YA Wednesday: Parents in YA — Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em?
When I discover that one or both parents are dead in a YA novel, I don’t feel sad. I think, oh no, here we go again. As 10 Worn-out Cliches in YA states, “The death toll of parents in YA…
Author Archives: Emily Ross
YA Wednesday: Is it Okay to Say #$**x! in YA?
Full disclosure: I swear a lot. When my kids were little they learned some real doozies from me (that I can’t quote here), and made up a few good ones of their own. My personal favorite was when my daughter…
YA Wednesday: My New Year’s YA Reading Resolutions
I’m not good at keeping New Year’s resolutions, especially if they involve cutting down on bourbon or chocolate or getting more exercise, so this year I’m trying something new. After months of working on book-launch related activities I feel the…
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?
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 hair-raising car chase but also…
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
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
‘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 Gautama vowed to sit under a tree and not…