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.

JERSEY BOYS “Fan Pack” Sweepstakes

I was lucky to see the Broadway show for Jersey Boys years ago. It’s astonishingly entertaining and a very memorable experience. Clint Eastwood decides to bring the famous musical to the big screen in hopes to entertain many others who…

‘The Book of Life’ Giveaway: Enter to win Diana’s Commonplace Book & Buttons!

Diana and Matthew’s journey comes to end this summer with the release of the final All Souls Trilogy novel, The Book of Life. I’m a HUGE fan of this series. A Discovery of Witches completely swept me away with its…

Yay for YA: Adults should be proud to read children’s books

The Young Adult reading and writing community has been abuzz lately. The film adaptation of John Green’s The Fault in our Stars is hitting theaters tonight, which means YA has been receiving a ton of attention in the media, both…

Book Review: Take Me On (Pushing the Limits #4) by Katie McGarry

Author Jennifer L. Armentrout tweeted it quite frankly the other day. And super YAY for @KatieMcGarry Take Me On. It’s out today, and I LOVED it. No one does YA contemporary romance like her. — JLArmentrout (@JLArmentrout) May 27, 2014…

Audiobook Review: The Treatment (The Program #2) by Suzanne Young

Last year when I listened to The Program, I noted how the story improved once the main character Sloane was out of The Program. With this sequel to Suzanne Young’s YA sci-fi thriller, sort of the opposite occurs. Sloane and…

The Fallen Giveaway: Win all 5 books in ‘The Enemy’ series by Charlie Higson

I cracked open The Enemy series the other day and found myself riveted by the world Charlie Higson creates. I also found myself terrified. This set of YA horror rings close to reality and makes you invested in these young…

Sneak Peek: Isla and The Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one mad excited for Stephanie Perkins long-awaited ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. With ANNA, she swept us away; with LOLA, she surprised us, and with ISLA, it looks like she’ll help us discover…