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On the Perils of Being a Parent (in YA Fiction)
There is a surprisingly high body count in young adult fiction. First you have your realistic contemporary causes of death ranging from the tragically common (cancer in books like Deadline by Chris...
View ArticleSweet Polly Oliver
Sweet Polly Oliver is the term the website, tvtropes.com, uses to refer to a female character disguising herself as a man to achieve some purpose. “Sweet Polly Oliver” comes from a folksong about a...
View ArticleIt’s the End of the World as We Know It . . .
Some days, when the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the warm breeze is tickling your cheeks, all that good cheer is just the most annoying thing in the world. The Earth is going to hell in...
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