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10 YA Series to Devour This Summer

By Kathleen Massara on

Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, the brilliant fashion bloggers from Go Fug Yourself, just published a new young adult novel called Spoiled, which features a teenage girl named Molly Dix who moves from Indiana to sunny LA when she reunites with her celebrity dad. The book is hopefully the first of many from the duo, and is definitely worth picking up on your way to the beach. With this in mind, we’ve come up with a list of 10 contemporary YA series that you can read in transit or under a large umbrella without breaking a mental sweat. Dostoevsky they ain’t — but isn’t that point of summer reading? … Read More

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RIP, Our Favorite Secondary Characters in Literature

By Kathleen Massara on

We all grieve when the protagonist of a novel dies, but how about when we mourn over characters who aren’t as prominent? They might be the friends, mentors, peers, and family members who share the spotlight at times but who either peripheral to the main action or because of other circumstances drift apart from the storyline at some point along the way, due to their untimely ends. From the unexpected deaths to the horribly slow ones, we offer you ten secondary characters who passed too soon but who will not be forgotten. … Read More

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Librarians Respond to the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010

By Kathleen Massara on

The American Library Association’s list of 2010′s most frequently challenged books came out this week, and so we decided to get Sarah Murphy and Joelen Pastva to weigh in on the controversy. Murphy is a school librarian and is a co-founder (with Maria Falgoust) of the Desk Set, “a social and philanthropic group for librarians and bibliophiles” here in New York, and Pastva has worked in both public and research libraries. Also, it’s the end of National Library Week, so what better way to celebrate contested books than to check out one about gay penguins at your local library? We’ve included their responses below, as well as the reasons the books were contested by parents, educators, and other “concerned individuals.” … Read More