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Today’s post comes to us from Youth Advisory Board member Skyanne, who read “The Fault In Our Stars,” a sad yet heartening novel by John Green about two terminilly ill teenagers who meet at a Cancer Kid Support Group and fall in love. The... Read the rest of this post

There’s been plenty of books about witches already, but one in particular cast a spell on us, leaving us longing for more — Life’s A Witch by Brittany Geragotelis. Brittany’s novel is a YA retelling of the Salem Witch Trials and... Read the rest of this post

Many of the books that we get here at Ypulse are aimed at girls (not that guys can’t read them…but it’s unlikely that they’d pick up titles like “Beauty Queen” or “Twisted,” the latest hot pink book in the Pretty Little Liars... Read the rest of this post

Today’s post comes to us from Sydney Coates, an avid reader who loves a good romantic fantasy. She read “The Cupid War,” and while she would have liked a little more description of the fantastical world of the book, she loved the... Read the rest of this post

With summer days off from school, it’s the perfect time for students to unwind with a good book. Whether they want to dive into a serious series or just have a little light-hearted fun with a “guilty pleasure” book, Youth Advisory... Read the rest of this post

We’re already enjoying the second installment of The Carrie Diaries series, Summer And The City, which came out last week, when we had a chance to chat with author Candace Bushnell to get the background on this addition to many summer reading... Read the rest of this post

Kids get all sorts of hand-me-downs. Clothes, shoes, and even e-readers, as Mom and Dad upgrade to newer, more powerful devices. With a growing number of tweens, teens, and collegians toting these devices with them in their backpacks, it’s no... Read the rest of this post

After 9/11, Keren Taylor decided she wanted to do something meaningful with her work. She had been a songwriter and poet, and wanted to use her skills in service to others. She started WriteGirl to help at-risk students to build confidence as... Read the rest of this post

A new generation of kids is watching “Saved By The Bell” in syndication — it’s on before they go to school or as soon as they come home. They’re introduced to the struggles and shenanigans of the students of Bayside High, giving the... Read the rest of this post

It's no secret that we here at Ypulse are big fans of the boom happening in teen writing communities online. Like zines, lit mags, and fiction forums that came before, it's exciting to see a new wave of platforms for young artistic types that enable... Read the rest of this post

On the cover of Teen Vogue this month we have Lucy Hale, rising star of ABC Family hit drama "Pretty Little Liars" (see YAB member Caro's review here). The Memphis-born actress, who broke on to the teen TV scene in the CW's brilliant-but-canceled... Read the rest of this post

Earlier today the American Library Association (ALA) announced the 2011 Youth Media Awards at their annual Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. For those who didn't catch the live webcast or real-time Twitter feed, we've gathered a short list of the top... Read the rest of this post

Today's Ypulse Interview is with Nina Lassam, marketing director for WattPad, "The World's Most Popular eBook Community." With over 600,000 original works available on the site — from poetry to romance to YA fiction — WattPad encourages... Read the rest of this post

Today we shine the Ypulse Author Spotlight on Nancy Lublin, CEO of DoSomething.org and co-author along with Julia Steers and Vanessa Martir of recently released guide,  Do Something! A Handbook for Young Activists. Aimed at members of the  "We... Read the rest of this post

To celebrate this year's Teen Read Week theme of Books with a Beat, YALSA and libraries everywhere are encouraging teens to embrace poetry, audiobooks, books about music, and anything else that puts rhythm and reading together. From literary battles... Read the rest of this post

Today's Ypulse Interview is with Alan Jacobson, founder of tween news site Tween Tribune and the recently launched teen version Teen Tribune. To touch on some of the issues we've raised before, both in relation to the Tween Tribune model as well as... Read the rest of this post

The other day in Essentials I pointed to a New York Times piece, reg. required, on the latest Kids & Family Reading Report out of Scholastic conducted by the Harrison Group among children ages 9 to 17 and their parents. Some of the big takeaways... Read the rest of this post

This month's issue of Seventeen is, as the cover would indicate, pretty heavily focused on "Fall fashion." Never mind the fact that most schools have been in session for at least a month; it's never too late for back-to-school style guides —... Read the rest of this post

Let intellectual freedom ring!  Banned Book Week (Sept. 24 – Oct. 2) is underway and libraries, classrooms and bookstores across the country are celebrating. To commemorate the 8 days of advocacy, we thought we'd highlight some of the best... Read the rest of this post

On Monday night I trudged through the gray rainy streets of Brooklyn over to Word Books in Greenpoint for the midnight release party or Mockingjay, the third book in the YA series by Suzanne Collins. We covered the first book in the series, Hunger... Read the rest of this post

In yesterday's Essentials, we shared the latest digital news to come out of YA publishing. Simon & Schuster and social network Living Social announced the launch of Loser/Queen, an online serialized novel written by Jodi Lynn Anderson and shaped... Read the rest of this post

Ed. Note: After Meg's relieved review of "Ramona and Beezus" earlier this week, I thought it would be interesting to hear a teen's initial response to an unexpected favorite read heading to the big screen. Below Ypulse Youth Advisory Board member... Read the rest of this post

Ed. Note: In today's Youth Advisory Board post, Caroline reports back from a memorable author panel in New York featuring Cecily Von Ziegesar ("Gossip Girl"), Candace Bushnell (Sex and the City) and debut author J. Courtney Sullivan (Commencement).... Read the rest of this post

Ed. Note: Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board review comes from Meg Reid who just saw the tween-targeted film "Ramona and Beezus." As one of many readers who grew up on Beverly Clearly and the Ramona books since the series first debuted in 1955... Read the rest of this post

Ed. Note: Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board review comes from Meg Reid who just saw the tween-targeted film "Ramona and Beezus." As one of many readers who grew up on Beverly Clearly and the Ramona books since the series first debuted in 1955... Read the rest of this post