MORE 'WHY-YA' POSTS
Why YA? Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls) as discussed by author Craig MacLachlan
Craig MacLachlan, Where the Red Fern Grows, Why YA?, Wilson Rawls
|Today, while author Craig MacLachlan waits for his first ya novel to be published, he spends some time talking to us about YA books as part of our ongoing Why YA? series. I’ve had many memories and great times as an adult, but some of the most defining moments of my life happened during […]
Bitterblue is book three in the Graceling Realm trilogy by Kristin Cashore. Cashore’s books (Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue) explore a fantasy world where an evil kind has ruled and some people have special abilities called a Grace. When you write a book series, you run the risk of not satisfying some of your fans with […]
When you read a lot, you can lose track of some of the books that you read. And then, there are those titles that stay with you in one way or another. Mr. Was by Pete Hautman is one of those titles; I read it years ago and it has really stayed with me. It […]
Today, as part of our ongoing series Why YA?, Lauren Kate, author of the Fallen series, discusses The Giver by Lois Lowry. Lois Lowry’s “The Giver,” is a story that truly moved me growing up. The book takes place in a society where all pain and suffering have been eradicated – a seemingly wonderful thought […]
Today, TLT member Stephanie Wilkes shares her Why YA? post. You can write one too. Here’s how. I’ve contemplated this post for several weeks now because the reason I read YA didn’t seem like something I could just pin down for a blog post. There are so many different reasons and in my interview when […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post defending the notion that adults not only could, but that they should read YA fiction. You can read the post here, but the basic premise is this: we work with teens, we live in a world with teens, we were once teens so, of course, we should read […]
Why YA? Giving voice to Sarah Byrnes (Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher)
Censorship, Chris Crutcher, Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes, Why YA?
|Reading ya lit with our teens helpsthem view the real world with a safety net. The thing that shocked me most when I began working with teens was how much different their lives were from mine. My first eye opening moment came when I saw an incredibly large teen beating up a boy who was […]
Harry Potter + The Fault in Our Stars = A fantastic Why YA? post by Leah Miller
Hank Green, Harry Potter, J K Rowling, John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, Why YA?
|As part of our ongoing Why YA? series, Leah Miller, author of The Summer I Became a Nerd, shares two titles that moved her and why everyone should read them. Harry Potter is, as we all know, a beautifully written story. It will be with me for the rest of my life (not to mention […]
Why read YA? I read YA because I LOVE it! There are so many things I love about YA books, but the biggest is the first moments. Teen years are the biggest moments for firsts – first kiss, first love, and first heartbreak. It’s a time for drama: family, friendships, school, job, and relationships. It’s […]
Some of the greatest war stories have been told from the point of view of teens. Anne Frank was a teenager when she hid her diary. Devon recalls his teenage years when he returns to the place that haunts him in A Separate Peace by John Knowles. And just this past week Stephanie and I […]
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