I’m working on my reading goals for 2013. I want to do a balance of 2012 titles I missed (and I am going by calendar year, not publishing year), older books that I’ve never gotten around to reading, and newly published books I’m excited about or on the fence about. Part of that is looking… Continue reading Looking Back on 2012 Releases in Young Adult Literature
Tag: young adult science fiction
You Should Read Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favorite authors speak at YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium this past weekend. Scott Westerfeld, who is most famous for his popular Uglies series, has also written a fantastic series for young adults that blurs genres. It is at once steampunk, science fiction, historical, and speculative fiction.… Continue reading You Should Read Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Love and Clones: Beta by Rachel Cohn
I had Beta on my Kindle for weeks before I read it, but once I started, I couldn’t put it down. I didn’t realize it’s author was the same Rachel Cohn who brought us Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist and the like. This science fiction departure was one of the stand out dystopias I read… Continue reading Love and Clones: Beta by Rachel Cohn
Science Fiction and Fairy Tales: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
I’m a fan of fairy tale retellings. From classics like Robin McKinley’s twists on folk tales, to Jackson Pearce’s updated versions of Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, or her forthcoming adaptation of The Little Mermaid, I never get tired of hearing a new spin on a fairy tale. But nothing is cooler than Cinderella… Continue reading Science Fiction and Fairy Tales: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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