Books Children & Teen Writing Writing Why Vampire Books Appeal to Teens and Young Adults October 22, 2022 By Brooke Thompson After reading Stephanie Meyer’s Midnight Sun, I was reminded of my obsession with vampire stories when I …
Books Children & Teen Writing Writing 4 Intriguing Consequences of Teenagers Leading Rebellions in YA Fiction July 31, 2022 By Nyla Lee You remember the overtake of dystopian YA fiction in the late 2010s, don’t you? Veronica Roth’s heartstopping …
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Books Children & Teen Writing Education Writing Why LGBTQ+ Representation Matters in Youth Literature (and Some Book Recommendations, too!) April 01, 2022 By Joely Feder As individuals, we try to find ourselves when we are teens. For LGBTQ+ folks, oftentimes, these identities …
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Books Children & Teen Writing Writing Why Young Adults Gravitate Towards Chick Lit (It’s Not What You’re Thinking) October 29, 2021 By Nyla Lee Romantic literature has come a long way from the likes of Emily Bronte and Jane Austen. In …
Books Children & Teen Writing Writing Why Are There So Many YA Trilogies? October 22, 2021 By Victoria Garcia and Nyla Lee There’s a popularized saying that states, “All good things come in threes.” As a …
Books Children & Teen Writing Education Publishing Writing Jane Austen for Any Age: How to Write with Jane Austen’s Juvenilia September 08, 2021 You’ve probably heard of Jane Austen—I mean, hasn’t everybody? Romantic images of Elizabeth Bennett or Mr. Darcy are the first …
Books Children & Teen Writing Writing How to Confidently Describe People of Color in YA Literature August 20, 2021 By Victoria Garcia The first time I read of a “person of color” (POC) character like myself was in Rick …
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