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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”

• Notes from NBA TV’s Fan Night – Tuesday, November 10, 2009

  
  The Starting Five — Authority: 421
  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Voting is open on NBA.com for next week’s Fan Night match-up that will air on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Fans can select between the following games: Warriors @ Cavaliers, Suns @ Rockets, Thunder @ Heat, Raptors @ Nuggets, Pacers @ Nets, Clippers @ Hornets, Bulls @ Kings, Pistons ...
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• Review (T2T): When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton

  
  Steph Su Reads — Authority: 468
  Tags: middle grade, YA, historical fiction, trains, fathers, rural Rating: 3.5  out of 5 Summary Around the end of World War II, the tiny town of Rowlesburg, West Virginia, is undergoing some great and affecting changes. For years and years, steam engines have been a way of life for those living in ...
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• Parents Evening

  
  WhatsYourView.net - Lets Get Talkin' — Authority: 149
  Oh well its off up the school soon to find out how my kids have been doing in school this year.Fingers crossed all will be fine as they are good kids at school.I used to be petrified as a kid on parents night as I was a bit of a rogue to say the least!!! Heres hoping the girls havent adapted to my old ways!!
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• Jesus is my co-conspirator

  
  Life Without Faith — Authority: 132
  Here’s a new legal defense for all you heathen druggies out there. Stop claiming the devil made you do it. Take a clue from this guy in Louisville, Kentucky: From UPI.com : Police in Kentucky said a man found with drug paraphernalia claimed he was set up by someone at the highest level of power: Jesus Christ. ...
  8 hours ago

• The ALAN Review Fall 09 Has 2 Articles on Comics

  
  EN/SANE World — Authority: 128
  The "seems to get mentioned in clumps on En/Sane World," indispensable Peter Gutierrez makes the case for eleven graphic novels in your classroom in "Integrating Graphica into your Curriculum," and West Virginia Universitys Rosemary Hathaway impresses in "More than Meets the Eye: Transformative Intertextuality in Gene ...
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• Ray Fawkes & Cameron Stewart–The Apocalipstix (2008)

  
  I Just Read About That... — Authority: 469
  SOUNDTRACK : DANKO JONES-Never Too Loud [US edition bonus tracks] (2009). I reviewed this disc a few posts ago.   Since then the disc has finally been released in the States.  And, naturally, since I bought the import version there are three bonus tracks added on this one.  The three tracks are “My ...
  11 hours ago

• Review: Queste (Septimus Heap #4) by Angie Sage

  
  Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog — Authority: 471
  Queste (Septimus Heap #4) by Angie Sage Publication: Katherine Tegen Books; Reprint edition (June 23, 2009), Paperback, 624pp / ISBN 0060882093 Genre: Fantasy, Children’s/YA Rating: Find @ Amazon or IndieBound Challenges: Countdown 2010 (2008 #2) Read: October 2009 Source: Bought As much as I was ...
  12 hours ago

• This Is For My Girls

  
  Angel's Coffee Cup — Authority: 110
  Miss you, girls! ♥ When I was a little girl, three wonderful girls made up my little circle of friends: Ann, the only sister I have whos just a year younger than me; Achie, the girl who lived down the street who became my first ever playmate, and Avee, who lived a couple of streets away who became my ...
  13 hours ago

• Ice

  
  Shelf Elf: read, write, rave. — Authority: 514
  I’ve been reading a lot of cold books lately: First Light, some nonfiction global warming stuff and now Sarah Beth Durst’s latest, Ice . Does this mean I am ready for winter? Don’t think so. I am enjoying my 14 degrees today, thank you very much. I had planned on saving Sarah’s book for the Christmas ...
  16 hours ago

• Nanoday #10 — “Heart of Clouds” reaches the magical number!

  
  Valentine Bonnaire — Authority: 122
  Today, I realized I was going to make 20,000 words.  I am in awe of that — that I did it?  I slowed down as I was getting to the last 328.  I wanted to see what the 20,000 word was.  It was the word “going” — and that word can mean many different things.  It has been amazing to me, to be writing with this ...
  22 hours ago

• Lindsay Lohan Was Dating Heath Ledger?

