This month’s most exciting teen reads range from the realistic (a gently funny tale of overcoming social anxiety, a story about a kidnapping’s aftermath) to the fantastical (a collection of genre-bending tales from consummate fantasy author Garth Nix, a time travel tale that starts with a magical photo booth). Here are 15 young adult reads […]
Summer isn’t just about Choco Tacos and weird tanlines, it’s about racing through summer releases like it’s your job, and business is good. Here are 40 June through August YA books I can’t wait to get my hands on, or have already inhaled like so many Choco Tacos. Get them out of this internet list and […]
This week’s most exciting releases include a fantasy series spinoff straddling contemporary Toronto and an ancient magical kingdom, a virtual bounty hunter’s deep dive into an endless online world, and a scavenger hunt gone very, very wrong. Here are the 6 best reasons we can’t make it to your picnic right now.
It’s a dark reality of the world that no one waits until you’re “old enough” to deal with trauma, and to represent in YA literature the effects of childhood abduction is something that must be done with care, sensitivity, nuance, and great skill. While some of these titles are told from the perspective of the abducted […]
Part of being a great YA author is being a great YA reader, and seeing what your peers are putting out into the world for teens. But research isn’t the only reason to read YA, of course; we read it because it’s damn good, and as writers ourselves, we appreciate the written word done right. […]