Tag: Young Adult

‘Brooklyn, Burning’ by Steve Brezenoff

Steve Brezenoff’s latest novel tells the story of a street-kid in Brooklyn accused of burning down a local warehouse. However, the more interesting storyline in Brooklyn, Burning has little to do with the fire, but focuses on the protagonist’s love interests, particularly a newly arrived street-kid who is also a gifted singer.

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Victoria Brownworth: The Activist Writer

“I turn everything into activism.”

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‘Under the Poppy’ by Kathe Koja

Daringly provocative and entertainingly risque,

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New in February UPDATED

“Make It Be Spring!” Here’s

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‘Almost Perfect’ Wins Stonewall Award

Children’s Young Adult Lit Prize

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New In January: Toibin, Levithan & Rich

How beautiful the turning of

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Trans Teens & Drag Queens

A Look at Gender in

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ALA embraces LGBT Lit @YA Awards

Our friends at The American

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New in November: Ricky Martin & Portia de Rossi

This month two celebrity memoirs—Ricky

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Why More Authors Should Support Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” Campaign

Last week, memoirist Dan Savage

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