In recent years, the government especially has been increasingly scrutinized for its spying on citizens. (NSA, anyone?) However, it’s not just the government that can spy on people; it’s any hacker with enough skills, as 16-year-old Jesse soon finds out.…
Book Review: ‘Lailah’ by Nikki Kelly
In the beginning was the Word is a girl. She knows she’s different–after all she doesn’t age and she doesn’t have a family. She has visions of a past life, of a face in her dreams –a light that severs the darkness, a…
The Young Folks Podcast: Episode One
Hello! Jose and I are here presenting our very first podcast for TheYoungFolks.com. Be patient with us as we become more well acquainted with the wonderful world of podcast’s. We’re learning. Our hope for Episode 2 is for an audio…
Book Review: ‘Sisters of Blood and Spirit’ by Kady Cross
Wren Noble is a living dead girl (unfortunately not a zombie, though). She craves the rare moments when she’s allowed to step inside her twin sister’s body and experience the world of the living. Lark Noble is alive but often…
Read of the Week: Great by Sara Benincasa
In Sara Benincasa’s contemporary retelling of The Great Gatsby, a teenage girl becomes entangled in the drama of a Hamptons social circle, only to be implicated in a tragedy that shakes the summer community.Everyone loves a good scandal.Naomi Rye usually…
Book Review: ‘Of Monsters and Madness’ by Jessica Verday
I tend to avoid retellings of the classics, but gems like Edith Pattou’s East make me return to the genre. I read The Madman’s Daughter a year ago and loved it, so I thought Jessica Verday’s version would quench my…
Book Review: ‘Breaking Sky’ by Cori McCarthy
It’s 2048, and America’s best hope is in the two teen-fighter pilots of the United Star Academy. Chase Harcourt, call sign “Nyx,” is one of the two pilots chosen to fly the experimental “Streaker” jets at the academy. Her tough…