Reading Teen What's New in YA - The Official YABC Blog Are you wondering what's new in YA today? Check out these wonderful new releases! Stella Cross's heart is poisoned. After years on the transplant waiting list, she's running out of hope that she'll ever see her eighteenth birthday. Then, miraculously, Stella receives the transplant she needs to survive. Then Stella meets Levi Zin, the new boy on everyone's radar at her Seattle prep school. *To see reviews and find links to buy this book, go HERE! When nearly killing a classmate gets seventeen-year-old Sadie Su kicked out of her third boarding school in four years, she returns to her family's California vineyard estate. Emerson Tate's a poor boy living in a rich town, with his widowed mother and strange, haunted little brother. Haunted is a good word for fifteen-year-old Miles Tate. *To see reviews and find links to buy this book, go HERE! *To see reviews and find links to buy this book, go HERE! *To see reviews and find links to buy this book, go HERE!
Love YA Lit | YA Lit isn't just for teens Blame It On The Books | Blame It On The Books maybe genius: master list of YA lit mags and journals. Today's Tune: Unlike Me ~Update 11/11/2012 - Soundings Review added~ Okay. As you may have gathered by now, I write young adult fiction. When I started on my journey toward "serious" publication, I did all the typical research. I quickly discovered a problem, though. But I was determined. These are mostly magazines that are on a paying scale, which means they're pro or semi-pro. AIM (America's Intercultural Magazine) - Aimed at high-school aged kids. Boy's Life - Aimed at boys 8 to 18 years old. Calliope - Aimed at ages 9 to 14. Cicada - Aimed at ages 14 and up. Cobblestone - Aimed at ages 8 to 14. College Bound - Aimed at high school students. Cricket - Aimed at ages 9 to 14. Crow Toes Quarterly - Aimed at ages 9 to 13. Faces - Aimed at ages 8 to 14. Hunger Mountain -Takes pieces for all age groups, but has a special section for YA and Children's Lit. Listen Magazine - Aimed at teenagers. Lunch Ticket - Antioch University Los Angeles's literary magazine. New Moon - Aimed at ages 8-12.
Young Adult Literature and Research Young Adult literature Remember that there is not much difference between children’s literature and YA literature as a classification. If you can’t find what you are looking for below, check out the Children’s literature or travel to the link for teachers and/or graduate research Click here to enter the Young Adult Discussion Board Lists of Books for Young Adults, authors, journals and other material Discussion groups and library links for YAs Specific Books for the Young Adult Classroom A short story to be discussed the first day of class:"Flowers" by Alice Walker Catcher in the Rye Jumping the Nail Holes Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Other discussion questions for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone:( even though this is not the book under discussion, it is the first book in the series) Discussion guide written by Kylene Beers and Teri Lesesne at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Briar Rose A Lesson Before Dying Lovely Bones
Enchanted by YA YA Love YALSA's Book Awards & Booklists *YALSA has launched the new Teen Book Finder Database, which is a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, genre and more, as well as print customizable lists. This new resource will replace the individual award and list web pages currently on YALSA’s site that are not searchable and that are organized only by year. Looking for great teen books? Look no further than YALSA's Book Awards and Selected Booklists. While these books have been selected for teens from 12 to 18 years of age, the award-winning titles and the titles on YALSA's selected lists span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. Book Awards Learn more about the Alex Awards, Edwards Award, Morris Award, Odyssey Award, Nonfiction Award, and Printz Award and read speeches from winners Selected Book & Media Lists Teen Book Finder App Best of the Best Selection List Contacts Use and Reproduction of YALSA's Awards and Lists
Liv The Book Nerd Children's and Young Adult Literature Resources International Literacy Association Wondering Why Things Look Different? Click Here! literacyworldwide.org > Resources > Resources By Topic > Children's & YA Literature > Resources Find more resources using the advanced search Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Resources Journal Articles Search journals Here is a sample of articles published on adolescent literacy. The Reading Teacher Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Reading Research Quarterly “'The Blues Playingest Dog You Ever Heard Of': (Re)positioning Literacy Through African American Blues Rhetoric” Books Search books Click a title to find a detailed description and to browse contents and sample chapters. Using Children’s Literature in Preschool to Develop Comprehension, by Lesley Mandel Morrow, Elizabeth Freitag, and Linda B. Parent Brochures and Booklets See more What Kids Really Want to Read Home| About Us| Contact Us| Help| Privacy & Security| Terms of Use © 1996–2015 International Literacy Association.
Brittany's Book Rambles Cynthia Leitich Smith's Children's & YA Literature Resources This Web site is a portal into the world of literary trade books for children and young adults. It’s designed to serve young readers, teachers, librarians, child caregivers, undergraduate and graduate students, university professors, writers, and literature enthusiasts of all stripes. What's here Interviews spotlight authors and illustrators, their new releases, and the stories behind their stories. Annotated BIBLIOGRAPHIES highlight recommended picture books, chapter books, middle grade and young adult novels. More bibliographies feature titles perhaps best described as fantasy, science fiction, gothic fantasy, suspense, and multicultural. Writers will find encouragement and homework to help guide them on their path. Related resource links are extensive and kept up to date.