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Tag Archives: YA
Smart Chicks Kick It!
If you’re into teen books—especially paranormal teen books starring tough girls (written by smart chicks)—then you will not want to miss this event. YA authors Melissa Marr, Alyson Noel and Kelley Armstrong have organized a joint tour during the month … Continue reading
Interact with a character to become a character
Sometimes it seems like every time I turn around I hear about interactive books, like The Amanda Project, which got a lot of press in the fall. Now Penguin has launched a new interactive project that fantasy lovers will enjoy: … Continue reading
BookPage Podcast: ‘Mockingjay’
Rushed through Mockingjay and don’t have anyone to talk to? Or: Want to listen to other reactions on the fate of Panem, President Snow and that pesky little Gale vs. Peeta plotline? [Note: If you’ve never heard of these people, … Continue reading
What we’re reading Wednesday: Mockingjay
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Scholastic • $17.99 • August 24, 2010 Like countless other readers, I am currently midway through Mockingjay, the final book in the Hunger Games Trilogy. I know that many fans are afraid of spoilers, so all … Continue reading
Come on over to the Reading Corner. . .
Read about these books (and more); win a collection of children’s chapter books handpicked by BookPage editors; and get behind-the-book scoops from a couple of your favorite tween and teen authors in tomorrow’s edition of Reading Corner. Don’t know what … Continue reading
Best of the blogs
What book blog posts have you enjoyed this week? A few of my favorites are highlighted below: Freebie Friday: Penguin’s 75th Anniversary Posted by The Quivering Pen Today is the official 75th anniversary of Penguin Books, and bloggers are celebrating … Continue reading
Southwestern supernatural from Alyson Noël
Best-selling teen author Alyson Noël posted today on her blog that she’s got a new series in the works called The Soul Seekers. Noël is the author of the popular Immortals series, about a girl who can “see auras, hear … Continue reading
This time, it’s werewolves for Holder and Viguié
Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié have been busy! The authors of the New York Times bestselling Wicked series sold the movie rights to the five-book saga back in October (we talked to the authors about that deal here on The … Continue reading
Best book deal summary of the week goes to . . .
Kiera Cass, who has sold three books in a YA series pitched “as The Hunger Games meets “The Bachelor,” following a 17-year-old, one of the eligible young women selected to compete to become the next queen, who finds herself falling … Continue reading
A movie of a modern teen classic
Entertainment blog BuzzSugar posted the “15 Books to Read Before They’re Adapted For the Screen,” and I was surprised by an inclusion on the list: Stephen Chbosky‘s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, first published in 1999. The slim novel … Continue reading
Announcing the launch of Reading Corner—May 26
I mentioned this briefly during Children’s Reading Week, but I want you all to know that next Wednesday (May 26) we’re launching a children’s/teen e-newsletter called Reading Corner. I am really excited about this project because I love teen and … Continue reading
More books for kids!
Children’s Book Week has been around since 1919, and this year the celebration runs from May 10-16. I love these posters for the week: The Children’s Book Week website is a great resource for parents and young readers themselves. You … Continue reading
A fierce new book deal
The world’s favorite smizing*, H2T** model is writing teen books! Tyra Banks—host of America’s Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show—has signed a three book deal with Delacorte. The series is called Modelland, and according to Publisher’s Marketplace it’s … Continue reading
Everyone’s favorite teen sleuth turns 80
It seems like this has been the year of the book anniversary: Spot. Shrek. To Kill a Mockingbird. And now Carolyn Keene’s Nancy Drew. The Secret of the Old Clock, book one in the iconic series, was published on April … Continue reading
Elizabeth George sets YA novel in the USA
Inspector Lynley creator Elizabeth George—also known as “the most famous British writer who is not British“—joins John Grisham as a best-selling author who is branching out into YA fiction. The Edge of Nowhere, the first book in George’s new YA … Continue reading
