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5 New Adult Novels that Saved Me From My Post-High School Reading Slump

Josephine Just — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:00:43 +0000

New adult novels helped me to re-discover my love of reading. If you feel like you're in a reading slump, read on to learn how they could do the same for you!

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Best Dystopian Books for Teens and Young Adults

CG Drews — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:00:15 +0000

When it comes to the best dystopian books for teens, they usually contain a checklist of really awesome stuff. Check out our list of favorites.

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9 Best Poetry Books For Teens and Young Adults

CG Drews — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 19:05:21 +0000

The best poetry books for teens are perfect for dipping your toes into the poetry-world for the first time and finding what best captures your imagination.

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Book Review: Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider

Hayley Anderton — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:09:01 +0000

Warning: Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider will break your heart. Guaranteed. The moment it broke mine was when I decided this book went from good to excellent.

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Book Review: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Hayley Anderton — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:58:12 +0000

This is one of those books that is very hard to forget. While I had some issues with this book, and at times found it a little predictable, it doesn't much matter. This is one of those books that matters because of what it talks about: in particular the issues presented to teen trans girls in a world that isn't ready for them.

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Book Review: The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

Hayley Anderton — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:14:28 +0000

I’ve had this book for a while, and I put of reading it for some time. Mostly because I’ve become very wary about books focused on being transgender. Not because the stories are bad, or unimportant. Mostly because they tend to be very similar. It’s only been two weeks since I read Meredith Russo’s debut, If I Was Your Girl, and so I was worried the story lines would be too similar. However, this book gave me a very pleasant and refreshing surprise.

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Book Review: Vanilla by @leigh_

Hayley Anderton — Tue, 17 May 2016 18:30:58 +0000

Everyone loves a good seaside romance, and Vanilla is among one of the best. Meet Flo – forced to go and live in sleepy Walden-on-Sea with her Gran when her sister, Nora, gets a flat with her boyfriend. After her parents died in a car accident, Gran and Nora are all the family she has left.

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Book Review: The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

Hayley Anderton — Mon, 16 May 2016 11:50:46 +0000

While on first glance The Walled City appears to be a dystopian fiction, the book is actually based on a very real place: The Kowloon walled city in Hong Kong was once home to a Chinese military base. There was no architectural plan, which led to makeshift buildings being thrown up without a proper plan. The result was a haven of drug lords, poverty and a home for black markets and brothels.

The Walled City is based entirely on this premise.

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