Monthly Archive for: "December, 2015"

YA Wednesday: Unsung Female Heroines in Mad Max Fury Road, Your Heroine Doesn’t Have to “Kick Ass” to be Strong, Average Young Adult Protagonists, Which YA Fantasy Heroine Are You?

December 30, 2015

Over the holidays I watched Mad Max Fury Road. I’m not usually a fan of action adventure but this movie hooked me from the first giant tire tread through the desert. It was one long [...]

YA Wednesday: YA Antiheroines, YAs to Satisfy Your Kimmy Schmidt Cravings, YA with Not-So-Skinny POVs, YAs Like A Handmaid’s Tale, and Bookish Tattoos

December 23, 2015

Marketplace, The Writing Life, YA, YA Wednesday

This is the only time of year when I try to be normal and spend a lot of time at the mall. I think of it as my mall pilgrimage and this year my pilgrimage didn’t totally suck. There were [...]

YA Wednesday: Religion in YA Novels

December 16, 2015

Books, Diversity, Lit Links, Resources for Writers, YA, YA Wednesday

‘Tis the season of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. But did you know it’s also the season of Ashura, an optional fast day for Muslims, Bodhi Day when Buddhists recall that Siddhartha [...]

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