I love Young Adult books. Whenever I go to the library, I always cruise through the teen section and see what they have to offer. And then I go home, look up the books on Amazon, and see the OTHER books that people purchased when they purchased the books that I got from the library. Yup, I love Young Adult books.

I found A Really Awesome Mess at my town library. This novel is a collaboration between Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin.

This is the story of two teens who end up at boarding school, but Heartland Academy is not one of the prestigious schools that you see in movies. It’s a therapeutic school where parents send children who are running out of options. Read more

I am a big fan of Young Adult fiction. I’m definitely in denial about the fact that I am no longer a Young Adult. I’m not going to be maudlin and declare myself old, but I graduated from high school before the turn of the century. Calling it the turn of the century might actually be a legitimate thing now, given that it was fourteen years ago. Kids definitely have more technology now that what was available when I was a kid, but there are some high school experiences that are universal.

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