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The Stories Behind Books I’ll Never Get Rid Of

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As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become much more intentional about the books I keep. I’ve donated dozens over the past few years, keeping only the ones I know I’ll reread,

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Innovation in Young Adult Fiction

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Young adult (YA) fiction has a history of innovation, from when librarian Margaret Scoggin renamed her library journal column to Books for Young Adults in 1944 to when S. E.

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Popular Books I’ve Been Spotting at TJ Maxx and Marshalls

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If you’ve walked into a TJ Maxx or Marshalls recently, you may have noticed something that wasn’t nearly as common a few years ago: books. Not just cookbooks or journals,

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My Reaction to The Sixth Faction

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When I first heard that The Sixth Faction was being released, my reaction was mostly confusion. The book, written by Veronica Roth, is an alternate universe story set within the

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My Favorite Micro-tropes  

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One of my favorite things about reading is noticing the little storytelling patterns that show up again and again. Not the huge, obvious tropes everyone talks about, but the smaller

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YA Authors and Their College Majors

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As college starts once again for us at Pine Reads Review, the discussion of college majors and plans after graduation has also reentered the sphere of discussion on campus. For

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