young adult
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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”
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THE STONEKEEPER’S CURSE by Kazu Kibuishi
BookHound —
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The Stonekeeper’s Curse is book two in Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet series of graphic novels. I enjoyed the first book recently and decided to go ahead and pick up the second one. The story’s pacing in the second novel is frenetic and moves quickly, introducing new characters and new geography almost with the turn ...4 hours ago -
I’d Like To Give A Shout Out To…
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Activity #10 of the Holiday Break Reading Challenge asks people to browse the web and find other blogs they like. Blogs they’d like to emulate in some way. Either they like the format, design, or some of the features. Here are the blogs I’ve been looking at lately. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how professional they ...6 hours ago -
Karin Librarian’s Top 9 of 2009 – #5
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There were no surprises in Gatlin County. We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere. At least, that’s what I thought. Turns out, I couldn’t have been more wrong. There was a curse. There was a girl. And in the end, there was a grave. Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of ...6 hours ago -
Holiday Break Reading Challenge and Zombies Collide
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Activity #9 involves zombies . You ought to go over and check it out . Kristin at Bookworming in the 21st Century shared this fun nugget of information. How long would it take you to become infected from a zombie bite? Along these same lines, I finally finished my first book of the Holiday Break ...14 hours ago -
We Were Here
Young Adult (& Kids) Books Central Blog —
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Miguel is sent to a group home after he commits a terrible act, which is an accident. His mother avoids him and he cant forgive himself either. The judge makes Miguel write in a journal so others will understand him. Once at the group home he meets two others who later break out with him on a quest to go to Mexico. ...15 hours ago -
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
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Copyright: 2005 Publisher: Hyperion Genre: YA Pages: 375 New-to-me Author: Yes Authors Website Simple Description: Percy Jackson is at yet another boarding school and is almost at the point of being kicked out of yet another boarding school. Hes been diagnosed with adhd and dyslexia. Nothing seems to go right ...20 hours ago -
Blue Cross Blue Shield Fighting Childhood Obesity
Health Insurance Blog —
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According to the BCBSA website, BCBSA has started a new Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Pilot Program in Texas, New Mexico, Mississippi, North Carolina and Kansas. Through this program Blue Cross Blue Shield plans on reducing the epidemic of childhood obesity and stop further cases of young people ...22 hours ago -
Cirque Du Freak - Darren Shan
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Darren is an idiot. There is no way round it, if he hadnt be so determined to go to an illegal freak show with his friend Steve and hadnt continued to make idiotic decisions hed never have got into this trouble. On the other hand, hes a teenager and although it was a fair while ago now, my memories of that age are ...22 hours ago -
Darklight ~ Lesley Livingston
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Much has changed since autumn, when Kelley Winslow learned she was a Faerie princess, fell in love with changeling guard Sonny Flannery, and saved the mortal realm from the ravages of the Wild Hunt. Now Kelley is stuck in New York City, rehearsing Romeo and Juliet and missing Sonny more with every stage kiss, while ...22 hours ago -
Karin Librarian’s Top 9 of 2009 – #6
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From the author of Saving Juliet comes a romantic comedy that is good to the last drop. When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother’s coffee shop, she decides to leave him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over. Little ...1 day ago -
New Years Resolutions You Cant Live Without
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I realize that New Years resolutions are (a) lame, (b) forgotten by February and (c) something real people dont do. In the spirit of enduring hopefulness despite all odds, here are New Years resolutions that I have every intention of trying to keep: 1. I will put my needs ahead of the dogs. 2. I will be realistic ...1 day ago -
Karin Librarian’s Top 9 of 2009 – #7
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We were in the square, in the square where I’d run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive till we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her – But there weren’t no safety, no safety at all, there was just him and his men…Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a ...2 days ago -
Flashback Challenge
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I’ve stumbled upon another challenge that I’m going to join. It is called the Flashback Challenge. There are three different levels you can choose. Click HERE to read all the details. You can sign up for the following levels: Bookworm – Up to three books Scholar – Four to six books Literati ...2 days ago -
Graphic Novel Review: Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale
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Title: Calamity Jack Author: Shannon Hale & Dean Hale Illustrator: Nathan Hale Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Graphic Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA / Bloomsbury PLC Publication Date: 5 Jan 2010/ 4 Jan 2010 Hardback/Paperback: 144 pages Stand alone or series: Sequel ...2 days ago -
CROCODILE TEARS by Anthony Horowitz
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Alex Rider returns for his eighth adventure in Crocodile Tears , and I had a blast with it. This book, more than any of the others, really takes a spin off the James Bond 007 franchise when it opens up on Alex playing Texas Hold ‘em with the big baddie of the book. I had to force my willing suspension of ...2 days ago -
BATMAN: DARK VICTORY by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
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Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale reunite for another run at the Batman in Dark Victory . This is a sequel to Long Halloween and packs a lot of the old noir feeling of the early Batman comics into the story and pacing. The time frame is just after Harvey Dent has been scarred forever and turned psychotic, emerging as ...2 days ago -
young adult book review: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
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Shiver is a werewolf love story. Its told through the points of view of Grace, who was bitten by the pack of wolves who live in the woods behind her house in Mercy Falls, Minnesota, and Sam, who was also bitten by these wolves and became one of them. No one in town knows the wolves are werewolves that change for the ...3 days ago -
Karin Librarian’s Top 9 of 2009 – #8
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What do you do if you can deadlift a car, and you spend your nights flying to get away from it all? If you’re fifteen-year-old Avery Pirzwick, you keep that information to yourself. When you’re a former jock turned freak, you can’t afford to let the secret slip. But then Avery makes some friends who are as ...3 days ago -
Numbers by Rachel Ward
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What would you do if you knew the day everyone you see is going to die? When fifteen year old Jem looks at anyone, a number flashes into her brain that gives the date that person is checking out for good. Shes always seen the numbers, including the one on the day her mother overdosed; for years, Jems coping mechanism ...3 days ago -
Review: The Kites are Flying! by Michael Morpurgo
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I was listening to Simon Mayo’s Radio 5 Live, Book Review podcast earlier this week, and this one was talked about and I immediately knew I had to read it. So after being let out of work early today I snapped up a copy on the way home. ** It follows journalist, Max, as he arrives in the West Bank to make a film ...3 days ago
