Be A Stone
BOOK REPORT for First Test (Protector Of The Small #1) by Tamora Pierce Cover Story: Selfie With A Castle BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 0 Talky Talk: Take Two Bonus Factors: Sparrows, Glaives...
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BOOK REPORT for This is Not the End by Chandler Baker Cover Story: If All Your Friends Wanted To Jump Off A Cliff… BFF Charm: Big Sister Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: Straight Up Bonus Factor:...
View ArticleTEEN WOLF 6x14: Face-to-Faceless/TEEN WOLF 6x15: Pressure Test
Ahhh! Sorry for the delay, all. I traveled home to Wyoming to watch the totality/day drink at my friend's distillery, and only just got to watch this past weekend's doubleheader, which MTV very...
View ArticleYA Onscreen: The HEATHERS Get Their First Promo
Welcome back to another installment of YA Onscreen. Before we get into the fun stuff, there are people in Houston and the surrounding areas who are having a tough go of it in these last few days as...
View ArticleIt Was A Pleasure To Burn
BOOK REPORT for The Arsonist by Stephanie Oakes Cover Story: Fire and Water Big Faces BFF Charm: Let Me Love You x 3 Swoonworthy Scale: 2 Talky Talk: She Says, He Said, She Said Bonus Factors:...
View ArticleGiveaway: THE PERCY JACKSON COLORING BOOK
Colouring books are obvi so hot right now, and they're even better when they tie into books and series that we already love. Well, for anyone who's wanted to spend their summers at Camp Half-Blood,...
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BOOK REPORT for The Stand-In by Steve Bloom Cover Story: Giant Teen Hands Drinking Buddy: Yeah, Why Not? Testosterone Level: I'm Trying to Think of a PG-13 Euphamism Talky Talk: Loose Ends Bonus...
View ArticleStream It: CATASTROPHE
Title: Catastrophe, Seasons 1-3 Year: 2015 Fix: Laughing Forever, Horny Older First-Time Parents, Indignities of Parenthood and Aging, Excellent Accents Platforms: Amazon Prime Video Amazon Summary:...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Libba Bray Claps Back On Twitter, FURY ROAD Pops...
Happy Friday! It's over 100 degrees here and we don't have A/C! Pray for me! On to the links! Book Related Things The NYT did a write-up about upcoming teen and kids books about Muslim refugees....
View ArticleOpen Thread: Labor Day Edition
Welcome back to the Open Thread! It's been quite a week, and we're hoping that all of our Houston-area comrades are holding up. This week is brought to you by two of my favorite subreddits, Animals...
View ArticleExcerpt: 36 QUESTIONS THAT CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT YOU
Vicki Grant’s upcoming novel, 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You, was inspired by the real psychology study popularized by the New York Times and its "Modern Love" column. The book won’t be...
View ArticleYA Onscreen: Drew Barrymore Brings Us A Female-Centric Horror Anthology
Thanks for joining us for another week of YA Onscreen! Hope all the Americans out there enjoyed a relaxing Labor Day weekend, and for any British royalty enthusiasts out there - who's excited for...
View ArticleBook Plate Podcast: THE MEMORY BOOK
The Book Plate podcast is back! Thanks for joining us—we're grateful for your kind comments, your listens, and your subscriptions. For anyone just joining us, Book Plate discusses the monthly FYA Book...
View ArticleCome On Baby, Light My Dial
BOOK REPORT for Glow by Megan E. Bryant Cover Story: Big (Watch) Face BFF Charm: Meh and Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 1 Talky Talk: First Person/Epistolary Face-Off Bonus Factor: Radium Girls Relationship...
View ArticleBetween Two Lockers With Britt
Last year, we ran a Between Two Lockers special series featuring the FYA writers and contributors. When new contributors join the team, we’ll bring the series back to help you get to know them, too!...
View ArticleThe Spear Grips The Hand
BOOK REPORT for The Dire King (Jackaby #4) by William Ritter Cover Story: Montell Jordan BFF Charm: Platinum Edition Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: Will’s Wit Bonus Factor: Faerie Names Anti-Bonus...
View ArticleStream It: PAPILLON
Title: Papillon Year: 1973 Fix: Prison Break, LGBTQ, Based on a True Story Platforms: Netlix DVD, Amazon Video Netflix Summary: Caged for a murder he didn't commit, petty thief Henri "Papillon"...
View ArticleLadyNerd Tourism: London (And The Warner Bros. Studio Tour)
A little more than two weeks ago, my husband and I jetted off to jolly old London, England, for a vacation. It was the first time either of us had been there, and we packed the 9 days to the absolute...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Leslie Jones Turns 50, Chris Evans Reunites With...
First things first: the start of fall isn't until September 22, but a lot of y'all are out here in these internet streets like: No judgment here if you're ok ordering seasonal drinks OFF-SEASON. On...
View ArticleTEEN WOLF 6x16: Triggers
The one benefit that comes from being constantly late with these recaps is more Teen Wolf-adjacent news has time to drop midweek, giving us time to discuss things like, idk, Dylan O'Brien still...
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