Author: Jon Kresal

Jon Kresal is a senior at the University of Arizona currently pursuing a double major in English and Creative Writing. Jon moved to Tucson twelve years ago from California. He is a veteran of the Marine Corps reserves. Jon enjoys reading science fiction and fantasy novels and seeing how those works project people's views on society. When not in class you will find Jon either Rock Climbing or hours deep into various board games. Jon is graduating this winter and hopes to go to grad school so he can further develop his own fiction writing.

Donut the Destroyer | Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins

November 19, 2020 0 Comments

Donut the Destroyer by Sarah Graley and Stef Purenins Scholastics Graphix, 2020, 192 pages About the Creator: “Stef Purenins is a comic writer, letterer, designer, and color assistant who lives

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Celebrity Children’s Authors | The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak

November 12, 2020 0 Comments

Celebrities are, by definition, some of the most viewed and talked about members of our society—and sometimes they leave their normal professions and write books for kids. Which begs some

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The Military and its Narrative Possibilities in Young Adult Lit

November 11, 2020 0 Comments

When I read YA novels, like many of us, I harken back to my high school years and all of the struggles and tribulations that that period of my life

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The Rise of Kyoshi | F.C. Yee & Michael Dante DiMartino

October 5, 2020 0 Comments

Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee, with Michael Dante DiMartino Amulet Books, 2019, 442 pages Trigger Warnings: death of loved ones, violence, mention of mass murder,

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Awesomely Emma | Amy Webb

August 31, 2020 0 Comments

Awesomely Emma by Amy Webb Beaming Books, Releases September 15th 2020, 32 pages About the Author: “Amy Webb is an artist, writer, mother, and creator of the popular blog This Little

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What Scares Us | How Monsters Can Represent Childhood Fears

July 22, 2020 0 Comments

Recently I read Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV (Boom! Studios, 2020), and the monsters of these comics were simply brilliant. What is killing the children in

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