Snuggle into fall with read-along comics, YA LGBTQ+ reading lists, and workshops for writers and illustrators. Young Adulting’s periodical roundup of community resources for YA writers and readers is here. … More YAing News: Week of Oct. 12
Review by Jennifer Irvine.
In this mystery, IT nerd Kya Caine and social media expert Fuse Fallon are bitter rivals for Paris Secord, famously known as DJ ParSec’s, attention. Then, 16-year-old ParSec is found lying dead on her turntable and Kya and Fuse happen to both be at the murder scene.
… More Spin by Lamar Giles
It is an absolute pleasure to introduce two new faces behind the scenes: Emily Stringer (Editor) and Jieun Lee (Associate Editor). Also: some plans for expansion. … More Exciting News Behind the Scenes at Young Adulting!
Review by Micah Killjoy
Oh, to be a thirteen-year-old saving my brother from child traffickers on a foggy San Francisco day in 1849. Thanks to the novel Gold Rush Girl, I got to imagine living just such a life. … More Gold Rush Girl by Avi
Review by Jennifer Irvine
It’s Brooklyn in the late nineties, when rap music can be heard reverberating out of ghetto blasters everywhere. Singer Lauryn Hill reigns supreme, and Jay-Z and Mariah Carey are just getting started on their monster careers. … More Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
Review by Shanleigh Klassen
Life has not been easy for Hartley Staples as of late. It could be in part because his teacher has just assigned the last project of middle school and he has absolutely no clue what to present on. … More The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster by Cary Fagan
Review by Jennifer Irvine
The timeless tale of teenage rivalry, jealousy, and social hierarchy—all delivered with a cruelty that only teens can spoon out—keeps this narrative feisty. Author Ian Doescher morphs the iconic movie Mean Girls into a Shakespearean play, complete with five acts, numerous scenes, and stage directions. … More Much Ado About Mean Girls by Ian Doescher
Review by Lauren Maguire
Space battles, sword fights, heroes, villains, epic quests, evil corporations, and magical fireworks: Once and Future has them all. Unknown to her, teenage Ari Helix is the forty-second reincarnation of King Arthur and, after finding Excalibur on the ruins of Old Earth, she is sought out by a backward-aging, teenage Merlin whose mission is to prepare her for the dangers to come. … More Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
Review by Shanleigh Klassen
Ugliness is a sin not easily forgiven. At least that’s Isabelle’s experience as the suffering protagonist of Jennifer Donnelly’s latest novel. Stepsister picks up right at the climatic end of the Grimm’s Cinderella, in which Isabelle’s mother persuades her daughter to mutilate herself to fit the glass slipper. … More Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
It is with great pleasure that we are announcing the launch of Young Adulting, an online magazine that celebrates, engages with, and reviews contemporary literature for young adults (YA), middle-grade (MG) and new adults (NA). … More Launch Announcement
