Young Adult Books

Twist Literary Spins a New Yarn for YA Market

Julie A. Carlson | Posted 05.30.2012

Julie A. Carlson

A good mystery always piques my interest. I'm very excited to see there is a current rise in mysteries for teens. One such series is Alibi. It has a solid plot with well-rounded characterization and twists and turns to boot.

Summer Reading Books for ALL Your Kids

Devon Corneal | Posted 05.24.2012

Devon Corneal

Here's to a summer without whining -- unless your kids are asking for another trip the library or bookstore to stock up.

Interview With Elizabeth Wein, Author of Code Name Verity

Monica Edinger | Posted 05.22.2012

Monica Edinger

Set in the landscape of World War II Britain and featuring women pilots and spies, the intricate plot of Code Name Verity involves espionage, Nazis, the Resistance, and occupied France.

9 Fantastic Prep School Novels

Jennifer Miller | Posted 05.22.2012

Jennifer Miller

I've now read 26 school novels and counting. My favorites depict adolescence at its most obsessive and raw. The young protagonists are often gravely misguided, but they struggle with a singular passion we don't often feel as adults.

Meet The 16-Year-Old Book Reviewer

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 05.10.2012

Claire Bidwell Smith

Robby Auld came onto my radar when he reviewed my book for The Nervous Breakdown, writing one of the most thoughtful assessments of my memoir to date. I couldn't help wanting to know more about the kid who cracked the literary scene.

Judy Blume and the Socialization of Girls

Crystal Bui | Posted 05.10.2012

Crystal Bui

Blume has written over 21 books for girls with more than 80 million copies of her books sold worldwide; her work has been translated into 31 languages, making her an internationally acclaimed girls' book author

What's Next After The Hunger Games: 10 Young Adult Dystopias Coming Out 2012

Lisa Parkin | Posted 04.06.2012

Lisa Parkin

The number of dystopian-themed books is at its highest since the 1960s. What Young Adult dystopians are you looking forward to reading this year?

YA Books Adults Will Love

Leah Konen | Posted 04.02.2012

Leah Konen

Author Joel Stein argues that adults should read books written for adults, and stay away from any book marketed to children and teens, while Lev Grossman offers a defense of the genre, praising its rich storytelling, descriptive clarity and more. Our take: Why not read for yourself and decide?

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

Julie Gerstenblatt | Posted 05.23.2012

Julie Gerstenblatt

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.

The Hunger Games' Hopeful Vision for the Future

Joan Williams | Posted 05.22.2012

Joan Williams

There's not a whole lot about the world of The Hunger Games that I'd like to see carried into the future. But it's truly refreshing to see a world where gender isn't a restrictive category.

Interracial Relationships Seen Through Eyes of Young Adults

Victoria Foyt | Posted 04.30.2012

Victoria Foyt

I was wondering if there would be a backlash to the twist on racial issues I present in my new Young Adult novel, Save The Pearls, Part One, Revealing...

March Madness Kid Book Style

Monica Edinger | Posted 05.19.2012

Monica Edinger

For the fourth year running School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books is underway. Inspired by the venerable Tournament of Books featuring a...

13 Judy Blume Novels Coming Soon As eBooks

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

NEW YORK -- A big batch of Judy Blume books are coming to the digital market. Random House Children's Books announced Wednesday that 13 stories by th...

'The Fault In Our Stars' Is The #1 Young Adult Novel, But Only Because Kids Got To It First

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 04.28.2012

Jesse Kornbluth

Sometimes you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelic zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back to...

Top 10 Young Adult Fantasy Books You Should Read

Lisa Parkin | Posted 04.16.2012

Lisa Parkin

With The Hunger Games movie coming out in March, the frenzy for young adult fiction has reached an all-time high. For those of you who still haven't read young adult books, here are a few suggestions.

Remember Your First Break Up?

Posted 02.13.2012

Valentine's Day is nearing and L-O-V-E is on the brain. But even for those of us who choose to celebrate Singles Awareness Day on February 14, that is...

Will Booze for Books Shake and Stir Communities?

Rocco Staino | Posted 04.11.2012

Rocco Staino

These days, to youth librarians, Harry Potter, Anne of Green Gables and Hop on Pop are not just kid's book titles but also cocktails.

Review of Pure and Interview With Julianna Baggott

Julie A. Carlson | Posted 04.08.2012

Julie A. Carlson

The most appealing aspect of these stories is that the creative characters and landscapes leap off the page and most importantly, how these stories make us think.

7 Child Protagonists That Adults Can Relate To

Sharon Heath | Posted 04.03.2012

Sharon Heath

Whether the heroes and heroines of these books are precocious or tentative, suicidal or resourceful, disconnected or endearing, each of them bumbles along as we all did -- as we all do! -- without a handbook.

Best-Selling YA Novelist John Green Talks The Fault in Our Stars

Mark Bazer | Posted 03.19.2012

Mark Bazer

When it comes to vampire-free YA novels, there's no one bigger than John Green. His new book, The Fault in Our Stars, shot up to No. 1 on Amazon the day it went up for pre-order.

Teaching Kids, Books, and the Classics

Monica Edinger | Posted 03.11.2012

Monica Edinger

Our classrooms are filled with all sorts of readers and need to be filled with all sorts of books, all sorts of writers, and all sorts of reading experiences.

Walter Dean Myers, New Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Monica Edinger | Posted 03.05.2012

Monica Edinger

His commitment to young readers, literacy, and literature is remarkable and he will be an incredible role model to adults and children alike.

YA Author Surprised By 'Young Adult'

Maureen Johnson | Posted 02.08.2012

Maureen Johnson

The previews of Young Adult suggested a light rom-com. I was in no way prepared for what I got.

Enter Eden Newman's Online Fantasy World

Victoria Foyt | Posted 01.30.2012

Victoria Foyt

Fundamentally, the way we write love stories hasn't changed much since the time of Jane Austin. And yet, the way we reach our readers must be as different as riding in a horse-driven carriage is to a quiet spin in an electric vehicle.

How Will We Read: Children's Books?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 01.29.2012

C. M. Rubin

I recently asked Karen Lotz, the Group Managing Director of Walker Books Ltd, what their estimate for children's e-books and print books over the next 3 to 5 years is.