Forever Young Adult blog is clearly for those that are active fans of young adult fiction, featuring book reviews, movie teasers, and even a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style book for teens that is published on the site.
Stacked.com seems to be more for the fan and also those who serve the fans of YA fiction. The site is written by librarians and focuses mostly on constructing reading lists and providing in-depth reviews of titles featured on the blog.
After viewing Harlequin Teen and Harper Teen, two things stood out to me. Teen books tend to be coming out in series now, and a lot of the themes have become quite dark, dealing in either paranormal, or just tragic life events like death of a loved one or being ostracized by the community.
I personally still have a hard time reading this genre. I'm not quite sure why. At the same time, I don't feel this influences my ability to do reader's advisory in this genre at all.
Stacked.com seems to be more for the fan and also those who serve the fans of YA fiction. The site is written by librarians and focuses mostly on constructing reading lists and providing in-depth reviews of titles featured on the blog.
After viewing Harlequin Teen and Harper Teen, two things stood out to me. Teen books tend to be coming out in series now, and a lot of the themes have become quite dark, dealing in either paranormal, or just tragic life events like death of a loved one or being ostracized by the community.
I personally still have a hard time reading this genre. I'm not quite sure why. At the same time, I don't feel this influences my ability to do reader's advisory in this genre at all.
-Historical fiction readers may find a new trove of authors in the YA section. Readers of this genre who have exhausted novels in the adult fiction area may enjoy a trip into the teen stacks
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