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Tag Archives: YA fiction
Dear Teen Me: Let Me Tell You About DEAR TEEN ME
Dear Teen Me, A few days before your 30th birthday, you’ll get an e-mail from the folks at Zest Books, asking you to review – and blog about – their upcoming collection of letters from YA authors to their teenage … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, dear teen me, fiction, memoir, YA books, YA fiction, zest books
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NPR Cuts ENDER’S GAME From Best YA Fiction Poll, Because Violence
NPR’s recent Best YA Fiction Poll recently produced a list of 100 winners that has everyone talking – mostly, about what’s not on it. NPR explains that best-beloved classics like A Wrinkle in Time and Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret didn’t make … Continue reading
Posted in banned books, book news, book reviews, YA fiction
Tagged best ya books, ender's game, fiction, hugo award, literature, npr, orson scott card, science fiction, ya, YA fiction, young adult, young adult fiction
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Expecting a Novel? EXPECTING: A NOVEL.
Lula Belle’s Expecting: A Novel has been sitting on our coffee table for the past week and change, except for the evening I spent devouring it instead of going to bed at a reasonable time like I’d planned. The Fiance … Continue reading