#IReadYA – and so do many others! Why YA? Here are some of our reasons.

Why YA? posts
Pandemonium (Lauren Oliver) as discussed by Karen Jensen of TLT)
13 Reasons Why (Jay Asher) as discussed by Karen Jensen of TLT
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collines) as discussed by Sara Ansted
Love is the Higher Law (David Levithan) as discussed by 2012 Printz Award Winner John Corey Whaley
Between Shades of Gray (Ruta Sepetys) as discussed by Victoria Scott
“I Love YA” (with apologies to Randy Newman) as discussed by Jennifer Rummel
Harry Potter and The Fault in Our Stars as discussed by Leah Miller
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes (Chris Crutcher) as discussed by Karen Jensen of TLT
Please Ignore Vera Dietz (A. S. King) as discussed by Jenny Torres Sanchez
The List (Siobhan Vivian) as discussed by Stephanie Wilkes
The Giver (Lois Lowry) as discussed by Lauren Kate
Mr. Was (Pete Hautman) as discussed by Pete Hautman
Bitterblue (Kristin Cashore) as discussed by Annette Birdsall
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen) as discussed by Lindsay Cummings
Where the Red Fern Grown (Wilson Rawls) as discussed by Craig MacLachlan
The Story of a Girl (Sara Zarr) as discussed by Lisa Burstein
Ash (Malinda Lo) as discussed by Christie Gibrich
The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy as discussed by author David James
If you would like to write a post, I’d be more than happy to put it up.
The Discussion
Why YA?
Why YA? The Remix
Dear Media, Let Me Help You Write That Article on YA Literature
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About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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