Books: Young Adult
Currently listing articles 296-251:
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Book Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart— Of all the juvenile fiction I’ve read, Stewart’s is the only one that kept me up all night reading.
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Book Review: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery— There really is only one Anne Shirley, and after reading this book, I am certain you’ll agree.
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of July 7, 2008— New fiction this week by Robert Crais, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Nora Roberts, Stephen L. Carter, and others.
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Book Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Complete First Serial Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi— One of the best series of stories that I have read for young readers in a long time.
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Book Review: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy— Part wizard and part private eye, this animated skeleton has a bone to pick with evil-doers.
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Graphic Novel Review: Water Baby by Ross Campbell— A review of the DC/Minx title Water Baby, written and illustrated by Ross Campbell
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Manga Review: Hell Girl Volume One by Miyuki Eto— Eternal damnation never looked so easy in this manga animé spin-off.
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Book Review: The OK Team by Nick Place— With innovative, fast pace plotting, and plenty of humor, an ideal option for lovers of comics.
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Beyond Bounds: Paranormal and Fantasy Favorites — Robin McKinley, Patricia A. McKillip, Diana Wynne Jones, Stephenie Meyer, Holly Black and Charlaine Harris
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Book Review: Superpowers by David J. Schwartz— What would you do if you woke up one morning with a superpower?
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Graphic Novel Review: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely— Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely bring back the gentler years of Superman with a soft science fiction touch.
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Book Review: Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst— Julie Marchen ventures into the Enchanted Woods (the Wild) to save her mother and the world she knows.
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Graphic Novel Review: Hawaiian Dick: Byrd of Paradise by B. Clay Moore and Steven Griffin— This 1950s Hawaiian private eye tale comes out swinging with beautiful art, great dialogue, and throws in a zombie.
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Comic Review: Skaar Son of Hulk by Greg Pak & Ron Forney— The Incredible Hulk has a son! And a whole world is out to kill him! The world's in trouble!
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Book Review: Tigerheart by Peter David— We don't have to be boring just because we're adults.
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Book Review: Generation Dead by Daniel Waters— The teen dead have risen from their graves — and they're going back to high school.
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Book Review: The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas— The magic is dying in the city of Wellmet, and only ex-thief turned wizard's apprentice Conn knows why.
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Graphic Novel Review: Green Arrow: Year One by Andy Diggle and Jock— Oliver Queen's dramatic lesson in survival that prompts him to become the masked bowman Green Arrow gets a great update.
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Book Review: Burned by Ellen Hopkins— This harsh look at how religious constraints can ruin a young life is riveting.
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Book Review: The Death of Jayson Porter by Jaime Adoff— This bleak novel reveals the harsh life of a sixteen-year-old struggling to find hope on the mean streets.
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Book Review: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan— Percy Jackson to the rescue in the fabled Labyrinth of Daedalus. But can he survive the monsters on his trail?
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Book Review: The Captive Princess - A Story Based on the Life of Young Pocahontas (Daughters of the Faith Series) by Wendy Lawton— Exploring the early life of America’s most famous female Native American, through historical fiction for Christian youth.
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Interview with Alma Alexander, Author of the Worldweavers Trilogy— "If SOMEBODY doesn’t hate what I do, not enough people are reading me," states Alexander.
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Book Review: Sunny Side Up by Marion Roberts— A lovely, positive, first novel with great appeal for young teens.
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Interview with Linda Austin, Author of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight— "Just write, and don't let your inner critic rule," advices Austin.
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Beyond Bounds: Summer Reading! — What are you taking on vacation? The newest paranormal or an old stand by?
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Book Review: How Sassy Changed My Life - A Love Letter To The Greatest Teen Magazine Of All Time by Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer— Today's high school girls have Teen People. Teen girls in the late '80s and early '90s had Sassy.
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Interview with Jaime Martinez Wood, Author of Rogelia's House of Magic— "...your characters should be able to convince others of their point of view," advises Hispanic author Jaime Martinez Wood.
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Book Review: His Dark Materials: Special Omnibus Edition by Philip Pullman— A wild and woolly trip around an imaginary universe... not an easy read, but the most intelligent books of their kind I've ever read.
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Interview with Children's Book Author Margot Finke— "Learn the craft of writing and stick with it," says children's book author Margot Finke.
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Book Review: Rufus And The Biggest Diamond In The World by Michael Elsmere— In Rufus, two boys seek and find treasure in an imagined journey to worlds where birds talk and words come to life.
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Book Review: The Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan— One of the best new Young Adult fantasy series on the market. Readers will wish they were Rangers, too.
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Book Review: Curse of the Bayou by Mary Cunningham— Dangerous swamps, man-eating alligators, and evil pirates await the reader.
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Book Review: Timbuktu by Paul Auster— Clever, funny, lighthearted and serious at the same time, this is a stylistic departure for Paul Auster which nonetheless makes full use of his gifts.
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Interview with Multi-Genre Author Kim McDougall— About writing and the art of needle felting.
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Interview with Freelance Children's Writer Donna McDine— Children's author Donna McDine stresses the importance of a special writing space.
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Interview with Celise Downs, author of A Royale Pain— Celise Downs refers to her new series as "Nancy Drew with a twist."
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Book Review: The Boxer And The Spy by Robert B. Parker— Robert B. Parker lands a solid haymaker in his second round in the YA mystery ring.
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Graphic Novel Review: Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner— A bittersweet tome about coming of age in 1970s San Francisco.
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Book Review: Sleep Before Evening by Magdalena Ball — So often angsty teenagers are clichéd or unlikable or they just seem plain unreal. Here, however, the author does a good job.
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Interview with Multi-Genre Author Mary Jean Kelso — Multi-genre author Mary Jean Kelso talks about her latest children's books.
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DVD Review: The Golden Compass (Two Disc Special Editon)— The Golden Compass is a wonderful movie, full of magic and adventure... a great piece of cinematic magic.
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Book Review: Tremolo - Cry of the Loon by Aaron Paul Lazar— Lazar's book cuts through genre distinctions to the heart of what matters in life.
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Audio Book Review: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman— Neil Gaiman reaches into his bag of entertainer's tricks and produces a heart-warming tale of magic, legend, and family.
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Book Review: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan— “God alert. It’s the wine dude!” The third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series delivers a titanic good time!
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Interview with Hill Kemp, Author of Capitol Offense and Lucky Penny— Author Hill Kemp and his young granddaughter team up to write a short novel, Lucky Penny.
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