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.

Starchild Giveaway: Win $100 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash!

Starchild: The City of Souls In The Age of Akra, a pilgrimage to the Valley of a Thousand Thoughts brings together four children as an ancient prophecy is set in motion. Having triumphed against dangerous adversaries, Mai, Long, Akra and…

Giveaway: Win tickets to see ‘All Is Lost’ starring Robert Redford!

Academy Award® winner Robert Redford stars in All Is Lost, an open-water thriller about one man’s battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies…

Top 10 “Grandpas” in Movies & TV

With Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa opening very soon, I started thinking of grandfather characters in movies and TV, particular my favorites, whether they be bad or good. With the help some of the TYF staff, friends and fellow movie and…

Giveaway: Win ‘Pacific Rim’ on Blu-Ray!

Go BIG or go EXTINCT! Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Pacific Rim is an epic science fiction film set in the 2020s. Earth is at war with Kaijus; colossal monsters from an inter-dimensional gateway on the Pacific Ocean floor. Humanity…

Angus MacBain Giveaway: Win $100 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash!

Angus MacBain and the Island of Sleeping Kings Angus MacBain is unaware that his ancestral roots hail from an ancient sect of Scottish kings. When his dying grandfather gives him a dragon pendant, thirteen-year-old Angus learns of a legacy that…

Giveaway: Win the ‘Love Actually’ 10th Anniversary Blu-Ray & the ‘About Time’ Soundtrack!

If there’s one thing you should do every holiday season, it’s sit down with friends, family or just by yourself and watch Love Actually. And if you find yourself disagreeing, go reevaluate some of your life choices. Just kidding, but…

Audiobook Review: “Rooftoppers” by Katherine Rundell

Even though I don’t read Middle Grade books often, I sure know how to pick the right ones. Rooftoppers sounded like a charming read, and that’s exactly what it ended up being. Get lost in the world and adventures of…