The set-up by Sophie McKenzie Nico is your typical teenager – he goes to school, hangs out with his friends, and has just developed the a... Read more »

Introducing Dystopia

What is a Dystopia? A utopia gone sour. Utopia is a perfect world... so Dystopia? Not so great. We put together a list of dystopian fiction... Read more »

Introducing 'Dancing in the dark' by Robyn Bavati

Dancing in the dark by Robyn Bavati Ditty wants to dance. She needs to dance. But, as a child brought up in a very strict, traditional Je... Read more »

Introducing Siobhan Dowd

Siobhan Dowd had a brief, but glorious, writing career before her untimely death in 2007. Her passion was for assisting socially disadvanta... Read more »

Introducing Sarah Dessen

I’ll be up front about this – I Sarah’s had ten novels published so far – and it’s really difficult for me to pick my favourite. Like Joan ... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Inside out' by Maria V. Snyder

Inside out by Maria V. Snyder Trella’s world is divided into the Uppers and the Lowers – the uppers live in the space of the upper level... Read more »

Introducing 'Converting Kate' by Beckie Weinheimer

Converting Kate by Beckie Weinheimer After her father’s death, Kate and her mother have moved to her father’s Aunt Katherine’s. Here, Kat... Read more »

Introducing Cooking

Let’s get cooking! In a few years time you’ll probably be cooking for yourself, or others. So why not get your cooking skills off to a goo... Read more »

Introducing Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher : "I do write about the things about which I'm passionate. I work with people who have been savaged for who they ar... Read more »

Recommendation'POD' by Stephen Wallenfels

POD by Stephen Wallenfels Yay at last a teenage novel which does not feature vampires or werewolves. It does however feature aliens, whic... Read more »

Introducing 'Weetzie Bat' by Francesca Lia Block

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block I don't know about happily ever after… but I know about happily, Weetzie Bat thought. Who is Wee... Read more »

Introducing 'The bone tiki' by David Hair

The bone tiki by David Hair. I love reading books set in New Zealand, and this is a particularly awesome example because it’s a kiwi act... Read more »

Introducing Joan Bauer

What do I like about Joan Bauer ? Her very human characters and their lives. There’s strength and resilience in her people. And a touch of ... Read more »

Introducing 'Alligator Bayou' by Donna Jo Napoli

Alligator bayou by Donna Jo Napoli Sometimes the truth can be stranger than fiction. A newspaper article inspired this novel – the artic... Read more »

Introducing Alanna

OMG. What to say about Alanna? Alanna’s adventures – as told by Tamora Pierce in the Song of the Lioness Quartet – were ground-breaking ... Read more »

Meeting Cassandra Clare

It’s not every day you get to listen, chat and take pictures with one of the biggest names in young adult fiction, but we (my friends and... Read more »

Introducing... an A to Z of teens

For the rest of the year, the Teen Blog team are going to try something a little different... each week we're going to focus on a lette... Read more »

Introducing Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Amelia’s first book - In the forests of the night - was published when she was 15. Yep. 15! On her 14th birthday she got the phone call say... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Subject Seven' by James Moore

Subject Seven by James A. Moore Subject Seven was created as part of an experiment to create the perfect soldier – hidden inside the bod... Read more »