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Kelly Jensen   May 26, 2020 If you haven’t yet picked any  Neal Shusterman books , chances are you’ve heard his name. His work has been a staple of YA literature for decades, with his first novel for young readers publishing in 1988, and his most recent Arc of the Scythe series concluding in late 2019. His book  Challenger Deep  won a National Book Award and  Scythe  won a Printz Honor award, two of the most prestigious honors for YA books. His career, while already long and successful, will be burning even brighter over the next few years as numerous books see their way to film and television adaptation. In addition to writing books for young readers, Shusterman has written for television as well. The movie  Pixel Perfect , written for the Disney Channel, was one of his titles, as are several episodes of the popular  Goosebumps  and  Animorphs  series. “It started back when I was 17, and was working as a counselor at a su...

I am a HUGE YA fantasy junkie. Though it’s easy to go wrong in this genre – poor world-building, unbelievable characters, and the like – when the books are good, they’re  really  good. Below I’ve collated 20 completed YA fantasy series which are either so good you have to read them for the first time, or so good you ought to revisit them. I’ve also included little quotations from each series to give you a flavour of what they might be like, above the summaries. 20 COMPLETED YA FANTASY SERIES TO REVISIT OR PICK UP FOR THE FIRST TIME #1. FOLK OF THE AIR TRILOGY BY HOLLY BLACK 1.  The Cruel Prince 2.  The Wicked King 3.  The Queen of Nothing If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse. 17-year-old Jude Duarte lives in Faerie with her twin sister Taryn and their adoptive father, Madoc, after Madoc killed their real parents. As the only humans in the world of fae, they’re at significant risk. Chief among their enemies is Prince ...

Twihards, unite! Whether fans of the  Twilight  franchise rallied behind #TeamEdward or #TeamJacob, they have something in common with a couple of A-listers, including  Halsey ,  Stevie Nicks ,  Adam Lambert  and  Evanescence . With  Twilight  author Stephenie Meyers  releasing its new addition   Midnight Sun  in August, avid readers might have the same summer reading list as their favorite artists -- or they might just be binge-watching the first 2008 film like the "Bad At Love" singer. Here are all the times that musicians gushed about Hollywood's hottest blood-suckers. Adam Lambert dressed up as a "glam-pire" for Halloween. Adam Lambert 's favorite holiday is Halloween, so it comes as no surprise that he dressed up as a character from his favorite film series in 2009. "I'm going as a glam-pire," the  American Idol  alum told  RadarOnline . "I love  Twilight , I love vampires, I’m a big fan,...

May 28, 2020 A * means Kelly has read and recommend the book. As has been the case the last couple of months, some of the publication dates have changed, so this is as accurate as she can possibly be. The Afterward by EK Johnston  (paperback) The Archer at Dawn  by Swati Teerdhala (series) * The Black Flamingo  by Dean Atta The Bone Thief  by Breeana Shields (series) * Camp  by LC Rosen Home Home  by Lisa Allen-Agostini * Jack of Hearts (And Other Parts)  by LC Rosen (paperback) The Jewel Thief  by Jeannie Mobley A Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy  by Mackenzi Lee (paperback, series) Neverworld Wake  by Marisha Pessl (paperback) Out Now  edited by Saundra Mitchell The Paper Girls of Paris  by Jordyn Taylor * Parachutes  by Kelly Yang The Queen’s Resistance  by Rebecca Ross (paperback, series) The Ship We Built  by Lexie Bean Stay...