In Meg Medina's new novel, a young girl becomes a sea ghost and must learn to find meaning in the afterlife. She talks to NPR's Scott Simon about "Graciela in the Abyss." ...

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Her 76 books included “Life as We Knew It,” a late-career best seller that told the story of a family in postapocalyptic ...

I can write a book about someone with cancer, but it would be in my own voice… even “Tin Star” is not quite like all those other science fiction books. No, not at all.

Fantasy touches the heart. It doesn’t include some of the nitty-gritty that goes around you all the time. People are just ...

Starting Tuesday, June 17, Amazon is relaunching its Prime for Young Adults program, and effective immediately, young people ...

Kate Elliott has written fantasy, science fiction, space opera, Young Adult fantasy, as well as two novellas set in the Magic ...

15 Canadian books for teens and young adults to check out in spring 2024 The Queen's Spade is out now. Sarah Raughley is a fantasy novelist from Southern Ontario.

Emezi, a National Book Award finalist, returns to young-adult fiction with this story inspired by West African culture. Somadina and her inseparable twin brother, Jayaike, are the last in their ...

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Science Fiction For Young Adults: An LAist Guide From Middle School Students “When sci-fi is done really, really well, it is profound,” says Octavia E. Butler Magnet librarian Natalie Daily.