By Paul Czajak Okay I might be exaggerating a tiny bit with the title of this blog, but it is an intimidating transition nonetheless. I
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Mapping Character
By Almitra Clay I’ve been on a personal journey for the past few months, doing something that I’ve needed to do for a long time:
Wartime Through a Child’s Eyes, Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit
Review by Amy Courage Anna and the Swallow Man from Random House/Alfred A. Knopf is a book almost too big to write about in
Why Write Young Adult?
By Dana Nuenighoff When people ask me what I write, I instantly reply Young Adult. Then they give me this strange look, force a smile
7 Reasons Why Everyone Should Read Award Winning EVERY LAST WORD by Tamara Ireland Stone
1. Sam is an authentic teenaged girl with OCD who has successfully hidden her condition from her friends. She spends every second worrying about how
3 Reasons Why YA Matters
In the last 10 days I’ve read 15 YA books and as a YA CYBILS award panelist, I’ll be reading dozens more within the next couple
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