Sisters Who Slay Together
At the crux of "Sisters Red," Jackson Pearce's dark YA novel, is a series of questions about self-determination.
Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
— Dr. Seuss
When Best Friends Fall Apart
Juliana Romano's debut novel for young adults paints a portrait of changing friendships on a Southern California background.
Mad Girl’s Love Song: Meg Wolitzer’s “Belzhar” and the Invention of Narrative
"Belzhar," Meg Wolitzer's novel for young adults, is ultimately about facing and writing what best tells the story of you.
Left to Her Own Devices
In story after story, technology stands in as a focus for our fears for our daughters (as well as our desire to control them).
Eight Ways Red
In Vivian Vande Velde’s hands, there’s a whole universe of Red Riding Hoods.
In the Shadow of the Wolf: Little Red Riding Hood in the Contemporary World
How has the familiar story of a vulnerable red-caped girl changed — and how has it stayed the same?
Songs for a Winter’s Night: “A Treasury of Wintertime Tales”
The folklore tradition has particularly deliberated on winter across generations and genres; there’s perhaps no season that’s clung to its pagan roots quite so tenaciously. Christmas.
Laura Ingalls Wilder and Me
Life on the prairie with and after Laura Ingalls Wilder.
An Interview with No Pictures
Tom Lutz talks with B.J. Novak about storytelling and his forthcoming children’s book.
Fatal Attraction: Love and Murder in Tennessee
Love and murder and teenage girls in Memphis.
Worth the Trip
What is groundbreaking within one cultural context can seem routine a few years later.
Parents, Teenagers, and the Books in Between
In a society where people believe that “teenagers don’t care,” at least not about anything important, what is it like to read as teenager?
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