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The Book to Read Before You Go to Summer Camp

It’s June and so many parents and kids are thinking about summer camp. If this includes you, get motivated by reading Koolura and the Mystery at Camp Saddleback. (It’s the second book in the Koolura Series, but no worries. You don’t have to read book 1 because the stories are independent of each other.)  I got…

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5 YA Books Made into Movies for 2015

“Divergent”, “The Maze Runner”, and “The Hunger Games” were all recent YA books turned into blockbuster movies. Major Hollywood studios have announced 5 YA books in different stages of development planned for release in 2015: Fallen by Lauren Kate Luce Price begins her senior year of high school at the Sword and Cross boarding school…

What’s YA?

YA stands for Young Adult, but its readers run the gamut from 10-90. They are rarely over 80,000 words and their main characters are usually teens or adults in their early 20s. The teen protagonist asks the question, “Who am I?” As they seek that quest, they often learn, “Who will I become?” YA books…