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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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  • Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter: Simon Mayo


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    Book:  Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter Author: Simon Mayo ( @SimonMayo ) Pages: 432 Age Range: 12 and up Itch is a young adult thriller featuring an unusual hero. Itchingham Lofte (aka Itch) is a total science geek. His passion is collecting elements from the periodic table. When a ...
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  • 22 Free eBooks Available Today


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     A big thank you to  Living Chic on the Cheap for this list of free ebooks available today. FREE Mystery The Beckoning ice City of Beads FREE Romance Hiding Hollywood Dancing with the Ferryman FREE Christian Fiction Thorns in Eden and The Everlasting Mountains A Joyful Break ...
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  • New Study Compares Stress Response in Children and Adolescents


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    In a recent study, researchers looked at stress anticipation and response in children and adolescence, with regard to urbanicity, gender, sociability, tobacco use, and other factors.
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  • Reimagining Folk and Fairy Tales (with Kink, Joy, Nudity)


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    Reinterpreting myths, fairy tales, and folk tales is way more than a cottage industry—a castle industry?—in publishing these days. From literary fiction ( The Tiger’s Wife ) to YA (Robin McKinley’s books, Runemarks ) to graphic novels (the Fable series, The Sigh ) to humor ( Gods Behaving Badly ), authors ...
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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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  • Evolution


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    Title: Evolution Author: Sam Kadence Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Publishers URL: http://harmonyinkpress.com ISBN/BIN: 978-1-62380-411-4 Genre: {M/M}, Paranormal, Young Adult Rating: 4 Nymphs Literary Nymph Reviewer: Critter Nymph Gene just wants to sing.  When his band has a shot at ...
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  • Clive Barker – The Thief of Always


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    32. The Thief of Always by Clive Barker (1992) Length: 268 pages Genre: Mid-Grade Fantasy Started/Finished: 27 April 2013 (readathon!) Where did it come from? Bookmooch. Why do I have it? It went on my wishlist back when I read Abarat . (Confidential to Dave: Yes, Clive Barker .) How long has it ...
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  • A Week of Writing at Drexel University: Join Us!


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    The crowd at Drexel University has put together an extremely interesting program for this very week, and Im so happy to be part of it. On Wednesday, at 2 oclock, Ill be joining Rita Williams-Garcia and Eliot Schrefer for a panel called Strange and Familiar Places in Young Adult Fiction (see below). But the entire week ...
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  • Book Review of Chantress by Amy Butler Greenfield


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    Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Release Date: May 7th, 2013 Pages: 336 Genre: Young Adult-Historical fantasy Series: Chantress Trilogy #1 Source : Edelweiss Description from  Goodreads :  Lucy’s Chantress magic will make her the most powerful—and most hunted—girl in England. ...
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  • Review: Spark by Brigid Kemmerer


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    Spark Elemental Series , #2 by Brigid Kemmerer Publisher: Kensington (August 2012) Genre: Paranormal, Young Adult Format: Paperback (345 pages) Source: Purchased (or I might have won this one) Purchase: Amazon  | Amazon Kindle  | Barnes & Noble  | Book Depository ...
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  • 5th Grade Slavery Unit in Newton


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    My daughter is studying slavery and the first thing I thought of what that our town was a part of the Underground Railroad. Not our particular house (not old enough) but the Jackson Homestead in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • {Review} The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller


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    Publication date: May 7, 2013 Publisher: Entangled Teen ISBN-13: 9781620612392 Synopsis When we are little they tell us to be ourselves, but sometimes being who we truly are can put us in the spotlight in the wrong way, in the middle of everyone’s jokes. That was the day I learned that ...
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  • Book Review: The Rules for Disappearing


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    Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Rules for DisappearingAuthor: Ashley ElstonPublisher: Disney-HyperionPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: May 14, 2013Source: NetGalley----------------------------------------------Content Screening: Nothing of noteHDB Rating: 4 Keys to My HeartRecommended to: Fans of quick moving ...
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  • Mailbox Monday #49


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    Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Join in to share your book loot and discover some new book blogs. Drop by 4 the Love of Books to link up for May. School’s out this week, it’s almost Memorial Day- how time flies! Hope your May is going great […]
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  • Review – Ferret on the Loose


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    Stand in the kids’ section of any library and you’ll soon discover what under 10 year old readers gravitate towards; pacey, riveting chapter books, starring jump-off-the-page characters with the odd quirky picture thrown in to keep it all real. This is precisely what New Frontier Publishing is delivering with ...
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  • Falling for My Best Friend’s Sister: Summary


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    Sam figures his life was turning into some cliche love story when he falls for his best friend, Danny ’s sister, but he’s surprised when he’s met with a couple of other problems first. Lucky is nothing like she seems. Happy, problem free, the good girl. She’s quite the polar opposite of all those traits. ...
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  • The Healings of a Broken Heart: 02


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    Saphire’s POV: A whole year passed by and Yumi, Aelita, Jeremie and Ulrich and I were all separated. Yumi and Aelita talked…occasionally. But, it was too awkward for them to be together without me, or so I’ve been told. I hadn’t spoken one word with them since the day I told them that I could no longer be ...
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  • The Healings of a Broken Heart: Prologue


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    Saphire’s POV: It had only been a few days since Yumi, Aelita and I found out the truth about William and the two of them had already found someone new. Jeremie finally found the courage to speak to Aelita about his feelings and it was only right for Yumi and Ulrich to be together, since they’ve both been ...
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  • Falling for My Best Friend’s Sister: Prologue


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    Sam’s POV: Hi, my name is Sam and this is my story. My best friend — whose name is Danny — and I have been best friends for a long time now, almost forever. It was in kindergarten where I first met him. He never talked much, so I never knew all that about him. Just that he was a really cool guy and we were ...
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  • Walking Disaster Bab 3


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    Ksatria PutihShepley berdiri di ambang pintu seperti orang idiot yang jatuh cinta, melambaikan tangan pada America saat keluar dari tempat parkir. Dia menutup pintu, lalu berbaring di atas kursi malas dengan senyuman konyol di wajahnya."Kau terlihat bodoh," aku berkata."Aku? Kau seharusnya melihat dirimu. Abby tidak ...
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