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The tag YA 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. The tag is also often used by the YA 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 YA are for young readers age thirteen and above. Books for readers under thirteen are referred to as children's books. YA 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 YA literature are read and enjoyed by adults, such as the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “ya”

• in Entertainment
  YA Lit: Between the Lines Offers Fantasy, Adventure, and Fun
  “Just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean it’s any less true.” --BETWEEN THE LINES by Jody Picoult and Samantha Van Leer
  by missbobetier / on Sep 12, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ya”

 

• Name that pre-teen book!

  
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  I read this sometime in the 80s. It was a chapter book, just shy of YA. And its title was something like "The 45th Thing I Love About Amelia" or "The 45th Best Thing I Love About Anastasia" (wrong number, wrong name). Oh, and at the end, the mom opens a closet door and theres a dead dog inside or something. I think ...
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• A word on competition in the media industry

  
  State of the Media — Authority: 125
  Wow. The past few weeks have been pretty intense as I complete a white paper on Media in the 21st Century (gotta get it done because lots of people are aksing for it.) But in the past week, the conversation,...
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• Megyn Kelly Looks Fit to be Tied

  
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  …when news breaks that THREE Fox News associates have been treated like CRIMINALS by our UNFETTERED DOJ.
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• And I Bet He STILL “Uh Uh Uhs” His Sorry Way Through It

  
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  The difference between Obama and Nixon is that Obama will require “I am not a crook” on prompter. — Dennis Miller Show (@DennisDMZ) May 16, 2013
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• VIDEO: Monday Sector Laggards: Consumer Services, Agriculture Farm Products

  
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  In trading on Monday, consumer services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of TEAM, Inc. Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage . ...
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• The 2012 Nebula winners...

  
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  ... have been announced . The Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Book went to:  Fair Coin , by E.C. Myers! See this post for the rest of the shortlist and this post for the rest of the winners.
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• Don’t Look Now, But That LONG TIME AGO “Fast and Furious”?

  
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  It be BLOWING UP fast. Justice Inspector General faults former Fast and Furious IG Dennis Burke for “egregious” violation…trying to undermine whistleblower — Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) May 20, 2013 John Dodson by improperly releasing confidential information intended to damage him.. — ...
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• Alex Morgan’s Debut Is A Best Seller

  
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  Olympic gold medal soccer player Alex Morgan, currently playing for the Portland Thorns, scores with the first book in a planned middle grade series, The Kicks. Book one, Saving the Team (S&S Young Readers), debuts on the NYT Middle Grade Best Seller list at #7 during its in its first week on sale. The second ...
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• Calling All Young Adult Publishers!

  
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  I’d like to introduce you to my friend Alexander Christou. Xander, as he likes to be called, is eleven years old and one of the smartest kids I know. He’s a passionate reader, a great soccer player, speaks Greek (his father is from Greece), and is a more engaging, interesting conversationalist than some adults I ...
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• Book Review: ‘Dare You To’ by Katie McGarry

  
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  Katie McGarry’s Pushing the Limits had a ton of hype. Since I’m picky when it comes to contemporary romance, it took a while for me to approach it. When I did, I found that while I did enjoy it, I […]
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• “New Adult” Hits the NYT YA List

  
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  The “New Adult” genre has been labeled as the hot new category by the media (see USA Today and the NYT). Many of the titles had their success as self-published e-books, showing up on combined best seller lists, such as USA Today‘s and the NYT‘s combined adult lists. One of the first “New Adult” titles to ...
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• Government Report Finds IDF Not Responsible for 2000 Al-Dura Shooting

  
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  On Feb. 19, 2012, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Dr. Yehuda David upon his acquittal in Frances highest court after he had been sued for libel by Jamal al-Dura for refuting claims that Jamal was injured in a 2000 shooting in the Gaza Strip. Israel was further vindicated in relation to the incident ...
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• Out of the Easy -- Ruta Sepetys

  
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  In Out of the Easy , Ruta Sepetys had me at hello. It begins: My mothers a prostitute. Not the filthy, streetwalking kind. Shes actually quite pretty, fairly well spoken, and has lovely clothes. But she sleeps with men for money or gifts, and according to the dictionary, that makes her a prostitute . ...
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• Habit is What Keeps You Going

  
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  “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” ~Jim Rohn   A couple of days ago I stood next to the kitchen counter peeling a banana. I dropped the peel–and the stringy banana “hairs”– into our compost container. Then, without thinking, I broke off the end–a.k.a. the butt of ...
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• It Strikes At The Core Of Our System

  
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  The importance of this IRS disaster cannot be over-stated. The chilling nature of the IRS’s actions on our constitutional freedoms cannot be exaggerated. This isn’t at this point an Obama Scandal; it is a Big Government scandal. It needs to be vigorously rooted out, many people need to be fired and hopefully go ...
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• Book Review | The Devil’s Triangle

  
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  Title: The Devil’s Triangle Author: Toni De Palma My Review: I finished The Devil’s Triangle, and I’m not yet sure how to feel about it. It started off so strong. I was extremely intrigued with Cooper and his judgment in front of Lucy, Saint Pete, and an unknown male figure. The whole idea that they were ...
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• Review: Yellowcake by Margo Lanagan

  
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  Tags: young adult, fantasy, short story collection Summary Yellowcake brings together ten short stories from the extraordinarily talented Margo Lanagan--each of them fiercely original and quietly heartbreaking. The stories range from fantasy and fairy tale to horror and stark reality, and yet what pervades is ...
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• Book Review: Transparent by Natalie Whipple

  
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  Book: Transparent by Natalie Whipple Genre: YA Supernatural Rating:★★★★★  For: Review and Supporting Local Authors From: ARC from Edelweiss  (release date May 21, 2013) This is one of those "what if?" books. I love that. So... what if back during the cold war in the 60s, people became ...
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• The Incredible Charlotte Sycamore, by Kate Maddison

  
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  The Incredible Charlotte Sycamore , by Kate Maddison (Holiday House, 2013, mg/ya) is a lightly romantic steampunk mystery for tweens (which is not something I get to type every day).  And I love the cover.   Its one I might well hand to the upper middle school girl (7th grade, or so), who isnt quite ready to plunge ...
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• SciFi Book Review: Reboot

  
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  Reboot by Amy Tintera Synopsis: Five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest. After 178 minutes, she came back to life as a Reboot—stronger, faster, able to heal, but less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...
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