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Tag: YA
Book Review: Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans
A highly anxious teen with a long list of fears is forced to tackle them all at once (and add new ones) when they witness the murder (Fear #3) of a neighbor.
In School Library Journal: The Printz Grows Up: High Points in the History of an Influential Award
Curious about the history of the Printz Award? Check out my new article to learn more!
Book Review: The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
Things heat up in Bangladeshi Irish Shireen Malik’s life when she’s cast in a televised teen baking show alongside her ex-girlfriend.
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Asexuality and the Rules to Happiness, a guest post by Amanda DeWitt
It’ll always be important to me to write stories that tell the truth: there is no should, there is no supposed to, and there are no rules to happiness.
Coming Home to the Library, a guest post by Yasmin Rahman
Looking back, it seems ridiculous that I, an avid book lover and organiser extraordinaire, did not realise that being a librarian was the perfect job for me.
Book Review: All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley
Two grieving girls, one full of secrets and a strange power, learn to appreciate both life and death in this sapphic gothic romance.
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The Weed Tour – A Diary of Travels, a guest post by Caitlin Donohue
For many teens and their parents—OK, for nearly all of us—navigating the fear and ignorance around drugs to talk about our experiences with them can be excruciating. That’s part of the reason why I wrote my book Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas.
I’M SORRY, MOM: How Writing My YA Novel Helped Me Better Understand Her Alcohol Addiction, a guest post by Susan Azim Boyer
By integrating what I’ve learned in The Search For Us, I hope I will give teen readers some tools to better cope with a family member who may be struggling with addiction.
Post-It Reviews: Twelve Quick Reviews of Recent Releases
Ghosts, climate change, a tween medium, a dog nanny, and so much more!
Imperfect Elders: Why I Tell Intergenerational Stories, a guest post by Addie Woolridge
My granddaddy loved me in his way and wanted to leave me his legacy. He thought that legacy would be a car. I hope the story I’ve turned that legacy into is one he’d be proud of.
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