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The Boys We Learned to Love

Who were the boy characters who formed our impressions of who guys were supposed to be, who set crushable standards, who we wanted to grow up and some day meet—or become—ourselves?

By Jen Doll

May 10, 2012

Y.A. for Grownups

The Race for the Next 'Hunger Games'

There is a triumvirate of success in the annals of Y.A. book history: Potter, Twilight, Hunger. What comes next?

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By Jen Doll

May 3, 2012

Y.A. for Grownups

The Books That Taught Us About Sex

At some point in my early tweenhood, my mom ushered me into a room, just the two of us, away from my dad and younger brother, and presented me with a book.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 26, 2012

Y.A. for Grownups

The Ongoing Problem of Race in Y.A.

In 1965, 11 years after the Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools, Nancy Larrick wrote an article titled "The All-White World of Children's Books" for the Saturday Review. Much has changed since then. Some has stayed the same.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 19, 2012

Y.A. for Grownups

What Does 'Young Adult' Mean?

What exactly is "Y.A."? What does it mean? Why did it begin in the first place, and when was that? What has it become since? We conferred with librarians, agents, publishing world executives, and the experts of the Internet to put together a primer of sorts.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 12, 2012

Y.A. for Grownups

The Banned Books We Have Loved

The ironic and rather wonderful thing about banning books is that the act doesn't, actually, do much to keep the books from being read. If anything, it inspires further interest in them, and sometimes sales, too.

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By Jen Doll

Apr 5, 2012

Y.A. for Grownups

The Greatest Girl Characters of Young Adult Literature

This kicks off our new series, Y.A. for Grownups, in which we talk about Y.A. literature—from the now nostalgia-infused stories we devoured as kids to more contemporary tomes being read by young people today. Despite what Joel Stein wants, grownups are reading Y.A. Let's embrace it.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 23, 2012

Please Don't Grow Up, J.K. Rowling!

We can't blame J.K. Rowling for wanting to branch out after all the years she spent on the Harry Potter franchise, but is it possible for a novel for adults to elicit the same joy and fervor as a well-drawn YA series?

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 4, 2011