Last weekend I finally read “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson, and when I was done, I found it hard to speak myself. It is, to say the least, an amazing book. After I was done, I got to thinking about some of the other incredible YA books that I’ve read that deal with the tough…
Author Q&A + Giveaway: Margie Gelbwasser Discusses “Pieces of Us”
Margie Gelbwasser is an author dear to our hearts. She was our very first Author Q&A, taking the leap of faith to talk to us when we’d barely launched. When we first interviewed Margie last year, we discussed her debut novel “Inconvenient,” and now we’re talking to her about “Pieces of Us,” her powerful new…
Author Q&A: Margie Gelbwasser Talks YA Sex, Alcoholism & More
Margie Gelbwasser is the author of “Inconvenient” and the upcoming novel, “Piece of Us,” which hits bookstores in March, 2012. Her debut novel “Inconvenient” chronicles the life of Alyssa, a Russian Jewish teen trying to navigate life in a town where the “American” Jewish kids think of her as too Russian, while the Russian community’s…
My Top Five: Author Margie Gelbwasser Picks Her Favorite Novels
I know I had to give my five favorite YA books, but that’s so hard! I feel like I am introduced to new books each day, and there are still so many out there that have the potential of becoming a favorite. But here are a few I love with the caveat that this list…