MORE 'YA-A-TO-Z' POSTS
Quick! Help me think of a YA author for the Letter Q. Haha, see what I did there. And that’s why I don’t write humor people. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock has been an important part of The #SVYALit Project, particularly when it comes to the discussion of male survivors. If you haven’t read it yet, […]
Guest post by Mary Hinson “I know you aren’t perfect. But it’s a person’s imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.” – Lola and the Boy Next Door I’m visiting Teen Librarian Toolbox today (oh, my gosh, I just realized I’m an ACTUAL teen librarian now!) to talk to you about Stephanie Perkins, writer […]
If you are new to TLT, you may not know that I am a huge Lauren Oliver fan. The first Oliver title I read was Delirium, which The Tween and I listened to as an audio book. This was The Tween’s first YA book experience. Lauren Oliver was the first author I took The Tween […]
Today is brought to you by the letter N and the number 2. Actually, I just made that number part up. I’m having Sesame Street flashbacks. I discovered Patric Ness last year as a judge for the Cybils. Wait, let me back up. I was of course aware of the author Patrick Ness before last […]
We are now half way through the YA A to A alphabet and at the letter M. Like many of the letters before it, this was a hard one to pick. So I opted to highlight an author that I haven’t talked a lot about, although I am a fan of her work. Who is […]
Why I chose David Levithan: In fall of 2003, I had just finished graduate school and was working at The Children’s Book Shop in Brookline, Massachusetts (far and away my favorite job ever). I was a big fan of LGBTQ YA books, just as I am now, so whenever a new title would come in, […]
Back in May when I wrote my post entitled Dear Media, Let Me Help You Write That Articles About YA Literature, I revealed one of my secrets: I love vampire books. It’s true, I’m a big fan. And I understand their appeal. Not only are they dark and dangerous and often steamy, but think about […]
Why I chose Maureen Johnson: I got to meet John Green during his book tour for The Fault in Our Stars (shut up, this is relevant.) When I met him I thanked him for two things – one, everything he’s done to enrich the lives of teens, two, recommending that we follow Maureen Johnson […]
Why I chose Rachel Hawkins: Excuse me for a moment while I fangirl… I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Rachel Hawkins! Her books are fantastic! Her twitter feed is hilarious! Just…just LOOK at that picture! Okay, I’ll try to contain myself. But sometimes I can’t even, y’all. If I’m remembering correctly, I was first introduced to her […]
Why I chose E. Lockhart: I’m drawn to every single element of Lockhart’s books. I love her writing style, the narrative voices, the clever banter, and the way she can take totally ordinary plots (like just following a teenage girl—Ruby Oliver—through her high school travails) and make them memorable. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks […]
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