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Trends in Young Adult Fiction, Take Two

posted on: Mar 2, 2012 | author: KristiCook

It’s been more than a year (wow!) since I did my last post on trends in young adult fiction, so I think it’s time for update. As with...

posted on: Nov 4, 2011 | author: KristiCook

If you write young adult fiction, you’ve probably gotten at least one of those reviews–you know, the ones that tally up how many...

posted on: Jun 3, 2011 | author: KristiCook

It seems like every year I hear someone say, “Oh, the vampire trend is finally dying down.” And yet when you look at the list of young adult...

posted on: May 6, 2011 | author: KristiCook

AGE IN YA FICTION Up until very recently, I worked part-time at an independent bookstore specializing in kids/young adult (YA) fiction. ...

posted on: Mar 9, 2011 | author: KristiCook

Ever since readers everywhere started the now-famous “Team Edward/Team Jacob” argument, it seems as if love triangles are everywhere in young...

posted on: Jan 7, 2011 | author: KristiCook

Like all fiction, there are very distinct trends in YA, and even if you aren’t interested in “writing to” any particular trend,...