Category Archives: Young Adult books

YALSA Announces Top 10 Books (picked by teens) for 2014

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Donna Maloy, Author

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has announced the top ten YA books for 2014 (nominated and chosen by teens). How many have you read? Pin this pic on Pinterest, and share it with your friends!

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YA Books into Movies

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Donna Maloy, Author

The good news: Hollywood producers have decided YA books make great movies. The bad news: Some YA movies don’t do justice to great YA books. But extra good news is that Hollywood is going to keep on trying. That means … Continue reading →

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TEEN WRITERS: Famous Teen Authors and Some Just Starting Out

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Donna Maloy, Author

Do you know these famous teen authors? The Diary of Anne Frank was begun when she was only 13 years old. Sadly, Anne Frank died before she had a chance to write more books. How to Talk to Girls was … Continue reading →

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Monday Advice from Editors & Agents – Be Mean to Teens

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Donna Maloy, Author

Starting today, I’ll be blogging every Monday (or having guest bloggers in) to talk about advice from editors and agents – whether we followed the advice, disagreed with it, or tossed it out the window. Being Mean to Your Main … Continue reading →

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