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Rising to the Challenge: How The Book Internet Delivered Books to Teens

After a book received a challenge at West Ashley High School, the book internet stepped up to get a copy of the book into the hands of the teens.

SOME GIRLS ARE Removed from Summer Reading List in South Carolina

Three starred reviews and a plethora of other accolades for Courtney Summers' SOME GIRLS ARE didn't outweigh the opinion of one South Carolina parent.

A Conversation About Girls’ Stories with Laurie Halse Anderson and Courtney Summers

YA authors Laurie Halse Anderson and Courtney Summers Interview about sexual assault, feminism, girls' stories, and YA Fiction

5 Books To Watch For in April

New books to buy and read coming out in April 2015

Riot Round-Up: The Best Books We Read In November

Check out this round up of best books of November courtesy of our Riot contributors.

Beyond the Bestsellers: So You’ve Read Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins is not only a New York Times Bestselling author, she’s a perennially popular author. No matter how many ...

The Girl Myth in YA Fiction (And Beyond)

The topic of likability is one that gets played out a lot when it comes to female characters in fiction. ...

The YA Zombie Apocalypse Crossword Puzzle: A Little Undead Fun

Zombies are far from dead in YA fiction, and they won’t be dying any time soon. They’re perennially terrifying, and ...

15 Awesome Young Adult Book-Inspired Manicures

Ever had the urge to paint your nails to match your favorite book? Check out these amazing nail art tributes ...

Genre Kryptonite: Dark, Realistic Young Adult Novels

This is a guest post by Kelly Jensen. Kelly is a librarian and a blogger at STACKED. She loves black licorice and ...