Thursday, sweet Thursday you’ve come back to me! It’s almost the weekend and you know what that means… Teen Thursday. YES!
This week the beginning of buzz for Karen Hesse‘s new book was heard. Safekeeping will be out in September, and already booksellers can’t wait for it to release. “I’d love to give this book to a group of teen girls – those who are fans of Wendy Mass, Dana Reinhardt, or Lois Lowry – and then be a part of their discussion afterward. They might groan at first, because there are no bells and whistles. That means no girl warriors, werewolves, or dangerous love interests. This should not mean, however, that the story is not gripping. I would warn readers that once they finish the book, Radley’s story will stay with them for quite some time.” To read the full article click here. Safekeeping is available for Pre-Order now.
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Check out what Hayden from the Teen Press Corps had to say about S.D. Crocket’s After the Snow, “It is a glorious example of how a writer can show us more about ourselves by portraying humankind in the worst of situations. It can show us at our best! It also shows us how far we can fall.” Click here to read the rest of Hayden’s review, and be sure to check with the Teen Press Corps Blog for the latest in YA reviews.
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BookPeople is so happy we could be a part of the ending of the epic Artemis Fowl series. The event was great, and Eoin Colfer is HILARIOUS! PW recaps Eoin’s whirlwind tour and gives us a little something to look forward to. “Colfer’s readers will also be pleased to learn that he has been busy with new writing projects post-Artemis Fowl, with two books set to be released in 2013: a sequel to last year’s Plugged, a crime thriller for adults, and the first in a YA series called WARP, which he calls “a time travel-adventure comedy. I hope the Artemis fans will take to it.” Overlook will publish the follow-up to Plugged, tentatively titled Screwed, next May; and WARP is due from Hyperion in April.” To read the full article click here.
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NPR is asking you, the reader for the Best-Ever Teen Novels. “In winnowing the roster to a manageable size for voting, we considered both a book’s popularity — as represented by the number of nominations it received — and the question of how well it fits the YA category. The latter sparked plenty of debate; there is, after all, no objective test for teen fiction. Is Pride and Prejudice YA? What about The Catcher in the Rye? Or The Lord of the Rings? (No, yes and yes, respectively.) The judges looked at qualities such as a book’s themes, the age of its main characters, its reading level. But in the end, the most important test was often whether a given book is one that teens themselves have claimed — whether they do, in fact, voluntarily read it. The resulting list is an interesting mix of classics and new titles.” To read the whole article and to vote, of course, click here!
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We remember Sally Ride, the esteemed scientist, professor, and author best known as the first U.S. woman sent into outer space. Ride passed away this week at the age of 61. She did extraordinary things for the world, and young people everywhere. “She continually pursued what she referred to in a 1986 PW interview as her “personal crusade”: encouraging young people, especially girls, to study the sciences. In 2001, she founded Sally Ride Science, a San Diego-based education company that helps bolster children’s interest in science, math, engineering and technology.
Ride co-authored seven books for children: To Space and Back (with Susan Okie), and Voyager, The Third Planet, The Mystery of Mars, Exploring Our Solar System, Mission Planet Earth, and Mission: Save the Planet (all with her partner Tam O’Shaughnessy).” To read the full article click here.
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