Everything Nic Stone and Angie Thomas said at their Charis Books-sponsored conversation at Friends School of Atlanta in Decatur on February 9 was something I needed to hear. From talking about how if a black girl sells drugs she gets thrown in jail versus her white counterparts who “would get a slap on the wrist for… Read on
Tag Archives: YA
To say that the first weeks of Black History Month 2019, were a mess would be an understatement. With so many controversies lately including various companies using racist caricatures of black people in the name of fashion, all of the positives of this month have just been completely washed over. So when I found out… Read on
Once this movie is over, you’ll find yourself instantly wanting to re-watch it with a group of friends. Read on
When her boyfriend breaks up with her for a girl easily defined as a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Beatrice reinvents herself as Trixie Giovanni, a sunflower-loving, French-speaking, bubbly young girl with an affinity for mismatched shoes in order to win him back. Read on
Unlike a lot of YA heroines, Beatrix Adams doesn’t lose sight of the things she wants most over a boy. She’s very self-possessed. Read on
Bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater talks to VOX teen reporters at the 2014 AJC Decatur Book Festival. Read on