Young Adult Books
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The Page-Turning Allure of the British Upper Class
M. A. Bennett shares the personal experience that inspired S.T.A.G.S., her YA mystery about a girl who wins a scholarship to an exclusive English boarding school.
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The Best Children's and YA Books of January 2018
From an adventure at sea to a twisted boarding school thriller to a beautiful rumination on love, there's lots to excite and delight in the early days of 2018.
Teen
The Best YA Books of 2017, According to Teens
What YA books were tops with teens this year? Here are the titles that teen readers were raving about to their friends in 2017.
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Growing Reader
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The Best Children's and YA Books of December 2017
We’ve rounded up some of this month’s highlights — books that share funny, true, fantastical tales of bears and fearless women, crush-worthy new acquaintances and Jedis.
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Teen
Katherine Paterson’s List of Recommended Reads for Middle Grade and YA Readers
Katherine Paterson, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Bridge to Teribithia, shares nine books that she recommends for every middle grade and YA reader.
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The Best Children's and YA Books of November 2017
November's best new books include beautiful and moving picture books, much-anticipated middle grade novels, and YA reads that will keep you riveted.
Teen
Bookshelf Must-Have: Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
Dark magic, mystery, romance, and suspense combine in spellbinding fashion in our latest Bookshelf Must-Have pick. A reimagining of the Evil Queen legend, this stunning YA novel from debut author Julie C. Dao is completely captivating.
Teen
Writing About the Past and Stumbling Upon the Present: Adriana Mather on Reliving History
The more research I did for my books, the more I kept stumbling upon evidence that history repeats itself — a phrase I thought was nothing more than an overused cliché but found was a frightening reality.
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Growing Reader
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The Best Children's and YA Books of October 2017
October’s standouts for kids and teens include reimagined fairy tales, much-anticipated sequels, exciting debuts, and new reads from some favorite authors.
Tween
Teen
12 Authors on the Banned Books They’ll Never Forget
To celebrate Banned Books Week, we asked authors to share the banned or challenged book that made a lasting impact on them as young people. Here are the books that have stayed with them through the years.
Growing Reader
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Teen
9 Standout Verse Novels for Kids and Teens Reading Below Grade Level
These novels for elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and teens are standouts for their memorable characters and plots and the ways that the authors use verse to tell the stories.
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Growing Reader
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The Best Children’s and YA Books of September 2017
From a new tale from Mark Twain to timely words from our friends on Sesame Street to a wise wishtree, world-consuming video game, and more, there are tons of great new reads to savor this September.
