young adults

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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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  • Doctor Dad Kris Taylor- A Fathers Day Story


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    Dr. Kardos dad is a pediatrician and during our long grueling hours of residency training hed always serve as a source of encouragement. One of my favorite memories will always be the proud look in his eyes years later as he watched his daughter present at a physician conference. Today we honor all Dr. Dads- ...
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  • Investment Options for Recent College Graduates With a Job


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    A re you a recent college graduate? Do you already have a job? Well congratulations! There aren’t too many people that can answer yes to both of those questions these days. By earning your degree and finding a job after college, you are already one step ahead of most of the field (that is, unless your job is at the ...
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  • Lower Self-Control among ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ Young Adults


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    Baylor University researchers have discovered young adults who consider themselves “spiritual but not religious” are more likely to commit crimes. Individuals were especially prone to committing property crime, and to a lesser extent, violent ones. Comparisons were made among those that identified as either ...
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  • Can Young People Afford to Marry?


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    One of the main reasons for staying single may be that young adults cannot afford marriage. read more
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  • Why you aren’t reaching young adults and families with children


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    The following guest post is by  Kelly Mahler , a former 3D artist, SAHM ( stay-at-home mother ), Unitarian Universalist since 2007, and member of the UU Growth Lab on Facebook.  Thanks for sharing your experience and suggestions, Kelly!   I totally relate as a parent of a young child.  11am? Uh, that’s lunch ...
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  • Retirement Tougher for Boomer Children


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    The financial media (including this blog) inundate baby boomers with articles cajoling, coddling, and counseling them about their every retirement concern. But members of the Me Generation might want to focus on their children: retirement is likely to be an even greater financial challenge for Generation X, now in ...
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  • Scripture Study on Winners and Losers


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    Talking with a homeschool group, my friend Kathy shared a scripture study on winning and losing. I think it’s wonderful!  It will be a great quick study for summer – no matter how old or young your children are! Be a Good Winner AND a Good Loser By Kathy Moore Edgren Used with permission BE A GOOD WINNER ...
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  • Queer Heroes NW – June 13th, 2013 – Featured Hero: Sassafras Lowrey


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    Sassafras Lowrey, a formerly homeless queer youth who grew up at the Sexual Minorities Youth Recreation Center (SMYRC) after being kicked out of hir semi-rural Clackamas County home, has done amazing work for queer youth in Portland and everywhere. Ze got hir start writing as a punk zinester in Portland, is an ...
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  • The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World by Nancy Jo Sales


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    The Bling Ring: How a Gang of Fame-obsessed Teens Ripped Off Hollywood and Shocked the World by Nancy Jo Sales is a fascinating look at the dark and seedy world of the real young Hollywood. It′s 19 September 2010, and 21-year-old Rachel Lee has emerged from Los Angeles Superior Court, having just been sentenced to ...
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  • Queer Voices – Cries For Help: The Oregon Safe Schools Act Protects Youth


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    by Aaron Ridings. Members of the Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition (OSSCC) continue to be concerned and outraged by the number of youth in Oregon who are bullied, harassed and exposed to violence while they attend school.  Although this issue impacts everyone, disproportionate numbers of gay and ...
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  • BREAKING: Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogan Signs Gender Neutral Restroom Executive Order!


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    This morning Q Center was part of making history with Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogan as he signed a gender neutral restroom executive order for the county! Read more about the signing in The Oregonian HERE , and read the testimony of Q Center’s Addie Jones in full just below! We encourage businesses, health ...
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  • What’s the use of book reviews?


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    Alessia Cogo , Reviews Editor for ELT Journal , considers why book reviews are important in the field of ELT. When I recently took on the role of Reviews Editor for ELT Journal, I started to ask myself what book reviews are for. Who reads them, and why? What makes a good review? I remember that when I was an ...
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  • (WSJ) U.S. Relies on Spies for Hire to Sift Deluge of Intelligence


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    The leaks by Edward Snowden reveal a vulnerability in U.S. intelligence since 9/11, triggered by a surge of information collected on people around the world and the proliferation of private government contractors to store, sift and manage it. Mr. Snowden and other private employees with permission to plug directly ...
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  • (The State) Huge Twitter following not laughing matter for Columbia, South Carolina, man


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    Sammy Rhodes didn’t court Twitter fame. Maybe he flirted with it a little, but he only did it to make other people smile. As the following grew for his 140-characters-or-fewer jokes posted under the handle @prodigalsam, Rhodes discovered the dark side of fame. Other Twitter comedians began to attack Rhodes for ...
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  • Lets talk about sex


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    - by anonymous United Methodist young adult worker - We need to talk about sex. Picture from www.mybrownbaby.com I’m a young adult and I work with younger adults at a United Methodist campus ministry at a big, Midwestern university. For many incoming young adults, this is their first taste of independence from their ...
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  • Missed opportunities sting South Carolina Baseball in super regional-opening loss at North Carolina


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    “The game was there for us to win,” said USC coach Chad Holbrook. “Sometimes you won’t have opportunities against (North Carolina). Today we had them. When you don’t execute and you don’t capitalize on the opportunities you have in this setting against a team like that, you’re not going to win. It came ...
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  • Let Me Know the Struggle Ends (Songs for Saturday)


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    Im tired  Im worn  My heart is heavy From the work it takes to keep on breathing Ive made mistakes  Ive let my hope fail My soul feels crushed By the weight of this world And I know that you can give me rest So I cry out with all that I have left Let me see redemption win Let me know the ...
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  • (NY Times) Hey Mom, Call Me When You Find My Wife


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    Some mothers — and some fathers, too — will do just about anything to see their marriage-age offspring settle down, even if that means going where parents ordinarily should never go — online and into their children’s posted dating profiles. “It’s almost like outsourcing your online dating to your mom,” ...
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  • The Wishing Book, The Blake Curse and Jack the Ripper are in The Peoples Book Prize 2013 SUMMER Collection.


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    Voting is open to all Readers. We encourage readers to get the books or borrow from their local libraries and cast their votes for these books.   T he Peoples Book Prize entry links: The Wishing Book - Children/YA Category The Blake Curse - Fiction Category Jack the Ripper - Non-fiction Category   ...
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  • Teen Scene: picks from our latest newsletter


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    Some picks from our June Teen Scene newsletter : Subscribe to our newsletters and get our latest titles and best picks straight from your inbox. For more great YA reading suggestions, check out our booklists and recommended websites in the Read section of the Pulse .
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