Young Adult

The tag young adult is very popular among bloggers who review books for young adults and by people discussing young adult literature, such as parents, teachers, librarians, book award committees, and booksellers. Books for young adults are also commonly referred to as YA literature. The tag is also often used by the authors, illustrators, editors and publishers who create literature for young adults. There are many web sites, professional organizations, and courses dedicated to young adult literature.

It is generally thought that books referred to as Young Adult are for young readers age thirteen and above. Books for readers under thirteen are referred to as children's books. Young adult literature is most often categorized by genre, such as biography, fantasy & science fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Regardless of how they are categorized, many books termed young adult literature are read and enjoyed by adults, such as the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Young Adult”

• Read Online Full – ‘The Amanda Project: Book 1: invisible I’ By Stella Lennon, Melissa Kantor

  
  Randomize ME — Authority: 531
  Browse Inside this bookGet this for your siteBook Description:“AMANDA VALENTINO came to our high school on Halloween. She disappeared on the Ides of March. She left us some clues, but we’re not sure what they mean. The only thing we know for sure is that she utterly, completely changed our lives.”Amanda ...
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• Aging Images Show Stark Realities

  
  Aging Parents Authority — Authority: 116
  Aging Images from Google Images are showing us some stark realities about how we age. They have collected a lot of images from different websites that show progression of aging over the years plus a lot of info about how we age. It is almost shocking to see how a man goes from being a young adult to an aging senior. ...
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• Delia’s: Spend $50, Get $20 Off!

  
  Shopaholics Daily — Authority: 137
  As I may have mentioned last week, I love Delia’ s – so much so that they are more than a clothing store to me. In fact, they represent an intrinsic turning point in my life that I will never forget – or stop being grateful for. Delias.com Of course, love can always grow, and I love them more when they ...
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• Epic Pretties

  
  Angieville — Authority: 490
  These three make me rather weak in the knees. You can just tell by looking at the covers that these pretties pack a punch when it comes to fantasy and epic tasks/quests/journeys, etc. Im looking forward to each one with incredible amounts of anticipation and Ive only read one of these authors before! Finnikin ...
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• Book review: ‘If I Stay’ by Gayle Forman

  
  write meg! — Authority: 123
  Settle in for a heartbreaker. Once you hear the premise of Gayle Forman’s If I Stay , it doesn’t take long to realize this isn’t exactly going to be a feel-good read . . . but you’d be surprised how ultimately uplifting this tale can be. Seventeen-year-old Mia is out for a car ride with her parents and ...
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• BreakThru Radio introduces BookTalk to the iPhone & iTouch

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 145
  BreakThru Radio today announced the premier episode of BookTalk with DJ Piera that features both published and unpublished authors, their works, and the music that has inspired them along the way. The show consists of a one on one interview, a reading by the author, and a short personal playlist of tunes handpicked by ...
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• The Miles Between: Review Haiku

  
  emilyreads — Authority: 119
  From the Calder Game school of coincidences, a road trip writ large. The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson. Holt, 2009, 272 pages. P.S. Really? This is the final jacket? Bleah.
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• After by Amy Efaw - Review

  
  At Home With Books — Authority: 582
  After by Amy Efaw Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: August 11, 2009 ISBN: 9780670011834 350 Pages (Hardcover) Young Adult Fiction Summary (from the publisher ): An infant left in the trash to die. A teenage mother who never knew she was pregnant . . . Before That Morning, these were the words ...
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• Young Adult Book: Explorer X Alpha

  
  My Blog Contest — Authority: 125
  For most kids, a trip to space camp is a trip of a lifetime, for Aadi it was life altering. After receiving a camp immunization needed for travel to Mars, Aadi finds that the immunization is the catalyst of an insidious experiment. Lucky for him, he was engineered to survive, thrive, and dominate. Without realizing he ...
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• Reviews in Brief — The Nymphos of Rocky Flats, Dust, NYX

  
  the Hathor Legacy — Authority: 121
  The Nymphos of Rocky Flats is the first of a new series of vampire stories writtenby Mario Acevedo. This was fun — Acevedo took some genre standards (nymphos, tortured vets/vamps, etc) and breathed a bit of new life into them. The plot is basically that Felix Gomez became a vampire after serving in Iraq. His guilt ...
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• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

