’re shopping for fans of teen fiction and/or movies, rejoice. There’s been a bumper crop of great book-to-film adaptations this year, which makes gift-giving a snap. Each of these teen titles has a big, sweeping story that springs to life from the very first scene—whether you encounter that scene first on the page or on the screen. Back To Top

I’ve been told that admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery. So, here it goes: My name is Shaun Fitzpatrick, and I am an Anglophile. Okay, so it’s not exactly a dramatic revelation, nor a surprising one to anyone who knows me. I’ve always been an Anglophile, and my obsession has […]

First lines are powerful. It’s the author’s best chance to hook the reader. A great first line will pull you in, introduce you to the narrator, and set the tone for the entire book. Depending on what you’re reading, a great first line can be funny or meaningful or sad or somehow all of the above. […]

There’s no better way to beat the summer heat than to stay inside with a good book—especially if that book will give you the cold sweats and make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. When the worst of the worst happens, it’s all the more terrifying when teenagers are the only […]