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Top 10 YA Fiction of 2014

If there’s one thing you should know about us at Readers Lane, it’s that we’re unapologetic fans of YA fiction. And why not? Top-shelf YA fiction is full of realistically flawed characters, challenging situations, magical adventure, and emotional truths — just like “adult” fiction. Here are some of our favorite picks from 2014. Add them to your wishlist, suggest them to your book club, and read them right away! And don't forget to check out our top 2014 fiction and nonfiction lists, too. The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy) Author: S. E. Grove The first of a forthcoming trilogy, The [...]

Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock

A Tepid Start to the First in a Childhood Favorite Series Author: Carolyn Keene Recently having acquired a nearly complete, vintage set (from my favorite era, the 1950s) of the Nancy Drew novels, I was ready to recapture the beauty and innocence of my childhood which was spent glued to Nancy Drew’s mysteries and L.M. Montgomery’s romances. The vintage copy that I have, and the copy that is currently published, refers to the re-writes of the series (originally started in 1930) which presented a more toned down, law abiding, non-pistol packing, and extremely proper Nancy. The other edition, the 1930s [...]