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As promised, today we have Youth Advisory Board member Julia's review of Mockingjay, the third book in the Hunger Games series. She explains below why she was disappointed with the conclusion and tone of the book.
As always, you can communicate…
On Monday night I trudged through the gray rainy streets of Brooklyn over to Word Books in Greenpoint for the midnight release party or Mockingjay, the third book in the YA series by Suzanne Collins. We covered the first book…
It’s pretty standard for September issues of teen magazines to be back-to-school-focused, but this month’s Seventeen takes the dictum to a whole new level. While the editor’s letter at the front of the book announces that the issue’s theme is hope,…
In yesterday's Essentials, we shared the latest digital news to come out of YA publishing. Simon & Schuster and social network Living Social announced the launch of Loser/Queen, an online serialized novel written by Jodi Lynn Anderson and shaped by teen readers…
Ed. Note: After Meg's relieved review of "Ramona and Beezus" earlier this week, I thought it would be interesting to hear a teen's initial response to an unexpected favorite read heading to the big screen.
Below Ypulse Youth Advisory Board member Amanda shares…
Ed. Note: In today's Youth Advisory Board post, Caroline reports back from a memorable author panel in New York featuring Cecily Von Ziegesar ("Gossip Girl"), Candace Bushnell (Sex and the City) and debut author J. Courtney Sullivan (Commencement). I'll let her…
Ed. Note: Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board review comes from Meg Reid who just saw the tween-targeted film "Ramona and Beezus." As one of many readers who grew up on Beverly Clearly and the Ramona books since the series first debuted…
Today's Ypulse Interview is with Kim Bolan Cullin, author of the ALA library design resource guide Teen Spaces: The Step-by-Step Library Makeover, now in its second edition.
Kim reached out to us after our recent coverage of the ALA Annual Conference where she was…
This month's Seventeen is Rihanna's first teen magazine cover since the Chris Brown scandal, which undoubtedly made for touchy call on editor in chief Ann Shoket's end of whether to address domestic abuse or gloss over it. In this case, the Q&A-style…
