These are books, print or digital, for young adults or YA enthusiasts.
It’s understandable why teens read young adult (YA) novels. The books are geared toward them. Rarely do you find teenagers interested in middle age and old age issues found in mainstream literature. So why is it that middle-aged and older adults read YA books? In a June 5, 2014 Slate.com article, Ruth Graham wrote, “Read…
Ennara lives in Estlan, a land of magic and mystery. She was born a caul, a baby with a mask foreshadowing great magical ability. So her parents had to have her hand tattooed with a fire-breathing dragon to warn others of her great powers. One night, during her eleventh year, Ennara is attacked by a…
What really fascinates me as a writer is the question why some stories enter tradition and others don’t. There is plenty of good stuff out there that nobody reads anymore. Material that is totally forgotten but once was really en vogue, like the stories about Phantomas. Then there are stories that somehow made it into…
Growing up during the 1950s and 1960s I was an avid reader, especially of YA books. During the early 1970s, while studying education to become a teacher, I read many more YA books for my children’s literature courses. Professionally, as a reading specialist I tried to keep up with the most intriguing books published that…
Have problems motivating your teen to read? Turn to the numerous book series published by many different publishers, big and small, that focus on middle school and high school students. The Harry Potter series or the more recent Hunger Games books quickly come to mind. Authors like to write series books around the adventures of…
Looking for an inexpensive book? Here are a few suggestions where you can purchase or even find a book for free. 1. Thrift Shops. Places like Goodwill, the American Cancer Society Discover Shops, and the Salvation Army are just a few examples of thrift shops that sell books for under a $1.00. For example, when…
Sunday, February 22, 2015 Encino Charter Elementary School will be opening its doors to over 35 authors of children’s and YA books. Some of the authors that will be present are: Elise Allen, a NY Times Bestselling Author and TV writer, Enchanted Sisters David Gutterman, author of Fiddler in the Darkness Erin Fry, author of…
Freedom Is For The Birds is a book of animal fiction. It is a riveting, heartwarming story about a family of red-tailed hawks. Come enter the world of animals where you can forget about the stress of your job or school, the daily commutes in rush hour traffic, money and banking, insurance, transportation, and taxes. In the…
Lily saw her sister Sara’s ghost in the “chipped Arborite counter of Higgstown Diner,” a “stool that swiveled just a little too much to the right,” and the memories of a lovely older sister who wore a little bit too much blue eye shadow. The two sisters worked their mother’s diner for more than 25…
Last year, Amazon waged an unusual public battle with America’s top 5 publishers, Hachette—a conglomeration of imprints like Little, Brown, Hyperion, and Orbit. Their published authors may sound more familiar—James Patterson, Michael Connelly, Mitch Albom, David Baldacci, and J.K. Rowling. Their argument was over Amazon’s e-book pricing and Amazon’s role in the publishing ecosystem. Amazon…