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defining YA

a hell of a lot more A than Y

September 2, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison cover story: awesome, any way you slice it bff charm: maybe swoonworthy scale: on a scale of 1 to 10, this book earns an Edith Wharton talky talk: weepy yet unflinching bonus factor: that one episode of Doctor Who everyone makes me watch, estate [...]

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what’s yr YA deal maker?

August 11, 2010
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last week, i published a post about YA deal breakers, which instantly launched a litany of hell nos and DONNEVENS regarding yr least favorite qualities in teen fiction. it turns out that y’all are 176 sizzling pieces of SNARK, which obvs is why i love you. and also cos you’ve all promised to buy me [...]

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what’s your YA deal breaker?

August 4, 2010
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i’d like to start this post with a re-enactment of something that happens to me on a fairly regular basis. imagine that i’m hanging out with a friend who also happens to love YA. also imagine that i’m eating mac & cheese, because MAYBE IF WE ALL BELIEVE, IT WILL COME TRUE. friend: hey, sarah, [...]

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Guilty Pleasures; Well-worn Treasures

May 10, 2010
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Hey Hey, FYA!  How many kids you gonna kill today? Oh, wait, sorry, that was the Vietnam War.  Damn them for making such a catchy protest chant! Anyway.  Hey, FYA!  Today we’d like to talk to you about the books you read when you were ACTUALLY a YA.  (Or a precocious 8 year old.  Whichevs.) [...]

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How to judge a YA book by its cover

October 22, 2009
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I really wish people would stop using the phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” because HEY GUESS WHAT that’s a really stupid thing to say. Maybe it made sense a long time ago when, like, all books had the same boring cover cos printing wasn’t that advanced or whatever but hello 200 YEARS [...]

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“we’re writing for humans, in our specific ways.”

August 13, 2009
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about two weeks ago, sara zarr posted a fantastic (isn’t she always?) entry on her blog about defining YA fiction. it’s been in the back of my mind to post about it, and then today i read a super great interview with her for bitch magazine’s new YA column (i could be snarky about this [...]

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