Interview conducted by Book Series Recaps editor and YA author, Sara Watterson. Join me as I interview clean YA authors Nadine Brandes and Sara Ella. But first, let me introduce you to the three of us and tell you why I sought them out.  My name is Sara Watterson and I’m an owner/editor here at…

There is a particular conversation that keeps cropping up between Stacy and me (the editors of this website…who both happen to be moms of teens) and many of our readers: the face of YA is changing. There is no doubt about it. Young Adult books are becoming more and more mature, and the trend will…

This page is an extension of our popular page called “Clean YA books for teens, tweens, or anyone.” One of the common requests we receive from that page is clean book recommendations for teen boys, so we’ve compiled a list of clean YA reads that are teen boy-approved. There are two sections to this page:…

We’re thrilled about the buzz generated by our clean teen books post! Thank you for finding us and for sharing our passion for identifying clean YA books—those without sexual content and without excessive language—for readers of all ages. And YOU, our faithful readers, haven’t stopped at just sharing our passion; you’ve also shared your recommendations!…

We live in unprecedented times. What the world is facing with the coronavirus has challenged our health, changed our schedules, and (unfortunately) wore on our patience at times. We hope you have been holding up well and have remained healthy during this time of social distancing. Thank goodness for books, right?! Are you needing some…