Gabrielle Bondi

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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.

Join TYF’s 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Live Twitter Party This Sunday!

Earlier this year, we hosted a really fun live Twitter Party for the Oscars. Now, with the MTV Video Music Awards just a few days away, we decided to throw another one to celebrate one of music’s most fun and…

Top 10 JUST ONE DAY Quotes + JUST ONE YEAR Giveaway

If you follow me on Twitter or Goodreads, you probably know how much I’m in love with Gayle Forman’s Just One Day and Just One Year. I feel very lucky to have had a chance to read Just One Year…

Gaby’s Movie Review: Drinking Buddies

Drinking Buddies is the biggest surprise I’ve had at the movies this summer, probably even the whole year. When I first heard of Drinking Buddies and saw the trailer, I was mildly interested. I loved the cast but the plot…

Gaby’s Movie Review: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

I should say right off the bat that I’ve read and am a fan of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series. I feel with the increasing number of YA adaptations hitting the big screen that making the previous disclaimer is…

Book News: Read the First Two Chapters of ‘The Fiery Heart’

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding Richelle Mead’s books lately. Last week, the first trailer for Vampire Academy arrived, and we found out the title of the fifth Bloodlines book, Silver Shadows. Today, Mead unveiled the second chapter of the…

Giveaway: Enter to Win THE WORLD’S END Prize Packs!

As a huge fan of the Cornetto trilogy, I’m psyched to host this giveaway for our readers. I saw The World’s End a couple weeks ago, and it’s nothing short of fantastic. My favorite of the trilogy, not only does…

Audiobook Review: Fire with Fire by Jenny Han & Siobhan Vivian

Note: This review is spoiler-free. (I’m really surprised that I managed to keep it spoiler-free, by the way.) Since listening to Burn for Burn last year, I’ve been looking forward to revisiting Jar Island. Burn for Burn surprised me for…