Since You've Been Gone

Having great best friends is a quintessential part of being a teen. Sometimes, losing those friends is a quintessential part of it too. Whatever your YA experience with BFFs, there’s no question they possess the power to shape who you are, for better or for worse. They’re the people who are there for your breakups, […]

After devouring John Green’s romantic road trip epic Paper Towns, you’re going to need something to keep the feels going. We recommend the books below, filled with crushes and kisses, heartbreak and family drama, and daring leaps into the unknown. Back To Top

When is romance a key part of a coming-of-age young adult story, and when is it simply a box to be checked? In a 2013 Huffington Post op-ed, author Elizabeth Vail lamented the unnecessary YA romance, which can overshadow other plot elements. Other bloggers agreed, with author Morgan Matson pointing out that friendship can take a […]

Fiction teaches us lots of things we might never need to use: how to win the Hunger Games, how to react upon learning you’re a wizard, what to do if a werewolf falls in love with you. But it also gives us life lessons we actually need, wrapped in narratives we can’t stop reading: how to empathize […]