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Blog Tour: Wanted: Dead or in Love
Welcome to the Wanted: Dead or in Love Blog Tour! A few weeks ago, I reviewed Kym Brunner’s Wanted: Dead or in Love, which I found both enteraining and educational. Here’s the official word on the...
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Procrastination Pro-Tips: Fifty Shades of Distractions
Happy Friday! Let's get to it, shall we? Book Related Things Diversity in writing workshops -- when defending your writing becomes defending yourself and your culture. Why libraries aren't just...
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Netflix Fix: The Royal Diaries
Way back in May, when I posted my first review of the Royal Diaries series, fabulous commenter Claire informed me that three of the books had been adapted into TV-movies by HBO in 2000 and were...
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Cover Story: Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist for a Broken Heart
Welcome to another round of Cover Story, a feature in which plots are imagined based solely on the cover -- with a #YASummerShowdown mashup twist! Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist for a Broken...
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A Highly Scientific Analysis of ANNA vs. LOLA
With the release date for Isla and the Happily Ever After right around the corner -- only a little over two weeks left! -- there's been no better time to revisit the first two books in Stephanie...
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MOCKINGJAY Official Teaser Trailer
Not to get all old lady on everyone, but can we just stop with the teaser trailers? In the good old days, a studio would release a real g-d trailer, and we would see more than one second of a scene,...
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#YASummerShowdown 2014, Week 7: Library Love
Week 7 is officially done, and our hearts are officially full. This week was dedicated to the libraries we love, with a challenge to each team's individual members to post pictures of their most...
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Summer Rewatch:Skins 01x06: Michelle
Well, it’s finally the episode we’ve all been waiting for—when everyone starts seeing how truly crazy Tony is! After seeing Tony give Maxxie a bad BJ last week, Michelle is stewing in her complicated...
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YA Movie News Roundup: Edgar Wright To Direct GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE!
Welcome back to the YA Movie News Roundup! Let's hop to it. So, I always say that, but today it's funny because we're talking about grasshoppers! Edgar Wright, still smarting from his break with...
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On the Road Again
BOOK REPORT for Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid Cover Story: Respectable BFF Charm: Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Wanderlust Inducing Bonus Factors: Road Trips, The...
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The GILMORE GIRLS Rewatch Project: Farewell, My Friends, This Is The End.
Follow along the whole rewatch here! Last week, on Gilmore Girls... This is it, guys. Our final two episodes. I can’t thank you enough for taking this journey with me. For those of you who have been...
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The Children of Night and Nothing
BOOK REPORT for Thorn Jack (Night and Nothing, #1) by Katherine Harbour Cover Story: Skull Garden BFF Charm: Meh Swoonworthy Scale: 3 Talky Talk: Tale As Old As Time Bonus Factor: College Relationship...
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Life’s Gone to the Teens
BOOK REPORT for The Young World (The Young World #1) by Chris Weitz Cover Story: Do You Hear the People Sing? BFF Charm: Yay and Eventually Swoonworthy Scale: 2 Talky Talk: He Says, She Says Bonus...
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Teen Wolf 4x6: The Orphaned
Before we get to this Monday's episode, I just wanted to make sure all you gentle FYA readers saw the midseason trailer that was released at Comic Con: The rest of the season is just going to be...
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Netflix Fix: Heartland
Title: Heartland Year: 2007-2011 Fix: PONIES!, Canada, Cowboys/Cowgirls, Family Dramz, YA on TV Netflix Summary: Spunky* teenager Amy is reeling from the sudden death of her mother when she and her...
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C’mon and Get Social
Some days, the world can be a dreary place. Your hair isn’t behaving, your boss is being horrible and you’ve—LE GASP—reached the end of the new posts here on FYA. Where do you turn when you need a...
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#ATXFYA, How Do We Love Thee?
Photo credit: Peter Talke Welcome to beautiful Austin -- home of #YASummerShowdown participants, the ATX FYA Book Club! Joelene and Kristin are here today to tell us why they love their book club so...
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Christie & Cocktails: Murder On The Orient Express
BOOK REPORT for Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie Cover Story: All Aboard! BFF Charm: Meh Swoonworthy Scale: 0 Talky Talk: Sloppy Seconds Bonus Factors: Cocktails! Relationship Status:...
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Procrastination Pro-Tips: Reading Harry Potter Makes You A Better Person
Book Related Things Mandy C. is hosting author/director Chris Weitz for a discussion of his new YA book, The Young World! Houston FYAers, go see her on Sunday, August 3rd. Go Read Alice, or the...
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Giveaway: STEP UP ALL IN
True fact: Step Up 2: The Streets is one of my top ten favorite movies of all time. ON THE REAL. So obviously, I'm dying to see the latest installment of this dancestastic franchise, because Andie is...
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