YA Series Insiders

The latest news, book memes, quizzes, giveaways, author interviews, and insider secrets more from a team of authors, bloggers, and readers. 

[carmdesiree]

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[bubblesalt]

What she says: I need to stop reading books from Victoria Schwab. It’s killing me every time. Breaking my heart or just ripping it from my chest. 

What she does: Goes to the bookstore and buys Vicious

A few hours later: *hello darkness my old friend* 

[ourblueming]

I know now that I don’t want to love or be loved in half measures. I want it all, and to have it all, you have to risk it all.

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[bookedj]

Found this while thrifting earlier this week. Definitely did a bit of a happy dance. I do suppose this confirms the fact that I’ve made it my mission to own as many copies of Wuthering Heights as possible. What can I say? Amongst my favourites in the classics, the Brontë sisters dominate the list. So, here we are. // IG: jessicabeckett

[writerswritecompany]

[youngadultquoted]

I wish there were a secret signal you could use to communicate: HELLO. I AM OFFICIALLY COOL WITH SILENCE.

Becky Albertalli, The Upside of Unrequited (via youngadultquoted)

[pulsingvoid]

‘I miss you.’

I smile, but my liрs fееl twitсhy. ‘Me too. You’re my one good thing.’

‘You’re my vеry bad habit.’

Dana Mele, People Like Us

[taratjah]

The other winner of my fan art poll on Patreon was the Lunar Chronicles, so I drew Cinder! She’s so fun to draw :) 

[diverse-reads]

Do you have any suggestions for YA books SET in Latin America (not in the US)?

I do! I’m also assuming that you’d like YA books with Latinx main characters as well.

YA Books Set in Latin America

The Queen of Water by Laura Resau with Maria Virginia Farinango

The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle

The Illuminated Forest by Edwin Fontanez

Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez (half Latina, half Jewish MC) 

Wanderlove by Kristen Hubbard (she is not an #ownvoices writer but she researched and pulled from her experiences as a travel writer and backpacking in Latin America)

The Cat King of Havana by Tom Crosshill

[abookplace]

can’t think of a better way to spend a day than to eat donuts and read 🍩

[tatianakawkaw]

[awesome-books-you-must-read]

Every good story needs a villain. But the best villains are the ones you secretly like.

Stephanie Garber, Legendary (via awesome-books-you-must-read)

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[sturmhond]

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (July 2019)

“A tailor’s worth is not measured by his fame, but by the happiness he brings. You will hold the seams of our family together, Maia. No other tailor in the world can do that.”

[evilienne]

“I turned my nightmares into fireflies and caught them in a jar.” 

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 

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[spockglocksrocks]

sometimes there’s videos that make me happy to exist on this planet

[cameoappearance]

i’d reblog this even if it was a still image

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

I know it’s a sesame street clip but seriously, who is the target audience for this?

[cameoappearance]

Parents watching it with their kids, I guess?

[loreweaver]

literally everyone

[elfwreck]

Everyone. No, really… everyone.

For adults, the appeal is Sir Patrick Stewart doing a kid’s educational bit in full Shakespearean dress and style; there’s a delightful cognitive dissonance between the very serious presentation and the very simple content.

For very small children, it’s educational: this is the letter “B”; here’s how it’s shaped; here’s some words you know that start with it. Oh, and here’s a word you may not be familiar with that starts with it, so you can recognize that it’s the sound that matters, and not whatever other connection you made between the other two words.

For older kids: you’ve probably heard that “to be or not to be?” speech, or at least part of it, so you can enjoy some of the parody the adults are watching. Also, here’s how to describe how a letter is made - how to teach young siblings who don’t read yet, how to explain both the shape and the sound.

For kids with dyslexia: here’s how you differentiate a “B” from a P or D or E. You may have to go slowly and look carefully at the exact shapes that make up the whole, but there are differences and you can learn to recognize them. 

For teens or young college students: In addition to whichever parts of those are relevant to you, here’s what Shakespearean acting sounds like. Here’s how to enunciate clearly and slowly, so your audience can understand terms they may not recognize and still follow the gist of what you’re saying. If you’re reading Shakespeare in school, try sounding it out like this and see if that helps it make sense.

For new RenFaire workers: Here’s how to pronounce “zounds.” 

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One of the most glorious things in the world is Shakespearean actors doing stuff like this.

[newshoes-samedirt]

If begineth even be a word

[platypusisnotonfire]

Ah my daily serotonin thank you