Tag: YA

Love, Simon – Wonderful, Bittersweet, and So Much More | Part 2 of 3

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In Love, Simon, we are lucky enough to get two separate scenes where Simon’s parents explicitly express their love and acceptance of him. Both of his parents talked to him

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The Spirit of Cattail County | Victoria Piontek

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Sparrow needs help that much is certain. After the death of her mother, Aunt Geraldine is threatening to sell the only home that Sparrow has ever known: Dalton House. To

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Interview with Sarah Gailey

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About the Author: Hugo and Campbell award finalist Sarah Gailey is an internationally published writer of fiction and nonfiction. Their nonfiction has been published by Mashable and the Boston Globe,

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Love, Simon – A Reminder to the Martins | Part 1 of 3

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The weekend that Love, Simon came out, I cried a little bit because I worked that weekend, and the Sunday I had off, I was called in. However, the following

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Sad Perfect | Stephanie Elliot

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Sad Perfect follows sixteen-year-old Pea, who has always known there was something different about her, but it isn’t until she gets diagnosed with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) that she

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Why include Children’s Lit in a Publication about YA?

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Here at Pine Reads Review, we spend quite a bit of time talking about young adult literature. It’s fresh, it’s funny, it’s relatable, it’s honest, it’s sometimes heart-wrenching, and it’s

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