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    bananaprincess: Have you guys heard of the "Just William "series- so funny more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Ahem. The Chocolate War. That is all. That and the fact that Fine Lines is coming back. I saved all my old emails. Yay! What?? more »
    namitsunami: The first year after college, I was just so drained and tired of reading for classes and essays that I only read my old YA faves. I was in a happy hap... more »
    katie.scarlett.o'hara: Anyone read Kount Karlstein by Philip Pullman? One of my favorites and I guess it would be YA. It's so funny and creepy, like faux-Gothic horror. more »
    Plum-Pie: Tea Shop Girls sounds amazing! Am I the only one who rushes to look up every book Sadie mentions she's reading? Probably... more »
    I believe in peace, bitch: 1) Some famous author, can't remember which, said there is no such thing as literature just for children (this was before anyone was calling any books... more »
    goodgirlrevolution: My favourite book is in the YA section: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. haven't read it? do yourself a favour: read it, kleenex in hand. more »
    Kaehoku: Move slower? It's impossible. After one year of not even caring one bit about Twilight, I agreed to read it last week for my dislexic friend, to make ... more »
    girlleastlikelyto: OK, does anyone else have the love for A Series of Unfortunate Events that I do? I think those aren't even YA -- they're middle grade! But, oh, how I ... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: I love YA fantasy books like HP and I sort of like Twilight. I can't really get into adult fantasy though. So much of it is cheesy, for lack of a bet... more »
    Ipomoea: A confession: I am reading the Luxe novels. I'm not buying them, I'm getting them from the library, but it's still terribly embarrassing. more »
    girlleastlikelyto: I'm feeling more and more open to YA fiction. I just got an email from an editor expressing interest in my novel -- if I rewrite to to be more appropr... more »
    Mediokra: I am turning 24 in a couple of days. I am going to Disneyland to celebrate. I love Twilight, Harry Potter and the His Dark Materials trilogy. Most of ... more »
    rofling_medusa: I know a few people who read things like Harry Potter and then criticise them for not being 'real' literature. Well yeah! You're reading things writte... more »
    McKinleyHighGeek: I work in the YA dept of a publishing company and I have to say...the free angsty teen books that I'm FORCED to read for my job...definitely the best ... more »
    prettycool: I have the Confessions of Georgia Nicholson series. It started when I was in middle school and its still going so I have to read it. I know its crap, ... more »
    GlinCastleGirl: Has anyone read The Hunger Games? It sounds interesting, but I'm having a hard time getting over the young adult label. Which is odd, since I love Har... more »
    Skinny lips, killer lashes: I've started reading Sweet Valley High again. Partly due to a brilliant blog I found that snarks on it, and partly because my brain needs something li... more »
    taranwanderer: The Hunger Games is amazing. Seriously. Go read it. It's SO GOOD. It's not like Twilight at all. Please tell me some of you have read it and agree!! more »
    andonthatnote, JOC: M.T. Anderson, anyone? I'm seriously evangelical about spreading the word on Octavian Nothing. EVERYBODY needs to read that book. more »
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    We Are All 14-Year-Old Girls

    Publishers Weekly says that grown women are, increasingly, reading YA fiction. Yeah, we know. (Hides 'Twilight' under mattress.) More »