Young Adult Novels

Loved The Hunger Games? Other Great YA Books That Adults Should Be Reading

Julie Gerstenblatt | Posted 05.23.2012

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For me, reading YA is like having a candy bar in the middle of my lifelong diet. Here are my top picks for grown-ups who sometimes wish they could recapture their teen years or who just like reading about adolescence.

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Book Review: (Save The Pearls Part One) Revealing Eden

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 01.01.2012

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What would happen if global warming continued to the point where resistance to deadly solar radiation determined class and beauty? This is the future we encounter in Victoria Foyt's captivating new novel, Revealing Eden.

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For Alexandra Monir, Book Is Just The Beginning

Kia Makarechi | Posted 09.05.2011

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It is perhaps unsurprising that 25-year-old Alexandra Monir has already released her first novel. But when one realizes she also wrote and recorded songs to complement it, and that she's penning her second book, it's hard not to be impressed.

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James Patterson's Young Adult Novel

AP | By SUMMER MOORE | Posted 08.27.2011

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-- "Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life" (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts: "Middle School, The Wo...

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Bloomberg's Daughter Wrote A Novel

nytimes.com | JULIE BOSMAN and MICHAEL BARBARO | Posted 07.31.2011

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Those who inhabit the rarefied world of Michael R. Bloomberg, with all its perks and payouts, have long adhered to a strict code of silence about his ...

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Getting Matched Up at Book Expo

Rocco Staino | Posted 07.27.2011

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One of the most popular events at the annual book trade show is Author Speed Dating. This 90-minute event gives authors three minutes to pitch their book with a table of potential readers and book buyers.

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S.E. Hinton the Godmother of the YA Novel

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mention The Outsiders in a room full of people and 9 out of 10 of them will sigh with fond memories followed by, "Oh, I love that book!" So, you can ...

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9 Best Science Fiction Novels For Young Adults Besides 'Mockingjay' (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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In case you haven't heard, "Mockingjay," the third and final installment in Suzanne Collins' super-smash "Hunger Games" series, hit bookstores this Tu...

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'Mockingjay' Fever

Educating Alice | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like many others I began Mockingjay yesterday morning expecting to be done the same day. I stopped at points to do other things and returned to it in...

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Children's And YA Still Selling...

mediabistro.com | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reported today that hardcover sales for the Children's/YA category rose 19.6 percent compared to the same...

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Why Do Americans Write Such Great Coming-Of-Age Novels?

guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is this merely coincidence, or is there something else at work here? Do American writers absorb Bildungsroman aptitude alongside fluoridated water and...

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Author Posts Vampire Novel Online, Gets Awesome Book Deal

io9 | Charlie Jane Anders | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can posting your unpublished novels online for free still lead to a nice book deal, now that the web is saturated with free fiction? It worked for aut...

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Graduating From Hogwarts: In Defense of the Next Generation of Fantasy Novelists

Robyn Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Potter generation is growing up, and going to work at the publishing houses and film studios that gave us our own childhood hero. And we're cheering each other on, as though Hogwarts truly is our alma mater.

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YA Authors Tweet About 'Gimme A Call': What Would You Tell Your High School Self?

Sarah Mlynowski | Posted 05.25.2011

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I wanted to do something unique to promote my new book. Something fun. Something free. I decided to ask fellow authors what they'd tell their younger selves and then tweet their responses.

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Young Adult Books Needed For Braille Class

Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's a letter by Patti Smith (not that one), a Detroit elementary school teacher of visually impaired students, sent to writer Cory Doctorow. She di...

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