Review by Emma K. McNamara Seiji Yoshida’s Houses with a Story, translated from Japanese to English by Jan Mitsuko Cash, showcases the floor plans of a variety of homes that one might find in literature. Each building is accompanied by a short description, annotations of the building’s contents, and who lives there and why. Fair-skinned … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Houses with a Story
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
Review by Alex Henderson It takes twenty-three years to travel from Earth to the exoplanet Terra-Two. By the time the Beta crew of the Off-World Colonization Programme arrive, they will be in their forties. But when they leave, they are just teenagers—six of the best and brightest young people in the UK, put through rigorous … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Blue Squared
Review by Melitta von Pflug Please be advised that this review includes references to eating disorders and suicide. Silence keeps the structure of us from falling apart. That was how things worked in the unnamed protagonist’s family in this verse novel from Hong Kong by Luna Orchid, Blue Squared. For readers with experience growing up in an Asian household, … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Blue Squared
Welcome to GLLI’s 2024 #IntlYALitMonth
Dear readers, It is an honor to have been asked to curate the 2024 International Young Adult Literature Month for the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. As a researcher and university lecturer in the field of YA literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase some of the … Continue reading Welcome to GLLI’s 2024 #IntlYALitMonth
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 