The Stuff Reading Is Made Of: Miéville’s YA and Materiality
I HAVE NEVER been much of a reader of fantasy, which is likely why it took me so long to get around to reading China Miéville’s 2007 YA fantasy novel...
I HAVE NEVER been much of a reader of fantasy, which is likely why it took me so long to get around to reading China Miéville’s 2007 YA fantasy novel...
Jasmine LeeApr 1, 2016
"The First Time She Drowned" is a brilliant YA novel that engages the complexities of mental illness.
Scott BlyMar 28, 2016
A review of two Young Adult "climate fiction" novels by Paolo Bacigalupi.
Spencer RobinsMar 13, 2016
The fantasy of being a manic pixie dream girl is a potent and insidious one for teen girls.
Mary Jo Tewes CrambJan 29, 2016
GIVEN ITS PENCHANT for exploring hot topics, young adult fiction is no stranger to environmental issues. YA dystopias are often set in postapocalyptic...
Jonathan AlexanderJan 12, 2016
A Wild Swan: Michael Merriam Interviews Michael Cunningham
Michael MerriamNov 26, 2015
The Grain of the Voice
Paul VolponiNov 21, 2015
How was it that these readers could imagine dystopian futuristic world, but couldn’t imagine a child of color as integral to a storyline?
Rochelle SpencerNov 5, 2015
How much technology should we be willing to use to stay alive? Will robots inherit the earth?
Temma EhrenfeldAug 26, 2015
Madeleine L'Engle is pegged as a writer for young people, but that isn't all.
Jonathan AlexanderAug 16, 2015
The Hales give us a Rapunzel who blatantly transgresses her roots, breaking all the rules and defying expectations. She's a proactive heroine...
Michael M. JonesAug 3, 2015
Dystopic stories are attractive. They appeal to a readership that feels threatened — economically in an age of downward mobility, and politically in...
Jonathan AlexanderAug 2, 2015
Children's and young adult fiction about Hurricane Katrina helps shape cultural understanding of social justice.
Jonathan AlexanderJul 21, 2015
Octavia Spencer talks about her Randi Rhodes children's mystery novels, and about growing up with dyslexia.
LARB AVJun 2, 2015
At the crux of "Sisters Red," Jackson Pearce's dark YA novel, is a series of questions about self-determination.
Carly KocurekMay 31, 2015
"Ticket to Childhood," by Nguyen Nhat Anh, uses the voice of a child to comment obliquely on the constraints and hypocrisies of the adult world.
Anjali VaidyaMay 28, 2015
Juliana Romano's debut novel for young adults paints a portrait of changing friendships on a Southern California background.
Leila HowlandMay 24, 2015
"Belzhar," Meg Wolitzer's novel for young adults, is ultimately about facing and writing what best tells the story of you.
Brachah GoykadoshApr 28, 2015
"I am not tempted to dismiss Handler as glib, despite being sometimes wearied by his calculated ingenuity. The man is a clever, facile writer."
Diana WagmanApr 6, 2015
In story after story, technology stands in as a focus for our fears for our daughters (as well as our desire to control them).
Elizabeth YaleJan 27, 2015
In Vivian Vande Velde’s hands, there’s a whole universe of Red Riding Hoods.
Claire JimenezDec 24, 2014
How has the familiar story of a vulnerable red-caped girl changed — and how has it stayed the same?
Aisha AnwarDec 24, 2014
The folklore tradition has particularly deliberated on winter across generations and genres; there’s perhaps no season that’s clung to its pagan...
Genevieve ValentineDec 23, 2014
Life on the prairie with and after Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Nancy McCabeDec 10, 2014