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The Best of Between the Bookends: Our Top Picks from 2019
Tag Archives: YA
‘Love, Heather’: A Terrifying Tale of Teen Revenge in the #MeToo Era
If you want something darker to read over the holidays, then ‘Love, Heather’ may well be the book, although it comes with hefty trigger warnings. Read More
Between the Bookends: 9 Books We Read in November 2019
In this final Between the Bookends of 2019, we hope you find something to gift to a loved one or enjoy reading yourself over the holidays. Read More
4 More Graphic Novels for Middle Graders, Tweens, and Teens
Four titles from my stack of graphic novels and one-shot comics that will suit younger readers from kids to teens. Read More
Between the Bookends: 10 Books We Read in July – Sept 2019
After an extended summer break, Between the Bookends returns. We hope you find something great to curl up with now that the nights are drawing in. Read More
Fairy Tales Re-Written: Enter ‘The Hazel Wood’
The debut novel by Melissa Albert, ‘The Hazel Wood,’ offers a fresh take on fairy tales and a delightfully Burtonesque new universe to explore. A YA mystery/fairy tale/buddy story set somewhat in the wilds of upstate New York, be sure to enter the Hazel Wood soon. Read More
Between the Bookends: 8 Books We Read in June 2019
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Corrina, Amy, and Patricia share some of their favorite reads of the last month. Read More
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in April 2019
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Lisa, Rebecca, and Missy share some of their favorite recent reads. Read More
‘WANT’, ‘RUSE’, and Why Diversity Is Important in YA: Interview With Cindy Pon
Cindy Pon, author of the YA science fiction books, WANT and RUSE talks to GeekMom about her characters, the environment, and the need for diversity in literature. Read More
Between the Bookends: 8 Books We Read in March 2019
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Amy, and Kay spring into spring with books featuring a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. Read More
Between the Bookends: 3 Books We Read in December 2018
December is a busy month (no kidding) but Sophie still found time to squeeze in three books for this month’s column. She’s excited to begin her new reading challenges for 2019 and would love to hear about yours too. Happy New Year! The Siren by Kiera Cass Sophie’s has a love-hate relationship with Kiera Cass.… Read More
NASA: So Not a Waste of Space—A Guest Post by YA Author Shelley Sackier
This hilarious anecdote of GeekMom-ery from YA author Shelley Sackier takes us inside a recent milestone celebration at NASA. Read More
8 Halloween Reads to Make Your October Spooktacular
In this collection of Halloween reads there’s something for kids, teens, and adults with silliness, spooks, and full-on scares to be found. Read More
Between the Bookends: 12 Books We Read in April 2018
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Mel, Nivi, Sophie, Rebecca, and Lisa share their latest reading as Between the Bookends moves to a new publishing schedule. Read More
Between the Bookends: 3 Books We Read in Nov-Jan 2017/18
Welcome to the first Between the Bookends column of 2018. We’ve made a few changes to make the site better for our readers and Between the Bookends has also changed a little. Read More
Introducing the World of Faerie in Holly Black’s ‘The Cruel Prince’
‘The Cruel Prince’ is book one of the new ‘Folk of the Air’ series by Holly Black, author of ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles.’ Read More
Between the Bookends: 10 Books We Read in July 2017
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Corrina, Anika, Rebecca, Amy, Sophie, & Bookends newcomer Chris share books to see you through the end of summer. Read More
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in June 2017
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Corrina, Mel, and Sophie travel the world in search of ice cream, a magical circus, and some spooky tales. Read More
11 Books on My To-Read Pile After Book Expo America
Jackie’s favorites from this year’s Book Expo America, an annual trade show featuring all the books heading to shelves in the coming months. Read More
Author Laurie Forest’s Geeky Inspirations Behind the ‘Black Witch Chronicles’
Young adult fantasy author Laurie Forest tells us what made her geek out while writing her debut novel, ‘The Black Witch.’ Be sure to check out her Pinterest page, where she has a lot of images of her inspirations as well! Read More
