Slavery is an incredibly important part of US History, and something all students should study, as the study of slavery leads to the foundation of studying race relations in the US, how we got to where we are now. Obviously it’s not perfect, and we’ve still got a ways to go. Copper Sun by Sharon […]
Review of Gateway by Sharon Shinn
February 21, 2010
Gateway by Sharon Shinn has a rather beautiful, colorful cover featuring two people hiding behind a red parasol. Frankly, that was the most striking thing about Gateway. It had all of the elements to be really awesome: parallel universes, cultural subversion, the fact that it’s YA, and a romantical element. (Romantical is a word frequently […]
What Are The Top 100 Young Adult Books of All Time?
February 17, 2010
While doing some research about social media, I came across stumbleupon. I did a quick stumbleupon for books and it brought me to an NPR list of the Top 100 Beach Reads. Being the lame-o that I am, I then went to google and looked up Top 100 YA Books, it sent me to ALA, […]
Review of The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
February 17, 2010
Do not be fooled by the pink cover. The Naughty List by Suzanne Young definitely ran the gamut of emotions, as ninja-Cheerleader-spy Tessa comes to suspect her too-perfect boyfriend Aiden of cheating. Basically the high school that Tessa goes to is a breeding ground for douche bags, as a large amount of relationships end because […]
Review of Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
February 15, 2010
Maximum Ride is not an ordinary teenage girl. She and her ‘siblings’ are part of a governmental genetic experiment. Max is part human, part bird, and a whole lot of attitude. Anyways, for the majority of the book, Max and her ‘flock’ are on the run from the government and these bad guys called erasers, […]
On Sex In Young Adult Literature
February 14, 2010
Does sex have a place in YA? I’d say it does. According to this article in the NY Times, 47.8% of all high school students have had sex. Therefore, it makes sense for books aimed at teens to be realistic in the portrayl of teens. Now, I’m not saying every YA book needs a sex […]