Book Reviews Archives
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger G…
Readers will root for Katniss despite — and even because of —… more »
Daniel Handler, Why We Broke …
Depicts adolescence as an everyday battle of self-doubt, without moralizi… more »
Colin Meloy, Wildwood
The Decemberists rocker sets his sights on C.S. Lewis territory A murder … more »
Lois Duncan, Down a Dark Hall…
The book that forged the teen suspense genre Though Duncan has written mu… more »
Lewis Carroll, Alice’s …
This audiobook may not be in 3-D, but Christopher Plummer’s animate… more »
Judy Blume, Are You There God…
The proto-YA novel Since it first appeared in 1970, Judy Blume’s th… more »
Katherine Paterson, Jacob Hav…
insight into the teenage girl insecurity vortex Right from the outset Sar… more »
C. D. Payne, Youth in Revolt…
A cult classic young adult novel featuring all the important touchstones:… more »
Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Bo…
In the fairy tales of Neil Gaiman, children often cross the boundaries be… more »
Neil Gaiman, Coraline…
The best kind of children’s book — the kind you’ll want… more »
Sarah Thompson, Three Cups of…
Building schools in a warzone Three Cups of Tea begins with an odd sort o… more »
Nancy Garden, Annie on My Min…
The first YA novel to address homosexuality in honest terms This groundbr… more »
Orson Scott Card, Ender…
“Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. Th… more »
M.T. Anderson, The Astonishin…
A riveting thriller that also explores profound philosophical questions. … more »
Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak…
An eloquent, incisive meditation on an outcast teen. Anderson perfectly c… more »
Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl…
High school hell recast in a charming, affecting allegory. Rather than re… more »
Angela Johnson, The First Par…
A young teenage couple deals with unexpected pregnancy in this warm and l… more »
Madeleine L’Engle, A Wr…
An important touchstone for fantasy readers and writers A book that actua… more »
Frank Portman, King Dork…
The clever debut novel by the founder of the punk-pop band Mr. T Experien… more »
Susan Beth Pfeffer, The Dead …
A bone-chilling story of a world on the brink of collapse. Forget about p… more »
Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key…
Unlike most fiction for teenage girls, Dessen keeps it real. While other … more »
