Essay by Wendy Townsend
The snake had pulled himself mostly under the pallet and was peeking out, flicking the air with his tongue.
Children's Lit
Nobody Loves Rattlesnakes
Oct 07, 2019
Sex and the Young Reader
Oct 26, 2015
Theme Essay by Karen J. Ohlson
Should parents ever censor what their kids read?
Spoilers in English Class
Oct 19, 2015
Theme Essay by Jason J. Griffith
There are no hard-and-fast rules about the ethics of spoilers, only the social consequences of being judged as uncouth.
Kate Chopin Corrupts the Young Person
Oct 12, 2015
TW Column by Emily Toth
Chopin set out to write what was then YA literature, but even her earliest stories have peculiar twists.
Hooking Teens with the Real World
Oct 05, 2015
Theme Essay by Marina Budhos and Marc Aronson
You can’t assume that teenagers are interested in what you have to say—it’s your job to pull them in by intriguing and delighting them.
Gene Yang: “I Hated Assigned Reading”
Sep 28, 2015
TW Interview by William Gray
At the heart of all young adult literature is this equation: belonging + power = identity.
A Golden Age for Young Adult Books
Sep 21, 2015
Theme Essay by Stephen Roxburgh
It’s no surprise to me that YA readers still prefer print.
How Hollywood Screws up YA Books
Sep 21, 2015
Theme Essay for John Michael Bell
Even Meryl Streep, as Chief Elder, has little to do but grimace.
The Silent Voice of Your Story
Sep 21, 2015
Essay by Lynne Gessner
No wonder readers often skip description—they were with the character, and suddenly the author steps in with dry facts.
The Landscape Portal
Sep 21, 2015
Essay by Kaori Fujimoto
I wanted my stories to transport readers to someplace new and strange.
