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Category: vintage young adult

31 days of Halloween, day 27: high school horror

October 27, 2019October 16, 2019Leave a comment

High school was not the greatest time of my life, which must be why horror stories set in high schools are so common.

31 Days of Halloween, Day 25: Christmas Horror

31 days of Halloween, day 25: Christmas horror

October 25, 2019September 30, 2019Leave a comment

The 25th of October means... that Christmas will be here in two short months!

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Paperbacks from Heck: pre-Twilight Vampires

July 22, 2019July 18, 20191 Comment

Long before Edward Cullen was a sparkle in Stephenie Meyer's eye, vampires were rampant in teen horror.

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Paperbacks from Heck: Driver’s Ed

April 9, 2019July 17, 20191 Comment

Most teenagers are super excited about getting their driver's license. Car accidents, drunk driving, hitchhikers - getting your driver's license suddenly became your worst nightmare.

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Paperbacks from Heck: Deadly Games

March 25, 2019March 27, 20192 Comments

Inspired by Grady Hendrix's Paperbacks from Hell, this new series of blog posts will highlight the 90s teen horror explosion. Get ready for neon covers, insane plot twists, and plenty of nostalgia!

November 2018 reading round-up

November 2018 reading round-up

December 1, 2018November 30, 20181 Comment

What If It's Us, The Hazel Wood, Tower of Dawn, and more!

September 2018 reading round-up

October 1, 2018October 18, 2018Leave a comment

Fahrenheit 451, Boston Teen Author Festival reads, a rare DNF, and more

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August 2018 reading round-up

September 1, 2018October 18, 2018Leave a comment

Summer reads, ARCs, Sky in the Deep, and more

July reading round-up

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017Leave a comment

# of books read: 15 audiobooks listened to: 3 graphic novels read: 2 total page count: 4,402 year total page count: 28,874 This was a crazy month, and despite having a week of vacation, it wasn't exactly *restful* vacation.  Plus with all the running around for the summer reading program at my library, and planning for … Continue reading July reading round-up

May reading round-up

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017Leave a comment

# of books read: 21 audiobooks listened to: 5 ARCs read: 1 total page count: 4,538 year total page count: 20,077 I managed to get tons of reading done this month!  My favorite reads of the month were Bang by Barry Lyga (about a boy who shot and killed his younger sister when he was a toddler), … Continue reading May reading round-up

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