The Jennifer E. Smith Tour: Stop #4
Here at FYA HQ, we're big fans of Jen Smith, so when she offered to be our cruise director for the week, we gladly handed over the reins. This is the final post in a four day series inspired by her...
View ArticleTV Preview: New Friends
There are plenty of important things that happen each fall: kids going back to school, leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice flavored/scented/colored items hitting store shelves. But high up on that...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Tiniest Bookworm Edition
Book Related Things Jandy Nelson's The Sky Is Everywhere has been optioned. Librarian Uptown Funk. Mallory Ortberg suggests Poirot would be much better without the murders. The tiniest, saddest...
View ArticleBad Girls Do It Well
Last year, Marie Lu introduced the world to Adelina Amouteru, the dangerous and villainous main character from her highly anticipated new series, The Young Elites. And next month, Adelina will be back...
View ArticleVideo: September ‘15 TBR List
September means back to school for some suckers people, but for us, it means back to the stacks, because this month is JAM-PACKED with excellent reads. Check out this video for the scoop on our TBR...
View ArticleI Am Patient F
BOOK REPORT for The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson Cover Story: Worst. Cover. Ever. Drinking Buddy: Do Not Take With Alcohol Testosterone Level: 120/80 Talky Talk: One Subplot...
View ArticleThe SUPERNATURAL Rewatch Project: Apocalypse Now
The Road So Far We’ve made it to week forty-one and the end of Season 4, superfans. Are you ready to watch Dean and Sam stop the apocalypse? *coughs nervously* The important thing, darlings, is that...
View ArticleShirtless News: Labour Day Edition
In terms of public holidays, Labour Day def. doesn't get enough love. Other holidays get celebrations and parades, while it just has that dumb tradition of not wearing white afterwards. So in honour...
View ArticleFYA Photo-A-Day Wants YOU(r Prompt Ideas)!
Summer's over, fall is approaching (at least in the nothern hemisphere), and so what better time could there be to bring back FYA Photo-A-Day? Don't just curl up with a good book, an autumn storm, and...
View ArticleYA Movie News Roundup: The GOOSEBUMPS Trailer!
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup! Let's hop to. The trailer for the new Goosebumps movie starring Jack Black is out, and it's so charming and fun and I'm excited for this movie. Casting for...
View ArticleThese Lights In Our Hearts, They Tell No Lies
BOOK REPORT for Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales Cover Story: Saves (Type) Face BFF Charm: Big Sister Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Straight Up Droll Bonus Factors: Female Friendship,...
View ArticleTHE O.C. Rewatch Project: Otters, Groundhogs, And Catfish, Oh My!
Last week, on The O.C. Follow the whole rewatch here! Welcome back to The O.C. Rewatch Project! Last week, Meredith asked me to make a Sophie's Choice decision - if I were forced at gunpoint (GAH WHY)...
View ArticleTrailer Party: You Know What I’m Afraid Of? Nothing.
Happy Hump Day, friends! And welcome back to Trailer Party, our occasional feature in which we check out trailers for some upcoming movies—only sometimes YA-related—and then determine whether they’re...
View ArticleMake Every One Count
BOOK REPORT for Every Word (Every #2) by Ellie Marney Cover Story: Don’t Look at Me BFF Charm: Heck Yes Swoonworthy Scale: 9 Talky Talk: Mind Movies Bonus Factors: Real Teens, Bodleian Library, Not a...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: Burying The Ex
Title: Burying the Ex Year: 2014 Fix: Romance and Comedy and Zombies Netflix Summary: After the domineering girlfriend of a nice guy dies in a freak accident, he finally meets his dream girl, but his...
View ArticleTV Preview: Returning Faves
Howdy TV fans! Emily and I are back to talk about returning shows—the good, the bad, and the ones that maybe should have wrapped up a while ago. SPOILERS AHEAD, natch. (In case you missed it:...
View ArticleDrawing A Blank
BOOK REPORT for Drift & Dagger by Kendall Kulper Cover Story: Nineteenth Century Layered Look BFF Charm: Maybe Swoonworthy Scale: 2 Talky Talk: Devil Inside Bonus Factor: Standalone Relationship...
View ArticleFire in the Sky
BOOK REPORT for Firewalker (Worldwalker #2) by Josephine Angelini Cover Story: Good Vibrations BFF Charm: Shiny Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: Science! Industry and Technology! Bonus/Anti Bonus...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: We’ve All Been Pronouncing “Voldemort” Wrong
Happy Friday, everyone. Book Related Things J.K. Rowling says we've been pronouncing Voldemort wrong the whole time. Check out these gorgeous fan-made covers for The Raven Cycle. Amandla Stenberg (Rue...
View ArticleThe Raven’s Prophecy
The Deal: If you’re a fan of The Raven Cycle, you might have seen that insanely multi-talented Maggie Stiefvater has created a tarot deck. Beginning as a three-card Raven Boys art project, it became...
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