Review of Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

"The question then is, how much are you willing to give?"

I thought about all the battlefields, all the dead men and women I had seen, all the dying children and fathers and mothers I had held and sung to. I thought about my dead alistair, Vasili, about my brother, Xavier, and about Gregory Cobriana begging me to stop the pain.
And I answered, "Anything."
A breath later, Zane echoes my response with, "Everything."

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Hawksong

The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan

You think you know your possibilities.

Then other people come into your life
and suddenly there are so many more.

The Realm of Possibility, by David Levithan

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

"She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew."

Jerry Spinelli, Stargirl, Pg 15.

Quality Young Adult Literature

Hey there, reader!

I dunno about you, but whenever people ask me what my favorite genre is, I hesitate.

Answering "teen lit" or even "young adult lit" always gets an unfortunate reaction. They shake their head and ask "Why?". Or, worse, they smile and nod and say, "That's nice," before quickly changing the topic.

There is the assumption that the audience for YA lit is less intelligent and therefore the books themselves are not challenging. Which is frustrating, because this couldn't be more wrong. Teen and young adult literature feature engaging books that deal with themes that help create and hone the critical thinking skills of the reader.

On this blog, I will feature quality books intended for a teen/young adult genre. By quality, I mean that I will showcase intriguing and well rounded books.