Required Reading

Yeah, it’s been a while, but I’m back, baby! And what’s more, I’m welcoming an awesome new co-blogger. Her name is Jessica, aka MissShortskirt, and she loves YA as much as I do! I’ll let her fully introduce herself, though. I’m really looking forward to getting things rolling here again. In the meantime, here are [...]

I’ve been compiling a want-to-read list, some of which are currently available, others which are to be released later this year. Story of a Girl, by Sara Zarr I read about this one on another blog, and it looks fascinating. Twisted, by Laurie Halse Anderson (now available) I’ve been a fan of LHS since I [...]

Last week, I finished Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. This is one of those YA novels that I wonder whether teachers love it and kids hate it. Because I adored it. I finished it while I was supervising an art class that didn’t really require my supervision. It was all I could do to hold back [...]