Tag Archives: Young Adult

The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins (Rumination Warning) 0 (0)

I’m behind on my reviews. It’s obvious when I look at my pile of already-read books on the corner of my desk. I pick up the oldest—when I suddenly realize that I read The Hunger Games before this one. The Hunger Games couldn’t be in this pile because it was the first e-book I got […]

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Does YA Exhibit Enough Variety? 0 (0)

An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal titled “Darkness Too Visible,” written by a children’s book reviewer, has many Young Adult (YA) authors riled up. The subtitle sums up much of the article: Contemporary fiction for teens is rife with explicit abuse, violence and depravity. Why is this considered a good idea? If books […]

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