‘Burn for Burn' and an Interview with Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian!Kerry WinfreyHave you ever really wanted to get revenge on someone who wronged you? Maybe it was a former best friend who stabbed…
Secrets Beneath the Surface: ‘Imaginary Girls' by Nova Ren SumaKerry WinfreySome of my childhood memories involve staying up late with creepy books. Lois Duncan, Caroline B. Cooney and, on the more adult…
Jessica Darling is My Hero: ‘Sloppy Firsts' by Megan McCaffertyKerry WinfreyEvery cool girl I know loves Jessica Darling. Okay, so that might be an exaggeration, but it’s not that far from the…
Crab Fishing And Crushing on the Captain: ‘Jacob Have I Loved' by Katherine PatersonKerry WinfreyWhen I sat down to reread Jacob Have I Loved, I expected a warm and fuzzy nostalgic experience. I thought I remembered…
Family, Friendship and Finding Yourself: ‘The House You Pass On the Way' by Jacqueline WoodsonKerry WinfreyOne of the scariest, weirdest and most exciting parts of growing up is figuring out who you are. It seems strange that…
A Haunting Graphic Novel: ‘Ghost World' by Daniel ClowesKerry WinfreyI’m not totally sure if Ghost World is YA or not, but the cool thing about genres is that they’re basically meaningless….
Finding Your Voice: ‘Speak' by Laurie Halse AndersonKerry WinfreyThere are so many reasons I look forward to writing this column every week. I love rereading the classic YA books from…
Marry Me, Michael Moscovitz: ‘The Princess Diaries' by Meg CabotKerry WinfreyOther people’s journals are the most fascinating things ever…in theory, anyway. Unless you’re a talented writer, like Joyce Carol Oates or Sylvia…
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