By now, I’m sure you’ve at least heard about the film “Young Adult,” written by “Juno” creator, Diablo Cody. There seem to be two main streams of responses: Charlize Theron’s acting (wonderful) and the movie’s depiction of a YA author (all over the map). Some found the depiction totally off-base. Some found it hilariously accurate. [...]
Fiction
Sneak Peak at Tomo, “Love Right on the Yesterday”
YARN is honored to bring you this exclusive sneak peak into “Tomo” (meaning “friend” in Japanese), an anthology of young adult short fiction in prose, verse, and graphic art set in or related to Japan. You won’t find excerpts from “Tomo” anywhere else before its March 11 release [...]
Blog
Building Blocks
My mother sent my daughter some square wooden blocks for Valentine’s Day, and this morning I found myself playing with them–while Elena herself toddled away to do something else. I enjoyed the click-click they made when I stacked them, and the satisfying way they nestled perfectly against each other, each a smooth, square cube like [...]
Poetry
Such Things Are Cyclical
This is our other big, fat, juicy Valentine for you today: FIVE–count them–FIVE poems by Rich Larson, rising star. His novel “Devolution” was a finalist in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. He also happens to be an avid participant in our fave YA writing community, Figment. And people [...]
Fiction
Valentine’s Day by Blythe Woolston
How many Valentine’s Days can you say start with a hot-off-the-presses short story by William C. Morris YA Debut Award-Winner, Blythe Woolston? I mean, really. And it goes so well with that chocolate in your bag–or, maybe we should say [...]
News
Blythe Woolston & Richard Larson: Valentines from YARN
We don’t really, um, do Valentine’s Day in your usual candy and cut-out card way here at YARN. Perhaps you remember Chris Campbell’s “The Lover” from last year? Yeah, that’s more how we roll. So this year, we have two amazing Valentines for you: A brand-new short story by Blythe Woolston, author of “The Freak [...]
Blog
Beyond the Garden State
I recently came across a quotation on Tumblr that I thought I would share: ¨If you´re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on the floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and [...]
News
New Lesson Plan: Random Word Challenge
In this lesson, students will be introduced to a Printz- and Morris-Award winning novelist, John Corey Whaley; those who already know him and his book will be tickled to read his poetry. They will learn a method of jump-starting their own creative writing in a low-stakes [...]
Fiction
To Grandmother’s House
How completely psyched are we to have the EXCLUSIVE on Cecil Castellucci’s latest short story??!! Yeah, probably just as psyched as you are to read it. So get some strong tea ready to accompany you as you get sucked into this creepy, compulsively readable retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
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