Gabrielle Bondi

Co-Founder

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Gabrielle founded The Young Folks in 2010 with Luciana Villalba. Since then, she has served as editor-in-chief and oversees the staff and editorial content on The Young Folks. She recently graduated from Northwestern University and is now working on her master's degree at the Medill School of Journalism.

Book Review: ‘Wanderlove’ by Kirsten Hubbard

I’m not sure what propelled me to start reading Wanderlove the other day, but whatever it was I’m very glad it did. I read a ton of books. Most of them entertain, some dig into deeper meanings, some are just…

Film Review: ‘Man on a Ledge,’ starring Sam Worthington & Elizabeth Banks

Tis the season of January releases, a time when a crop of some of the most forgettable major motion pictures of the year tend to make their release. It’s not fair to say they’re all bad, but coming off a…

Book Review: ‘Under the Never Sky’ by Veronica Rossi

I’ve realized that I’m quite hard to please… sometimes. I hate when information is handed to me too easily, but also hate when I’m confused beyond comprehension. The latter was my issue when starting Under the Never Sky. Immediately, the…

TYF’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2012

We already counted down our favorite movies of 2011; now it’s time to tell you what we’re most excited for in 2012! Here are our Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2012 (if they have trailers, click on the titles…

TYF’s Best Movies of 2011!

Like the other lists, each member of the TYF staff came up with their own Top 10. I made a point system according to the films’ rankings and below are the results. As you can see, there are many ties.…

Early Film Review: ‘The Vow,’ starring Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams

I was lucky to see The Vow very early in advance and decided to give an early review for our readers. The Vow is a romantic drama, starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams. Both actors aren’t new to this kind…

TYF’s Best Books of 2011!

Hello young folks! It’s the last week of the year, so that means we start posting our Best of 2011 lists! First up is a list of our favorite books published this year. Read why we enjoyed each book and…