young adults

The tag young adults is 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 literature for young adults.

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

Regardless of how they are categorized, many books written for young adults are read and enjoyed equally by adults, such as the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “young adults”

• Coppell ISD to sponsor internet safety, cyber bullying program (Coppell Gazette)

  
  Current Movie Reviews, Sports and Celebrity News — Authority: 142
  Special FBI agent Aaron Covey of the bureaus Dallas division will present a program on Internet safety and cyber bullying from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Coppell High School lecture hall. Hosted by the Cottonwood Creek PTO, the program is designed to inform parents about what they need to know about ...
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• Graphic gay handouts and paraphernalia given to kids at 2000 conference run by "Safe Schools" czar.

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  The infamous “fistgate” conference in 2000 -- run by Obamas “Safe Schools” czar Kevin Jennings and which included kids as young as 12 -- didn’t end with the horrible tape recordings of workshops where children were taught about homosexual sexual practices. There were also hideous handouts given to kids at that ...
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• Priceless Presents That Don’t Cost a Thing

  
  Psych Central — Authority: 412
  Lunching with a group of friends, all of us 50 and up, the conversation turned to holiday giving. (Of course. It’s that time of year.) “I wish my kids would listen to me,” said Rita. “I know they want to give me and their dad something special. But we know they are hurting financially. We know they love us. ...
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• Janta Foundation launches p2p micro-loan site for child education

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  More than 300 million children worldwide lack access to education, and about 500 million adults are illiterate, according to UNESCO. To bring these numbers down, the San Francisco-based Janta Foundation launched today to broker peer-to-peer microloans targeted at educating young people.Microloans are small amounts ...
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• Social Networking Websites: Marketing Opportunity for the Student …

  
  New Web 2.0 Magazine — Authority: 156
  The Value of Social Networking from the Perspective of the University It shouldnt come as any surprise that the members of the graduating class of.
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• The Christmas Party

  
  A Slice of Life — Authority: 117
  Late last week, KT sent me a text asking if she could have a Christmas party on Monday. I thought about it for a moment then responded “Sure.  What did you have in mind?” I didn’t think much of it when I didn’t hear back from her.  I was busy and I knew we would have time to talk that evening.  When I ...
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• Boston Bands This Week (12/21/09)…

  
  musings from boston — Authority: 118
  Happy Winter Solstice. Now go out, freeze your ass off, and see some bands. With snow on the ground (about 8″ on the North Shore; less I think in Boston?), we officially welcome the season of braving the elements and navigating around snow mounds for parking spaces to support our local bands. On this holiday ...
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• Young Adults May Be Saving After All

  
  Money employment & careers - money-employment.marc8.com — Authority: 151
  Despite all the signs that young adults are becoming ever more dependent on their parents, they may be doing O.K. when it comes to saving, according to a new study.
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• Did you win the book vouchers?

  
  Christchurch City Libraries Blog — Authority: 132
  There were plenty of entries for the Best and Worst 2009 competition, and the winners are …
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• YALSA top reads

  
  Misadventures of the Monster Farmer-Librarian — Authority: 127
  Since I am on my all-things-libraries-kick, here is some more: According to the American Library Association , "CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for the 2010 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, which honors the best nonfiction books written ...
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• Better than movies and Chinese food on Xmas eve!

  
  Jewish Community Federation — Authority: 115
  Cancel the movie, throw away the Chinese take-out menu…and get to where the party is.  You don’t want to miss this year’s Latke Ball 2009  at Ruby Skye, San Francisco’s premier special event venue. Get down with more than 1,000 young Jewish adults for the sweetest mega music mixes, dancing, and the ...
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• Jews’ Next Dor January Sneak Peak–Magic Show, Bucca di Beppo, Food Sorting, Movie Night and more

  
  Jews' Next Dor — Authority: 119
  Jews’ Next Dor has lots of events in the works for January, here’s a sneak peak. A couple others are on the drawing board, so check our Event calendar for new additions. A few of these require RSVPing to JewsNextDor[at]beth-david.org , so check them out and get your RSVP in early to reserve your spot. ...
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• Living With Diabetes: Diabetes in Teens and Young Adults

  
  Natural Remedy for Yeast Infection — Authority: 143
  Diabetes is that kind of disease which can affect to all. Whatever the age, sex, and race are, diabetes can affect everyone. There are more than 16 million Americans suffering from this dreadful disease, as on day. And, 800 thousand new cases are diagnosed each year. Living with diabetes can be hard especially for ...
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• Bloody Labels and Second Chances

  
  The Credit Union Warrior — Authority: 400
  When I was 18, I worked in a factory that printed plastic labels for laundry detergent bottles, juice containers, shampoo bottles, and various other consumer products. My job (I couldnt make this up if I tried) was to wipe the dust off of giant sheets of labels with a rag-wrapped block of wood. Eight hours a day, ...
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• YAD hosts brunch and mitzvah at the Jewish Home

  
  Jewish Community Federation — Authority: 115
  After enjoying a bagel brunch at the Jewish Home and learning about the services it provides to Jewish Home residents, 40 YAD members decorated seven common areas of the Home, covering them with brightly colored menorahs, dreidels, and colored posters with “Happy Hanukkah” written in English, Hebrew and Russian. ...
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• ‘sexting’ and suicide

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  A study was just released yesterday that indicates the practice of ‘sexting (sending sexually suggestive text messages and photos) is on the rise among U.S. teens. One researcher was quoted as explaining this phenomenon as follows, "These images are shared as a part of or instead of sexual activity, or as a way of ...
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• Video: Going Bovine

  
  The Children's Book Review — Authority: 423
  By Bianca Schulze , The Childrens Book Review Published: December 16, 2009 Just had to share this ... Add this book to your collection: Going Bovine by Libba Bray
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• New issue of Inheritance Magazine now available!

  
  ISAAC Blog — Authority: 111
  ISAAC is a big supporter of Inheritance Magazine. The following is an article that I wrote for the inaugural issue a few months ago. See the newest issue on-line at: http://www.inheritancemag.com/ and follow it on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/INHERITANCEmag!
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• IMVU and myYearbook set up virtual currency exchange

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  Bookmark this categoryTwo successful online sites are getting together to encourage their users to adopt the other’s services. IMVU and myYearbook are setting up a virtual currency exchange so that users from either service can exchange currency between the sites.The deal is significant because it is a step toward a ...
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• Take our Stupid Cancer survey

  
  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blog — Authority: 99
  For young adults, life with and beyond cancer presents specific physical, emotional, social and financial burdens. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Im Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation (i[2]y) want to better serve the needs of young adult cancer survivors. LLS and i[2]y need feedback from cancer ...
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