Retreat by Random House

Sometimes reading young adult fiction can be a good escape from working, cooking, all the day-to-day tasks of being an adult. And sometimes you just want to read a book where a young heroine kicks ass. So, after you’ve read The Hunger Games trilogy, what do you read next? Here are our suggestions. They range [...]

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  Shadow Girl by Patricia Morrison Chapters-Indigo | Amazon My reading tastes vary… the majority of the time I read fiction, but every once in awhile I like to dip into the Young Adult genre. When I picked up a copy of Patricia Morrison’s Shadow Girl, it was early morning on a Saturday. My plan [...]

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A common theme in the movie theaters is adapting books into film. That’s why we thought it might be fun to look at some YA novels that have yet to be created into films and do a dream cast of our own using some of Hollywood’s young and rising stars. Feel free to give alternative [...]

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So, you got a bookstore gift certificate or an eReader over the holidays and now you need some suggestions on how to spend it/what to fill it up with. You’ve come to the right place! Here are our top suggestions for fiction, mystery and thrillers, Canadian fiction, biographies, business books, cooking, historical fiction, music books, [...]

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The genre ‘young adult’ clearly signifies that the books are meant for teenagers, but sometimes it’s nice to take a trip down memory lane and relive our younger days. Here is a collection of 11 books that adults should read, not just for nostalgia purposes, but each book is a fantastic piece of literature that [...]

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The Age of Miracles. Where do I begin? At this point you have undoubtedly heard about this book from us. But we think it is such a phenomenal, interesting, thought-provoking, well-written title that it deserves a Book of the Week shout-out. Karen Thompson Walker tells the story from such a unique perspective and addresses such [...]

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There is still time to participate in our March/April Random Reader Challenge: Young Adult and what better way to encourage you to join the fun than to share pictures of our staff when we were young adults! We took the plunge when it comes to sharing embarrassing photos, now it’s your turn! Tweet @RandomHouseCA images [...]

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We had such great participation and so many wonderful reviews for our first ever Random Reader Challenge that we’re doing it all over again! Now that our Historical Fiction challenge is…well, history, it’s time to reveal what’s in store for you next: Our second challenge will target your inner teen spirit. Remember those fabulously awkward [...]

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