Young Adult Archives

October 4, 2014 3 min read

"Though full of juicy Hollywood-style plot, Everything Leads to You is less about building relationships and falling in love, than it is about how to set the stage for something amazing to happen." Read More

How Everett Maroon Turned Me Into an Unintentional YA Fan

Cooper Lee Bombardier

Interviews Young Adult

September 16, 2014 12 min read

I imagine it is bad form to start off talking about a book by bad-mouthing its genre, but I felt...

‘Two Boys Kissing’ by David Levithan

Lydia Harris

Reviews Young Adult

September 8, 2014 3 min read

When you start reading this book, you may feel disoriented and confused. The “voice” may seem unclear and almost too...

‘Haffling’ by Caleb James

Keith Glaeske

Fiction Young Adult

July 8, 2014 2 min read

Sixteen-year-old Alex Nevus lives in the East Village with his family, attends Stuyvesant High School, and generally tries to keep...

‘Playing by the Book’ by S. Chris Shirley

Michael Carroll

Reviews Young Adult

June 13, 2014 3 min read

Seventeen-year-old high school student Jake Powell is spending the summer at the prestigious Columbia School of Journalism. He’s the son...

‘Beloved Pilgrim’ by Christopher Hawthorne Moss

Mitch Kellaway

Reviews Young Adult

June 1, 2014 4 min read

"While historical fiction abounds with stories of female-assigned people going undercover to fight in wars, they rarely consider the possibility that protagonists could truly be transgender men..." Read More