Reading Young Adult Book Reviews For Your Teen

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By Marlene Blevins


You are in the process of seeking reading materials for the teen in your home but don't quite know where to find summaries of or information about works that they will enjoy. Finding and reading young adult book reviews will put you on the right track to finding the perfect literary works for that curious young person you are trying to assist.

These reviews will help in deciding if it is something that the young person you are searching for will enjoy the contents. Reading them is a wonderful method of narrowing down your choices or finding new authors with interesting and engaging writing.

It will save time and dollars when choosing these for the teens in your class or household. You do not want to spend money for the work and then have the hardcover or paperback just lay there unopened and unread until it is stored on a shelf somewhere.

You know your teen better than anyone so read the papers and magazines to help you choose the best novels and nonfiction for this age group. Decide on the genre of the work you are seeking. It could be science fiction, fantasy, futuristic, drama or even a mystery. Online searches are even more effective because the internet has so much more information for customers of various types of reading materials.

A review will begin with an introduction. It may talk a little bit about the author and why the work was written. It may give lists of other works by the same author. The genre may be discussed as well as the type of writing it is composed of. Comparisons may be done against writings by other well-known authors. This information may also be given at the end of the article instead.

A short story summary will be given. It will describe the author's style and knowledge of included materials. It will give readers a framework of the entire work so individuals can decide if this is something they would like to read. This summary, however, usually does not include the ending as it would spoil it for the reader. Many a time, an individual will stop reading the article right there if it is not a subject he is interested in. He probably won't even read the remainder of the account.

But anyone who is interested in the article and what it is trying to illustrate will continue to read it to help them make an informed decision of whether to purchase the work or not. The reader will have the means to evaluate any bad language or violent subject matter portrayed. If a teacher or parent is undecided as to whether or not to buy the work, they can always make a copy of the article or jot down the pertinent information.

Searching for these writings in books, periodicals, newspapers and at online sources will help parents and even teachers expand their immediate horizons by guiding them to published works of both fiction and nonfiction and traditional as well as newer works. They make wonderful guides to purchasing future books by the exact same author if the young person enjoys the writing content and style.




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