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If I Am Number Four wasn’t enough to prove young-adult science fiction novels had jumped the proverbial shark, now there’s absolute proof positive. Kendall and Kylie Jenner, the youngest sisters of ...

In honor of Black History Month, we're recommending these fantasy and sci-fi novels written by Black authors.

The current boom in dystopian fiction for young-adult readers owes a lot to William Sleator, who passed away in Thailand a couple of days ago. His books were creepy, scary, and also filled with a ...

NPR staff recommend four young adult novels: "Heir," "Annie LeBlanc is Not Dead Yet," "The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette For Young Ladies of Mad Science," and "Dragonfruit." It's that time of ...