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5 YA Books to Read After A Breakup
Recovering from a heaping helping of heartbreak? Nothing like curling up with a cup of tea, a tearstained pillow, and a good book that gives you an excuse to cry it out. Heck, we’ve got five gorgeous,...
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7 Realistic Contemporary YA Love Stories
Contemporary YA lit all falls on a spectrum, from the lightest of uplifting wish fulfillment to the darkest of the dire straits, and contemporary romance is no different. As in life, sometimes your...
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What We’re Reading in October
New or old, these are the YA books we’re obsessed with right now. Add them to your October reading list! The Revenge Playbook, by Rachael Allen Four complicated girls, each with their own flaws, joys,...
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6 YA romances That Slay the Bechdel Test
A work of fiction must contain 1) two women, 2) who talk to each other, 3) about something other than a man in order to pass the Bechdel Test, recently renamed the Bechdel-Wallace Test, for its...
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The Best Young Adult Books of 2015
In an epic year for young adult lit, in the midst of a YA golden age, these are the 2015 books that made us laugh, cry, ship, reread, and stay up late, that inspired us to add too many exclamation...
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It’s Our Birthday! We’re Celebrating with 15 of Our Favorite Posts of 2015
2015 was the best year EVER to launch a book blog, and I’m not just speaking in hyperbole because I’m a blogger. Since launching B&N Teen a year ago today, our shelves and our posts have been...
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What to Read Next Based on Your Hogwarts House
In the dark days of yesteryear, we had to physically wander into bookstores and pick up books at random to find one that suited us, like animals. And we had to do it uphill, in the snow. Nowadays you...
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5 YAs for Agent Carter Fans
Season two of Agent Carter is back tonight, and we’re already obsessed with it. And what’s not to love? There’s a kickass woman protagonist who’s intelligent and powerful; there are historical details...
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7 Scary AIs You Don’t Want to Cross in YA
At this point in humanity’s evolution, the notion of artificial intelligence becoming part of our daily lives is not a question of if, but when. The Singularity—in which said machines unite to...
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5 YA Reads for Fans of the Wild West
I don’t know about you guys, but I love a good Western. Especially because the concept of a western, and the Wild West altogether, is so wide open for interpretation. It doesn’t have to take place...
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9 YA Valentine Reads for Every Stage of Your Romance
Ah, teen love. There’s just nothing quite like it. And YA books have long documented it all—from the first blush of the first crush to that sweet and salty (and sometimes terrible) first kiss to that...
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15 Contemporary YAs That Make Fabulous Valentines
I cannot tell a lie: I’m a sucker for a great contemporary YA romance. There’s nothing quite like the swooniness of first love, whether it’s online or in person, a slow burn or an instant spark, two...
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8 Must-Reads for Black History Month and Beyond
This Black History Month, pick up one of these eight must-read books that will have you rethinking the narrative. Titles from bright new voices like Jason Reynolds and Renée Watson mix with must-reads...
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7 Must-Reads For Every Riot Grrrl
Grrl power! Think it’s a 90s thing? All over music and media, awesome and empowered is making a comeback in a major way. But if you’ve been reading YA, you know it never went out of style. Armed with...
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5 Magical YA Novels to Read Between Episodes of The Magicians
Courtesy of Syfy Nothing makes me more excited, or more terrified, than when I hear that one of my favorite novels is being adapted for the screen. So I was pretty nervous about the release of SyFy’s...
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6 Perfect Books to Kick Off Your YA Book Club
When it comes to kicking off a successful book club, that first book is crucial. We’ve all heard the horror stories of failed book club attempts, where the first pick was too boring/scary/silly/loooong...
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6 YA Novels to Help You Cope with the End of Downton Abbey
Hey there, how are you holding up? I know it’s been a rough couple of weeks without Downton Abbey, but I promise we’re going to make it through. I know that a future without the Crawleys looks bleak,...
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What To Read Next Based on Your Favorite Rom-Com
No one romantic comedy can give you the truth about love. They all follow formulas to some degree: the meet-cute, the inevitable misunderstandings that sabotage a fledgling love, the cheesy love song...
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What to Read After You’ve Finished A Tyranny of Petticoats
History, romance, the occasional steampunk goddess—A Tyranny of Petticoats is the short story collection I never knew I needed so much. With contributions from so many of your favorite writers...
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Every Line is Worth Savoring in These 5 YA Books
There’s nothing quite like a perfect sentence, the kind that demands to be taken in slowly and that lingers long after you continue on. The best lines have a way of nestling inside you, filling you,...
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