Young Adult (& Kids!) Books Central (YABC for short) has been around since '98. One of the leading teen lit sites on the Internet, we feature book giveaways every month and much more.
Check it out at www.yabookscentral.com
Check it out at www.yabookscentral.com
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- 1998 by Kimberly Pauley
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- Goth Girl Rising 11:39am Nov 9
- Never After by Dan Elconin 12:56pm Nov 8
- YARN - A New YA Lit Mag seeks submissions! 12:17pm Nov 8
Kyra Sellers is back after a six month stay at a mental health unit. She's ready to go back to life as she knew it. Problem is it seems like all her friends have moved on, including Fanboy. To say she's not too happy is an understatement...
In Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman, Odd a young, skinny Norse boy is up against the chilling evil of the Frost Giants who have taken over Asgard, home of the Norse Gods. He is an unlikely savior, if ever there was one...
J.M. Barrie’s original Peter Pan was really quite dark and not at all like the Disney-fied version we all think of. Dan Elconin’s Never After raises that bar and throws in some zombies for good measure. The Island is Neverland like you’ve never seen it before.Ricky Darlin is an angry teen. Angr...
YARN, a new online literary magazine for Young Adult readers, is seeking fiction, poetry, and essays for its debut issue. Writing should be of special interest to 14-18 year old readers, but can be written by writers of any age or background. Submissions by teens are especially encouraged...
This one is an 8th grade teacher: Jody Litkenhus.In her words: I started teaching a few years ago. I went to school in my 30s with three kids and a husband and all that comes with that. I have taught 8th grade this whole time and have students who I supply with books from Godwill and thrift st...
Jacquelyn McCanse, as nominated by Kalina Badzioch.Ms. McCanse is a first grade teacher and, according to Ms...
Autism is in the news a lot these days. And why wouldn’t it be? The statistics are alarming; more and more kids are diagnosed every day with everything from Asperger’s to Rett Syndrome and everything in between. Ha...
Young Adult Books Central (YABC) Hey, if you're on Twitter too, we're there now as @yabookscentral :-)
At long last, here are the Catching Fire Giveaway winners: Sandra Bannerman Hillary Krajewski Tina Johnson Cheyenne Schroeder Beth RevisEmily Remer Yan Lin Dwan Proctor Sara Grochowski Julie HoldenCongratulations!
Kendall is still trying to settle in her new home. Radisson, Georgia is a lot different than her hometown of Chicago. One thing that seems to be different is her ability to see ghosts. And there's a lot of them here in Georgia...
Hey! The blog only needs 5 more followers for there to be a new giveaway! You know what to do about that...In other news, I've created a new Twitter account just for YA (& Kids) Books Central. It's at https://twitter.com/yabookscentralPlease follow! There will, of course, also be giveaways there...
Beth Kephart, our first author-in-residence at readergirlz, has been posting monthly blogs in which she discusses the art (and the joys, and the frustrations) of writing, along with writing prompts and related contests...
Okay, it started out harmlessly enough. But now I'm committed. Or committable...you decide. I wanna see how many followers we can get over on Twitter our first day on the scene. For every 100 followers there will be a winner (plus an extra winner for hitting 150 just because I said so)...
Enter to win one of 5 copies of So Punk Rock and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother by Micol and David Ostow!
Enter to win one of 10 copies of Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan! You soooooo want to!
