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CATCHING FIRE with FYA Book Clubs!
In case you've been living under a rock (which sounds massively uncomfortable. Unless it's The Rock, in which case... to each her or his own. I don't know your life.), Catching Fire was finally...
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Exploring the Studio Ghibli Vault: 1984 to 1991
A couple of months ago, news broke that Hayao Miyazaki is headed for retirement (... or maybe not?). With the upcoming release of Miyazaki's film (The Wind Rises), as well as Studio Ghibli co-founder...
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Parasites By the Dashboard Light
BOOK REPORT for The Troop by Nick Cutter Cover Story: Island in the Stream Drinking Buddy: Six Pack Testosterone Level: MEAT! Talky Talk: Do Not Take With Food Bonus Factors: No One Can Hear You...
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The VERONICA MARS Rewatch Project: Monkeys, Madison & Maternity
Y'all, I've made it clear that I'm Team Piz. And this line-up of three episodes PROVES MY POINT. So let's get down to business, shall we? THE OFFICIAL FYA VERONICA MARS SEASON 3 DRINKING GAME Take a...
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YA Movie News Roundup: CATCHING FIRE Is Still Dominating The Press
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup, or as I like to call it this week: the Katniss Beat. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is dominating the box office and accumulating a whole lot of press ink,...
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All the World’s a Chessboard, and All the Men and Women Merely Pawns
BOOK REPORT for Pawn (The Blackcoat Rebellion Book 1) by Aimée Carter Cover Story: Standard Issue Dystopia Emblem… Or Is It?! BFF Charm: Maybe Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: Greatest Hits...
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The GILMORE GIRLS Rewatch Project: The Episode. THE Episode. THE EPISODE!!!
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Gilmore Girls... OKAY WE HAVE ARRIVED. This is the end of Season 4, the point at which we must all take a moment of silence to thank the heavens that...
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The Originals 1x08: The River in Reverse
Previously on The Originals: Elijah strokes Hayley’s hair, Tyler is back and amped up on testosterone, and Marcel prepares for war. Happy Thanksgiving, American friends! This recap is a little shorter...
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But I Don’t Want to Go Among Mad People
BOOK REPORT for Asylum by Madeleine Roux Cover Story: Come Play With Us Danny... Drinking Buddy: You've Had Enough Testosterone Level: And Then There Were None Talky Talk: The Freshman Dorms Always...
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Happy Thanksgiving From FYA!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING Y'ALL!!!! As our cornucopia demonstrates, this year brought a bountiful harvest of awesome, and we are ridiculously grateful, especially for the one thing not pictured: our dear...
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Your New Fake Girlfriend: Jennifer Lawrence
Welcome back to our occasional eye/soul candy series, in which we celebrate boys and girls whom you should immediately declare to be your new fake boyfriend/girlfriend! This time, we’re focusing...
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Procrastination Pro-Tips: The Blackest of Fridays
For all you Americans out there - Happy Thanksgiving! And Happy Black Friday. Speaking of Black Friday, now is a GREAT DAY to stock up on some kindle deals! But enough about shopping, let’s read...
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Let’s Just Say We Met at a Party
BOOK REPORT for A Really Awesome Mess by Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin Cover Story: Please, Sir, May I Have Some More? Drinking Buddy: Are You Trying to Get Us Busted? Testosterone Level: Squeal Like...
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SCORCHED Exclusive!
A few months ago, I reviewed Mari Mancusi’s Scorched, a book about a girl and her dragon (and featuring a pair of hot twins). I also had the opportunity to chat with Mari about her love of marshmallow...
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The Trauma Of A Cancelled Book Series
Join us in welcoming Pia back to the Smarty Pants soapbox stage! She's looking to break into publishing, and one of her life's high points is John Green replying to her on Twitter on the subject of...
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Carry On, Simon
BOOK REPORT for Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Cover Story: Montell Jordan BFF Charm: Sassy Gay Friend Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: Too Good To Not Be True Bonus Factors: Simon Snow, Identical Twins,...
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The VERONICA MARS Rewatch Project: RIP Sheriff Lamb
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Previously, on Veronica Mars... Y'all, there was ZERO PIZ in these three episodes. I DOTH PROTEST. The writers tried to make up for it by killing a ton of people...
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YA Movie News Roundup: Crazy VERONICA MARS Spoiler Possibly Revealed?!
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup, where it's been a bit of a slow news week thanks to Thanksgiving (thanks for nothing, Thanksgiving!), but ONE piece of possibly insane news hit the airwaves...
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Breaking News: The Pentacle Murders
Back in October, the FYA Book Club read Libba Bray's The Diviners, a swingin' tale of supernatural horror set in the Roaring Twenties. To celebrate the novel's paperback release today, Little, Brown...
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Take It, Break It, Have It, Bop It
BOOK REPORT for Another Little Piece of My Heart by Tracey Martin Cover Story: At Least It’s Not a Kissy Face BFF Charm: Heck Yes! Swoonworthy Scale: -5... Or Is That +5?... No, 7 Talky Talk:...
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