Sunday night was the 2011 MTV Movie Awards -- and while the show primarily focused on movies, several of the big nominees were based on books, most notably Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Here are the highlights from our favorite book to movie adaptations at this year's... Continue Reading →
It debuted during the MTV Movie Awards, and now you can watch the first trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 to your heart's content. Check it out HERE, then share your comments below!
It debuted during the MTV Movie Awards, and now you can watch the first trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 to your heart's content. Check it out HERE, then share your comments below!
This weekend, The Wall Street Journal published an article of the utmost idiocy. If you haven't heard the hubub yet, the article basically lambasts YA lit as being too dark for today's teens. As a reader and supporter of all literature, but in particular YA lit, I take issue with pretty much every word in... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Jane Austen’s popularity never seems to fade. She has hordes of devoted fans, and there have been numerous adaptations of her life and work. But who was Jane Austen? The writer herself has long remained a mystery. And despite the resonance her work continues to have for teens, there has never been a young... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Jane Austen’s popularity never seems to fade. She has hordes of devoted fans, and there have been numerous adaptations of her life and work. But who was Jane Austen? The writer herself has long remained a mystery. And despite the resonance her work continues to have for teens, there has never been a young... Continue Reading →
Libba Bray's latest, Beauty Queens (read our review), is charming readers and find itself in the no. 9 spot this week. Veronica Roth's dystopian hit Divergent is also in its fourth week in the top 10. Congrats to both! This Week   Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1  THE THRONE OF FIRE, by... Continue Reading →
Libba Bray's latest, Beauty Queens (read our review), is charming readers and find itself in the no. 9 spot this week. Veronica Roth's dystopian hit Divergent is also in its fourth week in the top 10. Congrats to both! This Week   Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1  THE THRONE OF FIRE, by... Continue Reading →
What a busy week! Here's a round-up of the biggest YA-related news ... share any additional news we missed in the comments below! * On Sunday night, the MTV Movie Awards will include an exclusive first look at The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (to be presented by Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner), but... Continue Reading →
All this week we've been featuring Blood Red Road by Moira Young -- in stores Tuesday, June 7th -- an outstanding new dystopian novel that really sets itself apart from the other dystopian books hitting store shelves. One of the things that makes Blood Red Road so unique is its distinct voice and Moira's original... Continue Reading →
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