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A highly scientific analysis of the Breaking Dawn Part 1 Teaser

June 6, 2011
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In case you missed the MTV Movie Awards last night,  something totally major happened. No, I’m not talking about the fact that Robert Pattinson kissed Taylor Lautner, because you couldn’t even tell if it was actually on the lips. And also, Taylor was wearing a shirt. What I’m talking about, obviously, is the premiere of [...]

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What’s in a name?

May 20, 2011
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You Guys!  YOU GUYS!  I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking: one week after the season finale of The Vampire Diaries, and she’s already reduced to trolling for baby names out of sheer boredom!  But wait!  It’s not true!  (And before anyone asks, no, no one at FYA has a bun in the oven.)  It [...]

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Way to rub salt in Willow Smith’s wounds, Lionsgate.

April 20, 2011
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Lionsgate casting directors, I do believe YOU are on fire this week! Not only do you have us already sobbing into our beers over Rue’s death with your casting of sweet little Amandla Stenberg, you’ve given us a Prim we’d all jump into the arena to protect. At this rate, all I can do is [...]

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An Ode to Human Civilization’s Greatest Institution

April 5, 2011
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MOTHER. LOVIN’. PUBLIC LIBRARIES. What did you think I was going to say? Public education, Subway franchises, the Catholic Church? Surely you jest. After writing my post on Getting Your YA Fix, it has become abundantly clear that a lot of librarians read FYA libraries are exceptionally important, not just for book lovers, but for [...]

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you say you want a revolution, well, you know, these books can change the world

February 9, 2011
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a couple of weeks ago, while we were at the sundance film festival*, we noticed something crazy — celeb-types reading YA books! and not just the books for the movies they starred in for library READ posters**! it turns out the publicity firm media muscle has launched a good books/good cause campaign, putting their books [...]

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and the ala award goes to . . .

January 10, 2011
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You guys.  YOU GUYS!  Did you follow along with the live webcast of the ALA Youth Media Awards?    Wasn’t it EXCITING?  The ALAYMA is kinda like the Oscars of YA books, except that Joan Rivers’ fifth face isn’t on the red carpet, criticizing what people are wearing.  And no one gets to make drunken acceptance [...]

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Shameless Self-Promotion

December 28, 2010
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here on FYA, you know we like to keep it real. and that’s why you’ll never catch us pulling that faux-humble shizz so widely employed by oscar winners, politicans and thomas kinkade. when something awesome happens to us, WE WANT TO BRAG ABOUT IT SHARE IT WITH Y’ALL! because you guys are the wind beneath [...]

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suck on this, merriam-webster!

November 9, 2010
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breaking news, y’all! TEABS is now officially listed in the dictionary. the dictionary of FYA, that is! yes, ladies and brian, we have finally published a glossary of terms in order to validate our excessive use of slang, acronyms and words-that-aren’t-real-words. think of it as a modern day rosetta stone, shedding the light of YA [...]

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do not pass go: how to make yr own YA board game

October 4, 2010
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if you’re anything like me, you’re nursing a banned books week hangover the size of wyoming, and it’s not just from the drinking game. it’s also a hangover of AWESOME. and the best cure for a hangover of course is a little hair of the dog. if you can’t get your hands on a cocktail [...]

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teen choice awards

August 10, 2010
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Last night, Jenny and Erin made a GREAT SACRIFICE for FYA.  That’s right, we watched the Teen Choice Awards.  Yes.  FOR YOU GUYS.  You can pay us back in champ cans. ANYWAY, we thought we were going to be very clever and just cut and paste our Facebook chat in and call it a day, but [...]

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