Flowcharts, Embroideries and MS Paint: The Best of Meghan
Last week we said goodbye to Meghan. Knowing all the amazing posts and reviews we’ll be missing out on is giving me a major sad. But what isn’t sad is that Meghan is writing her first novel! And...
View ArticleI Know What You Did Last Summer. We ALL Know.
BOOK REPORT for Hysteria by Megan Miranda Cover Story: Not a Giant Teen Face Drinking Buddy: Pills and Booze Don't Mix Testosterone Level: Hokey Slasher Movie Action Talky Talk: Could Have Been Worse...
View ArticlePretty Little Liars 4x03: Cat’s Cradle
Last episode’s recap was way too long, so new format! Let us know what you think. Real Police Stations Use Whiteboards ABC Family execs have been watching HBO shows like The Wire and The Sopranos and...
View ArticleAren’t You Glad You Didn’t Turn On the Lights?
BOOK REPORT for Defy the Dark edited by Saundra Mitchell Cover Story: Who Turned Out the Lights? The Best: "Stillwater" by Valerie Kemp, "Almost Normal" by Carrie Ryan, "There's Nowhere Else" by Jon...
View ArticleYA Movie News Roundup: THE MAZE RUNNER, THE GIVER, ENDER’S GAME And A MATILDA...
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup, where I deliver all the news you can use! This week brought a whole mess of new pics from the upcoming The Maze Runner adaptation, directed by Wes Ball and...
View ArticleAwaken Me Up Before You Go-Go
BOOK REPORT for Awaken (Abandon Book 3) by Meg Cabot Cover Story: At Least It Matches? BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 5 Talky Talk: Straight Up with a Twist Bonus Factors: Scoobies, The Real World...
View ArticleThe GILMORE GIRLS Rewatch Project: Termites, A Bjork Snowman And That...
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Gilmore Girls... We've reached Week 11 of our Gilmore Girls Rewatch Project, and things are going swimmingly. We're halfway through Season Two, and I...
View ArticleSummer School’s in Session: A YOUNG AMERICANS Rewatch
We’re down to the last post of my rewatch of Young Americans. I’ve really enjoyed sharing it with y’all, and I hope you have too. It wasn’t quite as awesome as my 16-year-old memories had me...
View ArticleHere I Am, Sitting In A Tin Can
BOOK REPORT for Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Cover Story: Appropriate Harbinger of What Lies Within BFF Charm: Whatever I Said Last Time, Yay! and Maybe Swoonworthy Scale: 3...
View ArticleCamp 1x1: Pilot
I would like to begin this post by complaining about the fact that Australians are currently enjoying the third and final season of Dance Academy, the greatest teen drama of this century (exhibits A...
View ArticleNetflix Fix: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Title: Avatar: The Last Airbender Year: 2005-2007 Fix: Improbably addictive children’s cartoon ETA: A certain member of FYA led me to believe that Avatar was still on Netflix streaming in the US, but...
View ArticleThe Theory Of Everything: Mixtape Strategy
In my new teen novel, The Theory of Everything, the main character, Sophie Sophia, makes Survival Lists. How to survive a new town, a visit to the principal's office, boys, and yes – mixtapes without...
View ArticleAdventure Time
BOOK REPORT for Helen & Troy’s Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez Cover Story: The Life of Bri—Frank BFF Charm: Absolutely Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: So It Goes Bonus Factors: Mythological...
View ArticleHeck YA, Diversity!: On Writing Cross-Culturally
For this week's installment of Heck YA, Diversity!, please welcome author Leslie Stella, who shares her inspiration for writing cross-culturally for Permanent Record. Permanent Record by Leslie Stella...
View ArticleProcrastination Pro-Tips: Field Trip To Austenland!
So many links today! Let’s get right to it! Book Related Things Post WWI depression? Your prescription...some Jane Austen. Speaking of, be sure to watch what may be the best youtube video summary...
View ArticlePretty Little Liars 4x04: Face Time
Holy crap, was this a plotastic episode! It was so intense, I didn’t even notice any horrific outfits. WHAT IS HAPPENING?? Here we go! Blind Leading the Blind In the least interesting plot, Toby goes...
View ArticleCover Story: Vortex
Happy Monday morning. (If there can be such a thing!) It’s time for our weekly feature where we imagine the plot of a book, based solely on the cover. Doing these weekly Cover Stories makes me...
View ArticleBetween Two Lockers with Tom McNeal
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Far Far Away, a sweet modern-day fairy tale by Tom McNeal, who is also the author of Goodnight, Nebraska and To Be Sung Underwater (and, with his wife Laura, Crooked,...
View ArticleWe Can Be Heroes, Forever and Ever
BOOK REPORT for The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus Book 1) by Rick Riordan Cover Story: Epic BFF Charm: Yay, Eventually, and Heck Yes! Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: Straight Up Revolving Door...
View ArticleThe VERONICA MARS Rewatch Project: A Long Time Ago, We Used To Be Friends
Hey FYALand! So apparently, there's this crowd-funded movie coming out next year, based on some short-lived TV show. And it's kind of a big deal? Since we've all been having so much fun with the...
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