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Answering Readers’ Questions

March 12, 2015 by Sandie 1 Comment

Answering Readers’ Questions

Sometimes we get interesting emails or comments here at Teen Lit Rocks — mostly asking us questions about page-to-screen YA adaptations, so we’ve decided to answer a few readers’ questions. 1. Are you really a movie critic? Yes. And I’m also a professional book reviewer and entertainment writer. That’s why I’m kind of lazy about… 

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Filed Under: Commentary, Features, Top Features Tagged With: commentary, eleanor & park, gayle forman, If I Stay, Rainbow Rowell

Blogiversary Giveaway

September 12, 2014 by Diana 7 Comments

Blogiversary Giveaway

It’s been fun celebrating our three years working on Teen Lit Rocks together. So as our TGIF giveaway, we’re each giving away a box of books to one lucky reader. This is our way of thanking your for reading Teen Lit Rocks. To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment telling us which box you’re… 

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Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons We Enjoyed “If I Stay” movie

August 26, 2014 by Diana 1 Comment

Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons We Enjoyed “If I Stay” movie

We love coming up with our top ten list each Tuesday, but this week we had other things on our minds. One of our favorite books, “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman, was finally turned into a film and opened in theaters this past weekend. Even though critical reviews were mixed, we both enjoyed the… 

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Filed Under: Features, Top 10, Top Features Tagged With: gayle forman, If I Stay, If I Stay movie, top ten tuesday

Most Anticipated Scenes in the Upcoming “If I Stay” Movie

June 13, 2014 by Diana 3 Comments

Most Anticipated Scenes in the Upcoming “If I Stay” Movie

Now that “The Fault in Our Stars” is finally in theaters and most of us have already seen it (if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?),  it’s time to start getting revved up for some of the other YA movies that are coming out this summer. The next one that I’m highly anticipating is… 

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If I Stay Trailer and Other YA Page-to-Screen News

April 17, 2014 by Sandie 3 Comments

If I Stay Trailer and Other YA Page-to-Screen News

My party of five is still on Spring Break vacation, but since I’m writing a movie review while my youngest takes a nap, I figured I’d pop in and share the “If I Stay” trailer (hooray for Gayle Forman) and share some other young adult adaptation news. I am trying not to have high hopes,… 

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Filed Under: Features, Page to Screen, Top Features Tagged With: gayle forman, If I Stay, rick yancey, the 5th wave

Monday Quotes: Books Turned Into Movies 2014

March 3, 2014 by Sandie 4 Comments

Monday Quotes: Books Turned Into Movies 2014

Diana and I stayed up way too late to watch the Academy Awards and see how the annual family Oscar pool shook out. And as usual, Diana and I tied for first place. Usually one of us wins or we tie, and this year was no different. As a nod to all of the award-winning… 

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Filed Under: Page to Screen, Quotes, Top Features Tagged With: adaptations, If I Stay, monday quotes, page to screen, the fault in our stars

Selective Collective: The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle

August 14, 2013 by Diana 8 Comments

Selective Collective: The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle

  This month’s Selective Collective book is “The Infinite Moment of Us” by Lauren Myracle.  “The Infinite Moment of Us” is a love story between Wren and Charlie and the passion that grows between them as they fall hopelessly in love with one another. Myracle does not shy away from depicting physical intimacy between the… 

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Filed Under: Features, Selective Collective, Top Features Tagged With: Gayle Foreman, If I Stay, john green, Lauren Myracle, the fault in our stars, The Infinite Moment of Us

Favorite BFFs: Kim from “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman

May 17, 2012 by Diana 4 Comments

Favorite BFFs: Kim from “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman

In most of the YA novels that we love, we tend to focus on the male protagonist that makes us swoon, or the couple whose love we root for above all else.  I started to realize that there was almost always a best friend character who helps the protagonist. After all, where would Harry have… 

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Mother’s Day Special: Five Fabulous YA Moms

May 13, 2012 by Sandie 5 Comments

Mother’s Day Special: Five Fabulous YA Moms

It’s Mother’s Day, so I wanted to highlight some of my favorite literary mothers in YA. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you with children, and to those of you who are missing your own mothers this bittersweet holiday, know that you are not alone. Molly Weasley, “Harry Potter”: Allow me to quote my own story… 

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Filed Under: Features Tagged With: books we adore, Divergent, harry potter, If I Stay, literary moms, the sky is everywhere

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Endings That Left Us With Our Mouths Hanging Open

October 4, 2011 by Diana 2 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Endings That Left Us With Our Mouths Hanging Open

This week, the Top Ten Tuesday  hosted by the Broke and the Bookish is “Top Ten Book Endings That Left Me With My Mouth Hanging Open,” so we’re each sharing five of our favorites. Diana’s Picks: 1. “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” by J.R.R. Tolkien – Of all the books in the… 

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Filed Under: Features, Top 10 Tagged With: Catching Fire, Delirium, Divergent, harry potter, If I Stay, The Lord of the Rings, The Mortal Instruments, top 10

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