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A Tribute to the Late John Bellairs
This is a piece celebrating the creator of the phenomenal Louis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday mysteries.
L.J. Smith Returns with a Bang
Young Adult author returns to writing. Fans have a new book to celebrate with.
U.S. Teenagers and Literacy: Do Kids Still Read?
Many say reading among young adults in the United States is on the decline. Many factors have helped parents and educators come to this dire conclusion. Dropping test scores, inaccessibility of books for under privileged children, technological diversions have all been blamed. This paper takes a look at the reading trends of teenagers, from applying new technology such as Amazon’s Kindle to interest readers to the use of comic books to lure the most “reluctant readers” to the world of the written word. Finally, I will examine what is popular in Young Adult Fiction today and how talented authors and cutting-edge subject matter may save reading for pleasure yet.
