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Young Adult: <i>Antisocial</i>  by Jillian Blake
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Young Adult: Antisocial by Jillian Blake

On September 18, 2017 by admin

It is the stuff of modern nightmares. An entire school’s innermost secrets exposed on social media. One can not imagine a thriller more targeted on the newly born angst of an entire culture. A spring like any other at a Washington, DC-area…

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Children’s Books: The Last of the Spirits by Chris Priestley
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Children’s Books: The Last of the Spirits by Chris Priestley

On December 24, 2014 by admin

You remember that scene in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol where Scrooge asks about two children, a boy and a girl, huddling under the robes of the Ghost of Christmas Present? The Ghost tells him that the children are Ignorance and Want. In…

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Young Adult Fiction: The Caller by Juliet Marillier
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Young Adult Fiction: The Caller by Juliet Marillier

On July 4, 2014 by admin

Summer Gathering, when the rebels of Shadowfell are planning to challenge the evil King Keldec, is approaching rapidly. Caller Neryn, with whom we have made a long journey, still has two Guardians to go before her training is complete. But the White…

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Young Adult Fiction: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
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Young Adult Fiction: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

On March 17, 2014 by admin

Cath Avery has just started university, living on campus. Her twin sister, Wren, has decided that after a lifetime of doing everything together, they will not be sharing a room; she’s keen to meet new people and have new experiences. One thing…

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Best Books of 2013: Children’s Books
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Best Books of 2013: Children’s Books

On December 23, 2013 by admin

This is the Books for Children and Young Adults segment of January Magazine’s Best Books of 2013 feature. You can see our picks for the Best Crime Fiction of 2013 here and Best Cookbooks of 2013 here. Still to come are our…

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Teenagers at the End of the World: Young Readers Dance with Dystopia
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Teenagers at the End of the World: Young Readers Dance with Dystopia

On July 9, 2013 by admin

Why are young readers so enthralled with fiction focused beyond the end of the world? Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series. Veronica Roth’s Divergent books. David Estes’ Dwellers. Ally Condie’s Matched. I could go on. Easily. On and on and on. It’s a…

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Young Adult: Allegra by Shelley Hrdlitschka
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Young Adult: Allegra by Shelley Hrdlitschka

On July 2, 2013 by admin

Music is the connective tissue of Shelley Hrdlitschka’s ninth novel, Allegra (Orca Books). A performing arts high school is not proving to be the school Allegra dreamed about. She had imagined being able to dedicate herself completely to dance, which is her…

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Graphic Novel: War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay, Illustrated by Daniel LaFrance
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Graphic Novel: War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay, Illustrated by Daniel LaFrance

On May 30, 2013 by admin

Though I’m still slightly torn about whether or not the making of a child soldier is appropriate fodder for a graphic novel aimed at young adult readers, the combination of Sharon E. McKay’s powerful prose and Daniel LaFrance’s luminous illustrations is just…

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Young Adult: Hostage Three By Nick Lake
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Young Adult: Hostage Three By Nick Lake

On April 17, 2013 by admin

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing: a girl on a yacht with her super-rich banker father; a chance for the family to heal after a turbulent time; the peaceful sea, the warm sun . . . But a nightmare is about to explode as…

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Young Adult: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
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Young Adult: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

On March 29, 2013 by admin

Eleanor & Park (St. Martin’s Griffin) is so much better than it needs to be, it takes one by surprise. Though the book is aimed at young adult readers, this is the sort of ageless story that needs no limits. Readers of…

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