  
  Celebrity gossip, Hollywood gossip, juicy celebrity rumors — Authority: 161
  Reports are being said that during the unexpected death of Heath Ledger in January of 2008, he was romantically involved with Lindsay Lohan. Dina Lohan spoke about it in a recorded conversation with Michael Lohan, her ex-husband and Lindsay’s father. Dina was reported saying that her oldest daughter “was dating ...
  23 hours ago

• A Sweet Natured Little Devil

  
  Original Content — Authority: 130
  I have to say that if I had a gun pointed to my head and was told to choose a book from any book award list, Id choose something from the Printz . Ive had a lot more luck with finding enjoyable reads from those winners and honor books than with any other award. Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins was a Printz Honor ...
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• Chris Brown - I Can Transform Ya Lyrics

  
  Blog Lirik Lagu — Authority: 132
  Chris Brown - I Can Transform Ya Lyrics [Lil Wayne] Go Hey Lil Mama, I can transform ya, No I can’t dance but I can dance on ya, Swizz on the beats, Chris move ya feet, And baby I can transform ya him to a me, I can change you life, make it so new, Make you never want to go back to the old you, Ciroc and lime, ...
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• Free Master of the Jinn Ebook for Eid al-Adha

  
  Darvish — Authority: 103
  Salaam and Greetings of Peace: In honor of Eid al-Adha, The Ebook of Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel will be gifted to all that want one, through November 27th . Just email me at: Irvingk1945 at gmail dot com , and write gift ebook in the subject line.  Inshallah, it will be of some benefit :) Eid ...
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• Lindsay Lohan Was Dating Heath Ledger?

  
  Celebrity Scandals: The Gossip Girls — Authority: 743
  Reports are being said that during the unexpected death of Heath Ledger in January of 2008, he was romantically involved with Lindsay Lohan. Dina Lohan spoke about it in a recorded conversation with Michael Lohan, her ex-husband and Lindsay’s father. Dina was reported saying that her oldest daughter “was dating ...
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• LINDSAY LOHAN: IZAKA-YA CHICK

  
  Known People — Authority: 160
  Kicking off her week with a tasty dinner, Lindsay Lohan was speckled attack up Izaka-Ya grill final night (November 9). The “I Know Who Killed Me” singer looked a bit camera-shy as she strolled up to a celebrity-popular West Hollywood eatery to find a host of paparazzi watchful for her. After a moment, LiLo ...
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• What do your fave YA writers collect?

  
  Cheryl Rainfield: — Authority: 416
  Have you ever wondered what some of the YA writers you read collect? Well, check out this blog post by YA author Linda Joy Singleton and find out! And yep, I’m in that list. (grinning) Though if you read my blog, you probably know some of the things already.
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• Soooooooooooooul Mates

  
  Life Under A Rock — Authority: 422
  So some of you may be wondering, “What is with all this goopy relationship shit?  Where is the incisive literary commentary?  When will she finally post another Bayou entry?  Where is my goddamn sandwhich?” To which I say—why were the stats on my last entry so low?  What, do you people hate charity?  And ...
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• Al Capone Shines My Shoes (MG, YA)

  
  Becky's Book Reviews — Authority: 518
  Choldenko, Gennifer. 2009. Al Capone Shines My Shoes. Penguin. 275 pages. Nothing is the way its supposed to be when you live on an island with a billion birds, a ton of bird crap, a few dozen rifles, machine guns, and automatics, and 278 of Americas worst criminals--"the cream of the criminal crop" as one of our ...
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• YA Contest - How to Enter

  
  QueryTracker.net — Authority: 460
  ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA A SPECIAL ENTRY FROM ON QUERYTRACKER.NET ONLY !!! Do not email the agent with your entry. Do not call the agent. There is only one way to enter! Tonights the night! Our YA contest opens this evening at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (6 p.m. Pacific) so heres everything you need to know: ...
  1 day ago

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