There are so many great contemporary and realistic young adult novels. So many, in fact, that there are some books I just don’t get to talk up enough. These are five young adult novels I think deserve more attention and discussion. Not only did they really resonate with me, I think they will have a… Continue reading 5 Under-Appreciated Contemporary Young Adult Novels
Tag: The Sharp Time
9 Young Adult Books that Should Be Made into Movies, or YA Movie Adaptations in a Perfect World*
Ever since Harry Potter became a worldwide phenomenon and people (myself included) went to see Twilight in theaters eleven times, Hollywood has been paying attention to popular young adult series and snatching up film rights to YA properties. But unfortunately, when they don’t reach The Hunger Games level of success some really smart people online proclaim THE DEATH… Continue reading 9 Young Adult Books that Should Be Made into Movies, or YA Movie Adaptations in a Perfect World*
Shelf Awareness: The Books on My Nightstand This Week
Last night I was working. Part of my job is posting on the library’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, so I get to spend time reading bookish things all over the Internet. Yeah, I know. Rough gig. Now I get paid for doing all the slacking off web browsing that would have been frowned upon at… Continue reading Shelf Awareness: The Books on My Nightstand This Week
To Not Act My Age: Legend and The Sharp Time
I didn’t read young many adult books when I was a teenager (I can think of only one; it was Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger. It’s fabulous and I’m so glad I came across it when I did). I went through my RL Stine phase in fifth grade, so I didn’t always read adult books,… Continue reading To Not Act My Age: Legend and The Sharp Time
Authors and Questions: A Conversation between Laura Moriarty and Mary O’Connell
I had the pleasure and privilege of attending an event at my local library where one of my favorite authors, Laura Moriarty, discussed the new release The Sharp Time with author Mary O’Connell. If only for an hour, it was a joy to be in a room full of other reading and writing enthusiasts who… Continue reading Authors and Questions: A Conversation between Laura Moriarty and Mary O’Connell
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