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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: young adult novel

young adult novel stories: 3 news summaries

 Twilight Fans Flock 
 to Gloomy Town 

Thousands flock to Forks, Wash., to seek out subjects of best-selling books, movie

Nov 15, 08 5:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A vampire and a werewolf are helping to revive the flagging economy of a Washington timber town, the LA Times reports. This year alone, more than 7,000 giggling, eager teens have visited Forks, Wash., to see locations from Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight series. Most locals are playing along, and... More »

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travel • Washington state • young adult novel • Twilight

OPINION

Anne of Green Gables, at 100, Goes Legit

Scribe cheers as Modern Library adds heroine to canon

Jul 10, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Impetuous redheaded orphan Anne of Green Gables got the biggest gift of all on her 100th birthday: Official introduction into the literary canon. The Modern Library will issue a centennial edition of the first book in the series of eight. Some scholars bristle at the decision to place Anne alongside... More »

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literature • young adult • Canon • book • young adult novel • Anne of Green Gables • centennial

NEW RELEASE

Hornby Seeks YA Audience

Slam features a talking Tony Hawk poster

Dec 11, 07 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Nick Hornby, the British novelist best known for High Fidelity and About a Boy, is temporarily shucking characters who refuse to grow up for characters who really aren't grown up. Hornby's first young adult novel, Slam, is about a teen who gets his girlfriend pregnant and talks his problems... More »

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literature • Tony Hawk • Nick Hornby • young adult novel • About a Boy • High Fidelity • Thierry Henry

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