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Teen Perspective: Cory’s Blogger Profile and Ridiculous Taste in Books
Hey, my name is Cory (as in the girl name, not the identically-spelled boy name), and books are my friends. And by friends, I mean the kind of friends that aren’t invited to a party, but you smuggle...
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Teen Interview: A Reading Competition, Some Advice, and a Spinning Book
Let’s be honest, shall we, readers? Most of the time, we read in competition with ourselves: to read longer books, or harder books, or at least more books than we read last year. But how many of us...
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Looks Matter (With Books, Anyway)
I totally judge books by their covers. Don’t get me wrong; I usually don’t stop there. The beauty beyond a book’s skin is what I really look for. But the cover of a book can be enough to make me check...
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Colorful Connections: The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld
Today’s teen guest post is by high school sophomore Abby W. I compared main aspects in each of the books from the Uglies series, including the main character, friends, love interest, setting, conflict,...
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What Teens Are Saying About What They Are Reading, vol. 3
It’s time for more teen book reviews. I love these Teen Choice Best Books posters; the teens who write them will often pull out a scene or a character to focus on that perhaps I didn’t remember. The...
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The Glamour and Greed of The Great Gatsby
This post is written by one of our guest bloggers, 17-year-old Halle. It seems like The Great Gatsby is everywhere these days, making special appearances (with LeVar Burton!) on The Colbert Report and...
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Teen Review: Durarara!!
Imagine Ikebukuro, a commercial and entertainment district in Tokyo, Japan. Throw one country boy longing for the city life into the cacophony and unbelievable diversity, and you have yourself an...
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Beginning to End and Back Again
I always remember exactly what was happening around me when I finished any series. I remember where I was and the time I finished; I remember the weather that day; I remember exactly how many times my...
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Colorful Connections: Royalty
I compared the books The False Prince, Princess Academy: Palace of Stone, and Graceling, which are all contemporary teenage books about royalty. I constructed a chart, splitting the books up into main...
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And the Next YA Craze Is…
click for larger versionAt a recent holiday dinner, my aunt, a freelance writer, shared an interesting tidbit she had picked up following industry news: apparently, publishers are now shying away from...
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The Age of Rebellion: Dystopian Literature and Audience
Every dystopian tale shares a few traits: the perfect-yet-horribly-imperfect society, the futuristic setting, and a rebellion against it all. Dystopian fiction written for teens and dystopian fiction...
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Colorful Connections: The Maze Runner Series
I compared the books in the Maze Runner series, including The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure. I choose some of the main categories of the stories and described how the theme was...
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What Teens Are Saying About What They Are Reading, vol. 4
All my voracious readers are working their way through my young adult fiction collection like they haven’t been allowed to read all year. I’m excited to share that not only are all my young adult...
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Colorful Connections: Unwind, Cinder, and Replication
In this comparison, I explained details on specific categories in Unwind by Neal Shusterman, Cinder by Marissa Meyer, and Replication by Jill Williamson and gave each topic a different color. click for...
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Literary Analysis: It’s All About Context
You know, I never really thought the ongoing debate on whether or not authorial intent is important in the interpretation of a piece of literature would ever affect my daily life. I mean, I thought it...
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Finding Your Next “It” Book
photo by flickr user nSeika Finishing a beloved book or series is difficult, but not nearly as difficult as moving on. We all know the feeling an especially good read can give – how that book was it,...
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Beta Books: Teens Review Advanced Reading Copies
Today’s post comes from the Beta Books club at my library, which reads, reviews, and generally has a grand time discussing ARCs (Advanced Reading Copies) of upcoming teen books. Our review form...
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Teens Weigh In: Why Romeo and Juliet Endure
Well, readers and movie buffs, today marks the release of a new Romeo and Juliet movie adaptation, this time with Julian Fellowes (of Downton Abbey fame) putting the Bard’s words to screen. Take a...
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Beta Books: Teens Review Advance Reading Copies
It’s time for another post from the Beta Books club at my library, which reads, reviews, and generally has a grand time discussing ARCs (Advanced Reading Copies) of upcoming teen books. Our review form...
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Pulp Fiction With a Side of Fries: The New American Pastime, and How to Avoid...
Today’s post is written by Fredrich Y., a high schooler, writer, and avid reader in Westerville, OH. Thank you, Fredrich, for sharing your thoughts with us! -Becky O’Neil, currently reading We Were...
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