First-edition Harry Potter book sells for over $72,600

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 11:24 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When one rare copy of a Harry Potter book sold this summer, it brought several more first editions out of...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Young adult literature

Lemony Snicket also turned 20 this year

Posted on 10/13/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Harry Potter isn’t the only YA franchise to recently celebrate two decades of charming fans. The Series of Unfortunate Events...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Happy 76th birthday to R.L. Stine!

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy birthday to author R.L. Stine, who turns seventy-six today! Stine shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, and we’re...

Tagged As: Graphic novel, Horror, Young adult literature

"Hunger Games" prequel has a title and a cover

Posted on 10/07/2019 at 09:48 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you headed out for weekend fun too early, you might’ve missed big news from Suzanne Collins on Friday. Her...

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Tagged As: Young adult literature

Here's the 2019 longlist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature

Posted on 09/17/2019 at 09:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The longlist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature came out yesterday. Out of 325 submissions, these ten...

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Tagged As: Awards, Book lists, Children's literature, Young adult literature

Author Q&A: Jennifer G. Edelson

Posted on 09/06/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Jennifer G. Edelson is a writer, artist, former attorney, pizza lover, UFO enthusiast and hard-core Bollywood fan. She has a...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Young adult literature

All of Writer's Digest's advice on writing YA fiction

Posted on 09/05/2019 at 11:35 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writing a successful young-adult novel isn’t as easy as just making your main characters, well, young adults. Writer’s Digest has...

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Tagged As: Writer's Digest, Writing advice, Young adult literature

Exorcists' warnings prompt school to remove Harry Potter books

Posted on 09/03/2019 at 09:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Students at a Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee, won’t be checking out the Harry Potter books from their school library...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Young adult literature

"Little Women" trailer and Baby-Sitters Club audiobooks are out

Posted on 08/13/2019 at 02:34 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Modern and, well, classic classic books for girls are making a splash in the news today. All 131 installments of...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Women in literature, Young adult literature

Five years after controversial essay, Kathleen Hale is back

Posted on 06/30/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not all writers, but we’ve all been in author Kathleen Hale’s shoes: tempted to respond to what we see...

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Tagged As: Scandal, Young adult literature