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This Summer, Riddhi’s List Features Some Tasty Reads
This summer I read more than ever before, probably over 5,000 pages — at a rough estimation of about two novels a week, both middle-grade and YA. Amongst titles I thoroughly enjoyed were: Me and Earl...
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Debut Author Interview: Erin Jade Lange Talks Butter
This week we’re chatting with first time author Erin Jade Lange, who parlayed her work in TV news into an edgy, unexpected YA read. Butter is the story of an obese, tortured high schooler who decides...
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Jane Envies Markus Zusak’s Depth in Character Construction in The Book Thief
I love stories that are told from a unique point of view. The main character could have Asperger’s, like Caitlin in Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird, or could be autistic like Christopher in The Curious...
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Why Amy is a Self-Professed “Fantasy Nerd”
If you’ve read any of my posts on TWB, you’ll know that I am a fantasy nerd, through and through. So it probably won’t come as a surprise to learn that the book I wish I had written is The Lord of the...
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Sona Wishes She’d Written a Book Already
So my deadline is coming right on up — next Friday to be exact — and still more than 8,000 words to go. Minimum! Which means that I get to interpret this question as I will. Thankyouverymuch. And so,...
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Alyson’s Ode To R.J. Palacio
Wonder. I wish I’d written it. I’d like to cross out R.J. Palacio and write in Alyson Gerber. It’s everything I love about middle grade in one book. For one thing, there’s no caramel coating. August —...
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What’s on Alyson’s 2013 Wish List?
You might remember that I am a New Year’s resolution failure. Well, that hasn’t changed. When it comes to creating a routine and sticking to it, I am awful. Absolutely incapable. I envy people who...
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It’s Launch Day for Caela Carter’s ME, HIM, THEM AND IT!
Today is a big day at Teen Writers Bloc — it’s the release of our very own Caela Carter‘s debut novel, Me, Him, Them and It! When Evelyn decided to piss off her parents with a bad reputation, she...
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Teen Author Festival: “The Only Way Out is Through” Panel at WORD in Brooklyn
“So, serious question,” David Levithan asked the five authors who were on his panel on realistic YA fiction at WORD in Brooklyn last night. “How many of you have had sex for clothing?” That question...
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It’s Release Day for Jessica Verdi’s My Life After Now!
It’s a super-wonderful-exciting day at Teen Writers Bloc—release day for Jessica Verdi‘s My Life After Now! What now? Lucy just had the worst week ever. Seriously, mega bad. And suddenly, it’s all too...
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