YA Literature | McKenzie Lynn Tozan

Your Next YA Graphic Novel Pick Is Sprinkled with Spooks, Awkward Love, and Magic in Balazs Lorinczi’s DOUGHNUTS AND DOOM

by McKenzie | Sep 9, 2022 | Reading, Reviews, YA Literature

Happy Friday, friends! We are officially one week into September, which of course means it’s spooky season—which means it’s time to break out the pumpkins, the decor, and of course, the spooky reads. First up this season is a graphic novel that was...

Moving Forward, Moving Back: Reading Jason Odell Williams’ Personal Statement

by McKenzie | Oct 16, 2014 | Reviews, YA Literature

We’ve all been there. We reached the final year of high school and discovered the college, the school, the job, the career that we wanted, and we attempted to move forward. We did everything we thought we needed to do—and more—to ensure that we...

The Power of Grief, The Power of Hallucination, The Power of YA Literature: Reading Rebekah Crane’s Aspen

by McKenzie | Jul 28, 2014 | Reviews, YA Literature

Let me point one fact out from the beginning: I admire young adult literature, and I believe it can be extremely powerful when the central characters are confident, self-possessed individuals, dealing with both personal and more widely-recognized issues....