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Smarty Pants

in which Ashley Perez reminds people that readers are not idiots

January 30, 2012
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What’s up, FYAers! It’s Monday, and I think we all know how I feel about that. BUT! Today is a very special Monday (no, not because I managed to make it through an entire day without meetings, and no, it’s not because I don’t find myself wishing I could contract some nasty flu virus that [...]

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Pride, Prejudice & Veronica

December 20, 2011
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Please give a hearty cheers to Elizabeth R. as she takes the Smarty Pants stage! Her favorite cocktail is a virgin mojito (she’s underage, y’all!), and she once spent an entire week pretending to be Kit Kittredge from the American Girl series. Elizabeth is about to blow our collective mind by proving that Veronica Mars [...]

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What the Buttercup?

December 13, 2011
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Please join us in welcoming Laura L. to the Smarty Pants stage! Her favorite adult beverage is black coffee (jet-fuel strong). Laura recently won a roller skating race at her local rink in the 12yrs and older category. The prize? A friendship bracelet! After reading this open letter to Lionsgate, you might want to give her another [...]

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Legend Blog Tour: The 411 On June

December 6, 2011
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In case you missed Jenny’s book report, there are a few things you should know about Marie Lu’s LEGEND: 1. The heroine, June, is a total badass. 2. The hero, Day, is exceptionally swoonworthy. 3. The book is INTENSITY IN TEN CITIES. 4. The book… could be yours! (Keep reading to find out more.) Since [...]

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How to have an ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2011
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Just in time for turkey day, Smarty Pants Sarah brings you this guide to having the most romantic Thanksgiving ever. Sarah’s favorite adult beverage is Maker’s Mark on the rocks, and in high school, she was in color guard, which means she spent all of her YA Thanksgivings doing half time shows with the marching [...]

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A Tale of Two Pen Pals

September 14, 2011
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One upon a time, FYA had an idea. Well, we’ve had lots of ideas.  But this one in particular was to give our readers pen pals. A couple of months and 90 matches later, the pen pals were made! Some were left heart broken, waiting for a letter that would never come. But luckily many [...]

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ALA 2011: A Brian Katcher Exposé

July 7, 2011
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Today’s Smarty Pants post is brought to you by none other than Brian Katcher! You may know him as the author of Almost Perfect and Playing With Matches, as well as the Brian of “Ladies and Brian.” YAngelists, I don’t think I have to tell you what a big deal it is that we finally [...]

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I Kissed a Wolf (And I Liked It)

June 23, 2011
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Welcome to another installment of Smarty Pants, where you, our fellow YAngelists, get the chance to show how much funnier and more clever you are than us. Hooray! Our official FYA minstrel, Alison, is back with another parody song that is sure to get stuck in yr head for days… and days… and hey, it [...]

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Reading Your Best Friend’s Novel or My Own Personal Harry Potter Book 8

May 12, 2011
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From hardcore writing sessions to grueling book signings, we can always count on Rebecca Serle for an insider’s look at what it’s really like to be a YA author. In today’s Smarty Pants post, she dishes on one of the best parts about being a writer– reading your best friend’s novel for the first time! [...]

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Four Things You Don’t Know About Peeta

May 12, 2011
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Even though it’s fun to analyze the movie casting news, the most controversial aspect of The Hunger Games will always be the Great Peeta vs. Gale Debate. Let’s welcome Smarty Pants Sue W. as she steps onto our soapbox and applies some highly scientific methods to reveal Peeta’s true character. Sue’s favorite adult beverage is [...]

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