BNA_Daily | August 29, 2010
Many fans of Suzanne Collins’ “Hunger Games” series have probably already finished Mockingjay, the series’ third and final installment that released on Tuesday, but we’ve collected some reviews anyway. In the series’ third book, readers are taken to District 13, the underground city that houses the resistance movement. With a war against the Capitol looming, [...]
BNA_Daily | April 15, 2010
In today’s news, learn about the upcoming book from Tom Clancy, what the iPad means to a novelist, and the “parent problem” in YA lit. Enjoy!
Tom Clancy fans rejoice! The mega author is back this December with Dead or Alive, his first novel in 7 years. In typical Clancy style, the book will be a [...]
BNA_Daily | March 21, 2010
From books with 5 starred reviews to the latest teen fantasy series, today’s news shows you what’s hot in the children’s book world. The only problem is, you may be tempted to put down your own book and pick up one of these instead!
If you want to stay up-to-date with the fantasy-loving teens in your [...]
BNA_Daily | January 26, 2010
In today’s news, read about the decade’s most influential YA authors, speculate on the latest Apple gadget, and ask yourself, “What the *$%# was Bloomsbury publishing thinking?” Details below.
Over the last ten years, young adult book sales have taken off while other areas of publishing have declined, and Omnivoracious gives us some reasons why. Noting [...]
BNA_Daily | January 19, 2010
While many of us were relaxing over the 3-day weekend, authors, librarians, and publishers were busy at ALA Midwinter, the American Library Association’s 4-day, nonstop bookfest filled with meetings, events, and awards. While the meetings were no doubt exciting, we’ll ignore those and focus on the major awards: the John Newbery Medal, the Randolph Caldecott [...]
thomas_b | November 23, 2009
At one time, horse stories were a staple in literature for young people. Such stories often highlighted the best and worse in humankind (Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty); the bond between humans and their animals (Walter Farley’s The Black Stallion); and class differences in the microcosm of the horsy set (Enid Bagnold’s National Velvet). Over time, [...]
BNA_Daily | October 26, 2009
Recently the National Book Award Finalists were announced, including five titles in the the Young People’s Literature category. Three biographies and two works of fiction make up the list, and we’ve combined review quotes and brief synopses to introduce you to each title. Which book do you think is the strongest, and what do you [...]
BNA_Daily | October 21, 2009
In keeping with Teen Read Week, today’s news centers around the YA world, with a disproportionate number of John Green references.what can we say, this self-proclaimed nerd is extremely popular!
Is David Small’s Stitches a young adult book? Lots of people have been asking this question since the National Book Award finalists were announced, and John [...]
BNA_Daily | October 20, 2009
Move over Bella! Readers are falling for Katniss and Fire, the heroines of two current bestsellers that aren’t afraid to fight (in some cases, to the death) for what they believe in. In honor of Teen Read Week, we wanted to highlight these young women and the exciting novels they star in. Chances are, you [...]
thomas_b | October 19, 2009
Do you know a teenager who needs to be dragged away from his Twitter feed and dragged into a local library? Are you a teen yourself who needs to figure out something new to read now that Bella and Edward’s adventures are through? Well, this is the PERFECT time of the year to re-introduce an [...]
