Young Adult Books
Tips & Advice
How to Use Book Awards to Find Great Children’s Books
If you dig deeper into book awards, you’ll find that loads are given on both the state and national levels, and they can serve as great resources for finding quality books for kids.
Tween
Teen
Steampunk Stories: Crazy, Funky Tales Your Tween or Teen Will Love
Which kinds of books do you give to kids who love mechanical mayhem, history, time travel, and fantasy all rolled into one? How about a little steampunk?
Teen
The 8 Most Lovably Awkward Characters in YA Books
Awkwardness is one of the best traits in a literary character. YA authors Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison pay tribute to a few of the greats!
Teen
10 New YA Books to Read This Summer
This crop of new young adult books will make excellent companions on the beach, at camp, and for nights reading under the stars.
Teen
In Living Color: Writing About Love, Loss, and the Beauty of Motherhood
When YA author Julie Buxbaum's children came into the world in screaming techno-color, she had no choice but to listen to the loud, insistent voice that said: Welcome to motherhood.
Teen
10 Book Recommendations for Divergent Fans
Teenagers who loved the dystopian, post-apocalyptic Divergent series are sure to get hooked on these other excellent young adult novels.
Tween
Teen
#OwnVoices: Why We Need Diverse Authors in Children’s Literature
Kayla Whaley, editor at Disability in Kidlit, explains why kids need to read books written by diverse authors, and shares five of her favorite #OwnVoices reads.
Teen
YA Romance Novels That Emphasize Self-Love and Self-Respect
These young adult novels address a singular truth about romance: You can never truly love — or be loved — until you learn to love yourself first.
Teen
7 Heart-Mending YA Books to Get You Through a Break-Up
Break-ups are inevitable, but these young adult novels are a good place to start nursing a broken heart.
Growing Reader
Tween
The Books Kids Say They Can’t Wait to Read in 2016
We asked third through sixth graders across the country what they were most excited to read in 2016. Here are the books they can’t wait to crack open.
Teen
16 of the Most Exciting YA Books to Read in 2016
For teen readers (and wannabe-kids at heart), 2016 offers exciting new young adult books from beloved authors and debuts destined to create lifelong fans.
Just For Fun
2015’s Biggest Moments in Children’s and YA Literature
We could write a whole book about what made 2015 such a special year for children's and YA literature, but we’ve winnowed the highlights down to a shortlist.
