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Young Adult Literature

An Interview with William Sleator, YA Novelist

Nick Antosca | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

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Nick Antosca

Sleator was one of the very few "YA" authors I loved when I was young. Earlier this year, I read a bunch of them out of curiosity, and realized that they're really ingenious, elegantly constructed novellas.

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Thank You, Nancy Drew and Judy Blume

Carole Baron | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

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Carole Baron

Why are books that makes girls feel less alone, that have role models who think and ask questions, are the very books the censors turn to first? Have things changed that much in the last fifty years?

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My Wrestle With The Reluctant Reader

The Huffington Post | Dean Pitchford | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books

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For over twenty-five years I have worked at creating the most compressed form of popular art -- the three-minute pop song. Recording artists, publish...

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