Set seventeen years prior to the events of the award-winning novel, The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights in Concrete Rose and immerses readers in her incredible writing once again. In Concrete Rose, Starr’s parents Mav and Lisa…
The 25 Best Young Adult Books of the 2010s
As we near the end of the 2010s, we are reflecting on the past decade. There was so much that we enjoyed, and there was quite a bit that we didn’t quite enjoy… But since it is the season of…
The Hate U Give review: Socially timely, emotionally potent, and painfully essential
Your reality is not the same as everyone else’s. Circumstances outside of your control shape and affect your life and how you see the world. As a brown kid growing up in Chicago’s south side, I was shaped by my…
‘The Hate U Give’ Releases First Trailer
“Find your voice, change the world.” 20th Century Fox released the first official trailer for the film based on Angie Thomas’ break-through young-adult novel, The Hate U Give, during Sunday night’s BET Awards ceremony. Initially, there was a teaser for…
Five Book-to-Film Adaptations to be Excited About in 2018
We’re calling it now: 2018 is going to be THE year for young adult book-to-movie adaptations. Here are five we absolutely can’t wait for: Love, Simon (March 16, 2018) – based on Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky…
The Young Folks’ Top Ten Books of 2017
2017 was a great – no, fantastic – year for books, which made narrowing down my favorites to a Top Ten very difficult. Hence the numerous honorable mentions at the end. The books that made the list range from a…
Top Ten Books of 2017 (So Far)
Somehow, we are already halfway through 2017 and it’s time to share our favorites thus far. Today, we’re kicking it off with our Book Editor’s top 10 favorite books that have been released in 2017: 1. The Upside of Unrequited…