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Another of our OneFour authors was interviewed yesterday!
1. YA usually has a YA protagonist (13-19), but not always.
2. YA is usually shorter than adult fiction (60-80k, though fantasy can be longer).
3. YA is usually more quickly paced, with more dialog, less exposition, and fewer subplots.
4. YA tends to be in first person or very close third, and it…
By Dena Little
Originally posted at YALSA’s The Hub
YA books with characters who are deaf or hard of hearing, or live with family members who are deaf, are few and far between, but they’re out there! These books have all the good stuff: first love, heartbreak, peer pressure, growing pains…
New Releases
Teens/YA- May.14,2013
Towering by Alex Flinn (Barnes & Noble, Amazon)
The Year of Luminous Love by Lurlene McDaniel (Barnes & Noble, Amazon)
The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles (Barnes & Noble, Amazon)
Diva by Alex Flinn (Barnes & Noble, Amazon)
Endure (Need Series #4) by Carrie Jones (Barnes & Noble, Amazon)
School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins (Barnes & Noble, Amazon, My Review)
Golden by Jessi Kirby (Barnes & Noble, Amazon, My Review)
Parallel by Lauren Miller (Barnes & Noble, Amazon)
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All you need for this workout is a stack of hardcovers and some yarn or rope to tie them together!
Workout #1: The Book Curl
Workout #2: The Book Up
Workout #3: The Brunch (Book Crunch) - Just like brunch this can be done alone or with a friend!
Cool Down
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The third and final book in Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone series has a title: Dreams of Gods and Monsters.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone blew us away; Days of Blood & Starlight didn’t disappoint; and now we’re anxiously awaiting Laini Taylor’s third and final installment of her celestial epic, which we’ve learned is called Dreams of Gods & Monsters (out Spring 2014). [x]
PS: Laini also chose a winner in her fan-made trailer contest. Do check it out.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/c41f9f582832892c5f69003fc9d6142f/tumblr_mmwatjjRqA1rgidy6o1_500.jpg)
The third and final book in Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone series has a title: Dreams of Gods and Monsters.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone blew us away; Days of Blood & Starlight didn’t disappoint; and now we’re anxiously awaiting Laini Taylor’s third and final installment of her celestial epic, which we’ve learned is called Dreams of Gods & Monsters (out Spring 2014). [x]
PS: Laini also chose a winner in her fan-made trailer contest. Do check it out.
Middle Grade: Books written for an audience approximately 8-12. The stories are usually (but not always) shorter than YA novels, characters are younger, and the main push is toward an external adventure involving finding one’s place in their community/family, rather than lots of introspection….
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J. K. Rowling’s hand-drawn spreadsheet for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
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(The following is the second in my new interview series. Anyone who wants to participate can email me at dudeinpublishing@gmail.com.)
Age, sex, location.
*opens calculator app* 36. No, wait. 35.
Sex: I’m flattered, Dude, but I don’t put out until the second interview.
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One of our OneFour authors was interviewed by The Dude! :-D
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