2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge Host: J. Kaye of J. Kaye's Book Blog Details: For more details, including rules and how to sign yourself up, visit J. Kaye at 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge. Challenge: I joined "The Mini" Young Adult Reading Challenge which is to read 12 young adult novels in 2010. Reviews are optional. This was the only challenge that I completed successfully last year and even came in ahead with having... Submitted: on 7th Jan 2010 Tags: · blog · Mini · The · Up · Adult Novels · Book Blog · Reading · Up · Young Adult NovelsHilary Duff Signs Young Adult Book Deal | AHN Hilary Duff Signs Young Adult Book Deal with Simon & Schuster... She is set to bring out a series of young adult novels. Beginning with "Elixir", set to hit bookstores in October, the series will follow the adventures of a globe-trotting photojournalist named Clea Raymond. Submitted: 1 hour ago Tags: · The · Adult Novels · Bookstores · The · Young Adult NovelsAre You Ready for the Shortlists? You'd better be, for here they are! Science-Fiction and Fantasy - Middle Grade Science-Fiction and Fantasy - Young Adult My panel! Go look what I get to judge! Graphic Novels Middle Grade Fiction Nonfiction: Middle Grade and Young Adult Poetry Young Adult Fiction For the rest of the lists, plus some wow-making statistics, check out the finalists post. Congrats to all finalists and a big, big thank... Submitted: on 2nd Jan 2010 Tags: · Science · The · What · Fantasy · Fiction · Finalists · Graphic Novels · Nonfiction · Poetry · Ready · Shortlists · WhatPEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship If you're an author of at least two children's/young adult books, I know what you can do this snowy on the East Coast day! Put together your application for the PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship of $5,000. Who is eligible? "A candidate is a writer of children or young-adult fiction in financial need; candidates have published at least two novels for children or young adults which have b... Submitted: on 20th Dec 2009 Tags: · children · The · What · Author · Children's · Fiction · Novels · Novels For Children · Published · Together · WriterThe Best YA Books You Might Not Have Read Last weekend Kelly from YAnnabe contacted me about a cool project. We've all heard of those "big name" young adult titles, you know, your Twilights and your Harry Potters and your Hunger Games, but Kelly's idea was to put a spotlight on some of those awesome but less appreciated young adult titles, you know, the ones you should really read, but get lost in the shuffle of those big names.... Submitted: on 21st Jan 2010 Tags: · The · Games · Hunger · Lost · TitlesCybils Shortlists Announced January 1st was not only the start of a new decade, but it also saw the Cybils 2009 Shortlists announced. Of particular interest to me was the Young Adult Fiction shortlist, which I'll be helping to narrow down with 4 other judges. Here's the Young Adult Fiction shortlist: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen HeadleyHow to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie StandifordCracked Up to Be by... Submitted: on 2nd Jan 2010 Tags: · The · Up · Fiction · Shortlist · UpKilling my Darlings Having written my way toward the end of the Seville novel (transformed, over time, into a young adult novel), I yesterday returned to the adult novel that has been stewing in its own juices these past many weeks. A brilliant friend had read it through. She had suggested that I take a particular look at how some chapters ended (had crispness been achieved, and suspense?) and at a few stretches that... Submitted: on 2nd Mar 2010 Tags: · The · Adult Novel · Chapters · The · The End · WrittenHappy Valentine's Day! For a lot of us in Blogland, February 14th is a day for love. Book love, that is. Today is the day that the Cybils Awards are announced. There are two categories that I want to highlight this year - Young Adult Fiction and Middle Grade Fantasy & Science Fiction. I was honored to be a judge for the Young Adult Fiction category this year. With the help of my fellow judges (hi Lee, Cathy, Car... Submitted: on 15th Feb 2010 Tags: · Science · The · Awards · Cybils Awards · Fantasy · Fiction · hi · Science FictionThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin genre: young adult/middle grade fiction book 1 of 25 for the 2010 Young Adult Literature Challenge It's funny, I'm strangely pleased that this is my first book review of the year, it feels like a great place to start: clever and mysterious, wacky and full of people that are full of faults. What is the Westing Game? It's this crazy stunt pulled by the deceased owner of the Westing Pa... Submitted: on 5th Jan 2010 Tags: · Book 1 · The · What · Book Review · Ellen Raskin · Fiction · Fiction Book · First Book · Literature · Mysterious · The · The Westing Game2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge I promised myself I wasn't joining any more challenges but I've got a few YA books on my shelves and in my e-Reader to read so I'm joining in on this challenge. J. Kaye of J. Kaye's Book Blog is hosting the 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge this year. It is running from January 1 - December 31, 2010 and you can check out all the details and join in here. There are several leve... Submitted: on 1st Jan 2010 Tags: · blog · shelves · The · Book Blog · Books On · E-reader · Reader · Reading · The
