Book Reviews – Young Adult

ALL THAT I CAN FIX: Crystal Chan on writing, race, and her new YA novel

June 1, 2018 Joyce Audy Zarins

All That I Can Fix opens with squirrels raining down from trees during a windstorm. And someone has uncaged a menagerie of hungry carnivores into

Book Reviews: YA SciFi Fantasy and More

April 20, 2018 Alison Potoma

Last month, I took a break from writing, and decided to use my time to read instead. I dug out my library card, and headed

Telescoping in: Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

January 5, 2018 Joyce Audy Zarins

The Fault in Our Stars, Will Grayson, Will Grayson, Paper Towns, and Looking for Alaska are radiant novels by John Green. His newest YA, Turtles

…and then I read THE 100

August 1, 2017 Marianne Knowles

I’m a stickler for getting things right. Scientific or historical inaccuracies REALLY BOTHER me. On the outside I’m polite and forgiving, but inside? I rail

Realistic Fiction: Hunt, Quick, & Green

May 5, 2017 Joyce Audy Zarins

This post originally appeared earlier here. Powerful books about kids dealing with major issues. Troubled kids; wise and compassionate kids. Be Someone’s Hero is the

YA’LL FEST Recap

November 29, 2016 Dana Nuenighoff

If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. -Stephen King Stephen King is right.

Hope and Humanity in “The Arrival”

November 18, 2016 Sarah Lynne Reul

I don’t know how you guys have been in the last couple weeks, but I’ve been feeling confused and a bit lost. Half the time

The Body Institute, by Carol Riggs

July 19, 2016 kirsticall

The Body Institute, a young adult novel by Carol Riggs, is a compelling read with an intriguing premise. It grapples with body image and scientific technology

Review: Fear and Courage in Two Books

April 1, 2016 Joyce Audy Zarins

At the library I borrowed two middle grade/ YA books, both of which are astonishing. One deals with a realistic cultural issue frequently in the news,