She’s not a druggie or an alcoholic, and she’s not mentally ill. She’s one of thousands of college students who can’t afford a place to live. She might be someone whose scholarship doesn’t cover housing. Or her family lost their home after racking up mountains of medical bills. She could be the first in her […]
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Hungry Hearts Row, a place filled with romance and the smells of wonderful concoctions lingering in the air, simmering and tantalizing. Hungry Hearts—an anthology with esteemed YA writers such as Jay Coles and Adi Alsaid—is a charming, simple, and uplifting collection of teen stories that speak to the issues of loneliness, family, and the desire […]
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Does love just happen, or are certain loves just meant to be? Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera’s new YA novel, What If It’s Us, follows the love that sparks between two teens boys who meet at the post office, a seemingly random event. What If It’s Us celebrates the spontaneity of young love, the courage […]
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“During our relationships, those periods of calm and joy between the inevitable periods of disaster and doom that followed, things were awesome. At least at the beginning.” —Don Zolidis Craig and Amy are on one moment and off the next, a rollercoaster of teen angst. In The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig, Don Zolidis tells […]
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Two truths and a lie… When I was seven, a man said I would eventually go crazy. My mom used to tell me: I love you, but right now I don’t like you. A teacher told me that I’m smart but intellectually lazy. Figured out the lie yet? It’s impossible to know without knowing me, […]
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Maggie Ann Martin, author of the recently released YA novel To Be Honest, brings readers a unique, diverse read about the struggles of adolescence and what it means to be proud of the body you were given. With a humorous and realistic depiction of high school and body image, Martin gives light to the struggle and […]
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Savannah’s life has slowly changed into one she doesn’t even recognize, one with her sister going off to college and her mother losing weight and starring on the television show Shake the Weight. To Be Honest is a romantic, complicated, and important story that captures the angst of teen life, the complications of family life, […]
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“You can’t believe everything you hear… Girls are always whittling little weapons to stab each other with.” – Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders Monica’s life came to a devastating halt when both her sister and the rest of the cheerleading squad died in horrific ways: a car crash and a suicide. While the rest of Monica’s community […]
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Demetra Brodsky is the author behind the exciting, dark, and surprisingly funny new thriller Dive Smack, which releases on Tuesday, June 19th. Not only is Brodsky one of the most hilarious and down-to-earth authors I have had the chance of interviewing, but she is also very insightful, having plenty of advice for aspiring writers both young […]
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