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Two New YA Books That Put a Unique Twist on Zombie Stories: Burn Down, Rise Up and The Undead Truth of Us
Do you think we’ve had enough vampire books or zombie novels? I recently read some people discussing how vampire stories aren’t over and done until we get to read an over abundance of vampire stories written by people of color. And by recently I mean a few months ago, long enough ago that I unfortunately […]
Why Do Friendships End?, a guest post by author Carol Dines
Carol Dines, author of THE TAKE-OVER FRIEND, shares the friendship breakup that inspired her latest YA novel and what she's learned about friendship along the way
So You Want to “Do Revenge”, Revenge Fantasies in YA Lit for Fans of the Netflix Film
Do you want to "Do Revenge"? Here are some YA titles that tackle the topic of revenge
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The Quote is the Thing! How the Words of Change series was inspired by quotes from some of the most inspirational speakers of our time, a guest post by Sharyn Rosart, Publisher of Spruce Books
A look at how inspirational quotes by some of today's greatest minds led to the Words of Change series, a guest post by Sharyn Rosart, Publisher of Spruce Books
Finding Your Place by Author Caroline Gertler
Author Caroline Gertler discusses her new middle grade novel, Where You've Got to Be
The Strong Female Character, a guest post by author Lauren Magaziner
Author Lauren Magaziner discusses her recent middle grade book, Marina and the Kraken, a part of the new Mythics series
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Books and Belonging: The Importance of Seeing Ourselves in Stories, a guest post by author Misty Wilson
Author MIsy Wilson discusses her graphic memoir Play Like a Girl and the power of story to remind us all that we belong
Audio Book Review: How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine
Teen librarian Karen Jensen shares her thoughts on the recently released slasher thriller HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MURDER by Danielle Valentine
Book Review: It Looks Like Us by Alison Ames
Teen librarian Karen Jensen shares a short review of the upcoming Sci Fi thriller IT LOOKS LIKE US.
Book Review: The Getaway by Lamar Giles
Teen librarian Karen Jensen reviews the upcoming THE GETAWAY by Lamar Giles, which she calls "bold, daring, inventive . . . and dark, in all the glorious ways . . ."
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