For generations, fairy tales and folktales have been a staple of the childhood experience. From picking up the first fable to eventually reading chapter books, every story is infused with
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On the most recent episode of Pine Reads Review’s podcast, Turn the Page!, we spoke about the different elements that make a great fantasy book. While many immediately think of
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I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase “never judge a book by its cover,” and perhaps that is sometimes for the best. However, most of us would be lying if
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The young adult genre revolutionized literature. Now, it’s hard to think of a time before YA books dominated bestseller lists and bookstores. The genre was born in the 1960s and
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Young adult fiction has changed so much throughout the decades. Most attribute the start of YA literature to The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton in the late 1960s, as well
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In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we have collected our favorite YA couples—or ships! It may be true that you can’t have a story without plot and conflict, but a
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