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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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ya”

 

• Review: Don’t Breathe a Word by Holly Cupala

  
  Manga Maniac Cafe — Authority: 112
    Title: Don’t Breathe a Word Author: Holly Cupala Publisher: Harper Teen ISBN: 978-0061766695   May Contain Spoilers From Amazon: Joy Delamere is suffocating. From asthma, from her parents, and from her ...
  10 hours ago

• REVIEW: Fallen In Love by Lauren Kate

  
  Fluttering Butterflies — Authority: 112
  I do so adore the Fallen series by Lauren Kate so I was thrilled to hear of this collection of short stories, Fallen In Love, is being published during the long wait for Rapture and just in time for Valentines Day! Daniel and Luces love transcends time and lifetimes, as they have lived countless times and fallen in ...
  14 hours ago

• Waiting on Wednesday–Black Heart by Holly Black

  
  Manga Maniac Cafe — Authority: 112
  Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. I love Holly Black’s Curse Worker series, so I am counting down the days until Black Heart hits store shelves.  This is a fantastic series so far, so give it a try ...
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• REVIEW: Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik

  
  Fluttering Butterflies — Authority: 112
  I had no idea until this book arrived that Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik is a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice! I thought the author did a great job of using P&P as inspiration but also being quite creative in making this story one that is believeable and felt mostly realistic in these times. Elise Benton ...
  2 days ago

• FREE Kindle Book: "Caged Moon" by Rachel Deagan

  
  Kindle Author — Authority: 129
  Caged Moon by Rachel Deagan Haunted by an animal attack, seventeen year old Charlotte feels she is being followed. When she runs into a mysterious boy while camping, she’s afraid. Nothing seems right about him. Despite trying to stay away, there is an unmistakable draw to be near him. Even his scent smells ...
  3 days ago

• Manga Maniac Cafe: {teen} Book Scene: Jessica Spotswood’s Born Wicked Playlist

  
  Anime Nano! — Authority: 149
  Jessica Spotswood is the author of Born Wicked, which hits bookstores tomorrow.  Jessica dropped by the virtual offices to share her playlist while she was working on Born Wicked. Born Wicked Playlist: Great question! Here are five bands/singers whose albums I listened on repeat while writing [...]
  3 days ago

• Proclaiming Ya Rasool-Allah (Salallaho Alaihi Wasallam)

  
  BISMILLAHIARRAHIMANIRRAHEEM, ISLAM, MAQFIRAT — Authority: 125
  The sensitive issue of whether or not Muslims can call upon the Holy Prophet(SAW) by proclaiming the words Ya Rasulullah needs to be clarified effectively, sincethis issue divides the Muslim community and causes untold pain and friction among the Muslim communities throughout the world. There are basically two ...
  5 days ago

• REVIEW: But I Love Him by Amanda Grace

  
  Fluttering Butterflies — Authority: 112
  But I Love Him by Amanda Grace is a very powerful book. I was slightly nervous before reading it due to its difficult subject matter, but I really loved the way in which Amanda Grace tells this story sympathetically in such a way to prevent early judgement and to garner some understanding around domestic violence. I ...
  5 days ago

• This Sunday: The smartest person in the room and Cuckoos Nest

  
  Jacket Copy — Authority: 623
  In her review of John Mattesons  “The Lives of Margaret Fuller,” Laura Skandera Trombley poses an interesting question: “What must it have been like always to be the smartest person in the room without any of the privileges accorded to men?” Thats what Fuller continually had to contend with in a circle that ...
  5 days ago

• It Takes A Thief

  
  TBogg — Authority: 674
  Proving once more that “he who fucks nuns will later join the church”, Jack Abramoff is now blogging at the Republic Report, a site that: …is dedicated to rooting out the corruption that is so corrosive to American values. We will investigate and uncover the buying and selling of politicians and of ...
  6 days ago

• What Took Them So Long?

  
  EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection — Authority: 492
  Fox has acquired John Green’s new book and #1 NYT Best Seller, The Fault in Our Stars (Dutton; Brilliance Audio). Variety reports that Twilight producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen have signed on to do the adaptation. John just wrapped a 17-city tour for the book.
  6 days ago

• Luminous, by Dawn Metcalf

  
  Charlotte's Library — Authority: 458
  Luminous , by Dawn Metcalf (Dutton, 2011, YA 367 pages) Consuela is a normal teenager--until the day she isnt. With a vengeance. Because Consuela is about to leave her body behind and enter a strange alternate world, one where she is no ordinary girl. It is one of the oddest fantastical transformation Ive seen in ...
  6 days ago

• Bon Iver Declined To Perform At The Grammy Awards

  
  The Rap Up — Authority: 118
  In the ongoing saga of the Grammy Awards being run by clueless twats, we’ve now entered another chapter. Justin Vernon/Bon Iver has been quite vocal in his opinions on the award in the past, and…
  6 days ago

• We Take It Back

  
  EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection — Authority: 492
  Technically, it’s true, as we reported earlier, tht a Hunger Games teaser won’t air during the Super Bowl — however, one will appear during the pregame show. Trying to stay current with this is dizzying. A teaser for the teaser appeared on Entertainment Tonight, briefly on the Web before it was yanked by the ...
  6 days ago

• The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Caroline Mackler

  
  The Last Book I Read — Authority: 98
  The premise of this book is fantastic:  in 1996 two teenagers log on to AOL and their Facebook pages from 15 years in the future show up.  They, of course, have no idea what Facebook is, but they soon figure out that it is their future selves sharing picture and thoughts about what’s going on [...]
  6 days ago

• BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Moves Closer to Screen

  
  EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection — Authority: 492
  Finally, an answer for all the teens who have been anxiously awaiting news about the film version of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Hachette/LBYR, 2009). Movie news sources, including Entertainment Weekly‘s blog, report that it now has financing from Warner Bros. and the first cast member ...
  6 days ago

• Wine dinners at Ya Ya’s

  
  Kansas.com Blogs Master Site Feed — Authority: 539
  Ya Ya’s Eurobistro , the fine dining restaurant at 8115 E. 21st St., will be the site to a couple of fancy, libations-based dinners over the next two weeks. The Wichita chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food is putting on a Van Duzer Vineyards wine dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ya Ya’s. ...
  6 days ago

• Who Ya Crappin’?

  
  Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM — Authority: 150
  If you missed Thursday’s featured segment on The Boers and Bernstein Show, you can check out the full session below.
  6 days ago

• Who Ya Crappin’?

  
  Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM — Authority: 150
  If you missed Thursday’s featured segment on The Boers and Bernstein Show, you can check out the full session below.
  6 days ago

• Sasquatch 2012 Lineup: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, The Shins, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D

  
  Live Music Blog.com — Authority: 119
  The Sasquatch Music Festival has released their 2012 lineup, and as usual, its a doozy....
  6 days ago

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