Author: Hank Green Publisher: Dutton, 2018 Genre: Contemporary YA Fiction “It turns out, somehow, there are a tremendous number of things to be optimistic about.” Becoming a writer in the shadow of a superstar big brother is surely a daunting task, but we YA Fiction fans feel pretty lucky Hank Green had the courage … More “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing”
It’s January! The time for new beginnings, and such things. This year, as I was completing my perfunctory list of New Years Resolutions, I hit a bit of a wall. I had already filled out my typical expectations, like “lose weight” and “learn French” when I started to think, are these real? I looked back … More little bursts of positivity
I’ve been contemplating recently all of the things in my life that I have always felt are certain, unchanging. Things like, who I love, what I enjoy doing, my dreams and goals, and various other abstract knowns and unknowns. I’d always thought these things were fairly definite, bordering on concrete. For example, I would have … More [un]certainly musing
Your laugh is louder than any silence it fills any room it swallows any sadness. The lines on your face are deep, sweeping like a piece of music composed so perfectly precise every smile a crescendo of violins and flutes every frown a cadence I want to visit. The warmth of your skin is home … More and then there is you
More and more often I am a pawn. You use me to reform the world. I am the air, the aid. You breathe me in like you’re trying to consume me, pulling through rosy slits until a pallid haze swells in your lungs and I am trapped. And I am gone. Release me, I would … More Villains
Author: Jandy Nelson Publisher: Dial Books Genre: Contemporary YA Fiction “I’ll Give You the Sun”, by Jandy Nelson, is a contemporary, colourful novel told from the perspectives of fraternal twins, Jude and Noah. The novel is both fanciful and contemplative, using art, love, and vivid superstition to weave together a story of identities, and the … More “I’ll Give You the Sun” by Jandy Nelson
Finding Audrey Author: Sophie Kinsella Publisher: Random House Genre: Contemporary YA Fiction Many of you, I’m sure, are familiar with Becky Bloomwood and her monstrous addictions to shopping and drama. You, like me, probably fell in love with her, flaws and all. Sophie Kinsella has a way of making you do that. It’s no surprise … More Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
As I sit here writing my first ever blog post, I feel as though I am about to do something wild. Something I don’t necessarily feel ready, or qualified for, but that I need to do none the less. I’m trying to remind myself that there are thousands upon thousands of people writing daily blogs … More At the ready..
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