Teens: Teens also include the Young-adult genre (often abbreviated as YA) are materials and programming centered around adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 18.
Themes in YA stories often focus on the challenges of youth, so much so that the entire age category is sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming of age novel. Writing styles of YA stories range widely, from the richness of literary style to the clarity and speed of the unobtrusive. Despite its unique characteristics, YA shares the fundamental elements of fiction with other stories: character, plot, setting, theme, and style. (goodreads.com)
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Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight The Tiger At Midnight series by Swati Teerdhala. Swati Teerdhala is a graduate from the University of Virginia with a BS in finance and BA in history,…
What is Starfinder…? Starfinder is a Tabletop Role Playing Game in the same style of Dungeons and Dragons by Wizards of the Coast. What makes Starfinder different is: Starfinder works on the Pathfinder game system which is more complex than Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. It is set in a science fiction/fantasy universe. Starship combat!…
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2022 is shaping up to be an incredible year for anime, but everyone knows you have to read the book before you watch the show. Here’s a list of some of the shows that will be releasing this year, and links to our copies of the manga! Just click on any of the titles below…
Meteor Day is June 30! A meteoroid is a space rock that enters the Earth’s atmosphere. It is the remains of a larger space object like a comet or asteroid. They look like earth rocks but are different in what is in them because most meteorites are made from metal. Once the meteoroid lands on Earth, we…