  
  The Story Siren — Authority: 586
  Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Release Date: December 1, 2009 Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Age Group: Young Adult Pages: 563 Overall: Source: Publisher Interest: debut author Buy the Book/Associate Links: There were no surprises in Gatlin County. We ...
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• Lost Days – Post 38 (Win a Free Laptop!)

  
  R.W. Ridley — Authority: 129
  Read a book! Win a laptop computer! This is the 38 th installment of my new book (launch is this week) Lost Days.  I hope you’ve been reading carefully because the answer to the qualifying question is in one of the previous posts. Qualifying question for what?  For your chance to win a free laptop computer.  ...
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• USER UNFRIENDLY by Vivian Vande Velde

  
  BookHound — Authority: 111
  My son has developed a keen interest in Dungeons and Dragons role playing games and virtual reality gaming. The former is problematic in that takes a lot of other players and a lot of time. The latter will probably exist in his lifetime. But he’s impatient because he wants it now. He asked me lots of questions ...
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• ‘Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith’ – Quotes of the Day From a 2009 Finalist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

  
  One-Minute Book Reviews — Authority: 471
  “A novel … does not come into the first class unless it contains some person whom one can thoroughly love, and if it be a pretty woman, all the better.” – Charles Darwin, as quoted in Charles and Emma The winners of the 2009 National Book Awards will be announced Wednesday, and the finalists in the ...
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• Ash

  
  Flamingo House Happenings — Authority: 125
  I’m a fairy tale fan. I’m also a modern day fairy tale fan. When I’m Here, I’m Queer, What the Hell Do I Read mentioned Ash I went immediately to my library website and reserved the book. Awesome. Not just a lesbian Cinderella but there are also fairies and huntresses. Best adaptation of Cinderella I’ve ...
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• Big, Big NCTE Contest – You Won’t Want To Miss Out

  
  Karin's Book Nook — Authority: 421
  Next week I’m leaving for NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English). This year it is in Philadelphia.  Great location for a great conference.  I’ve decided since I get great books while I’m there and since I’m running out of room at home I’ll have a contest.  If you are interested in seeing what ...
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• Book Review: The Legend of the Wandering King

  
  School Librarian in Action — Authority: 123
  Laura Gallego-Garcia’s The Legend of the Wandering King was standing among the book trucks of newly processed books in the technical room of the library when it called for me, asking to be read. I did not heed the call until two weeks later when it was officially out for circulation. The book blew me away. I felt ...
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• And other Matthew McConaughey-isms

  
  Minnesota Reads — Authority: 467
  Phase two of Stephenie Meyer’s beloved vampire series begins on our self-lathing heroine Bella Swan’s 18th birthday. In New Moon , the gothess is struggling with a Matthew McConaughey-ism: She will keep getting older, while her boyfriend stays the same age. Bella reluctantly agrees to par- tay with the pasty ...
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• Coming up on Vulpes Libris

  
  Vulpes Libris — Authority: 470
  This week on Vulpes Libris, the Foxes are taking on big topics.  From stages of life to life changing events to other lives altogether, we have challenges every day of the week. On Monday , Jackie looks at 1950’s suburbia in Richard Yates’ first novel, Revolutionary Road . On Tuesday , RosyB finds Somewhere ...
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• Review: Kiss of Death by Marcus Sedgwick

  
  Bart's Bookshelf — Authority: 559
  The Kiss of Death is the companion/follow-up vampire novel to My Swordhand is Singing . If you haven’t read the first novel then whilst doing so, will help you enjoy this one even more, but The Kiss of Death works perfectly well as a standalone as well, so doing doing so is not necessary. When he receives a  ...
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