Stuff to Buy or Do

Forever for a Year is a new book (released July 7th) for the more mature teens out there, one which will resonate with many who have already experienced the clumsiness of freshman year and the awkwardness of their first love. It is the debut novel from playwright & filmmaker B.T. Gottfred, an up-close-and-personal, first-love story

Summer is here and school’s out for most teens…but that doesn’t mean you have to give up the books! In order to keep your mind sharp, we recommend reading at least one book a month during vacation. To help you out, we are giving away a whopping TEN titles right now in a variety of

THE ISLE OF THE LOST is the prequel to “Descendants,” the upcoming live-action adventure comedy film premiering on Disney Channel this summer. Its a new novel, released May 5th, about the little known teenage children of Disney’s most infamous villains from bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. Evil tree. Bad Apple? Twenty years ago, all

To win this great prize pack, courtesy of Disney Hyperion, keep reading! EVERY LAST WORD By Tamara Ireland Stone In stores June 16th About the Book: If you could read my mind, you wouldn’t be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the

Now that winter is past in most of the country, it is time to celebrate one of our favorite seasons – spring! And what better way to do that than with a giveaway? Here we have several titles that we are going to give away to one lucky winner; let’s take a look at what’s

Alright, let’s say you have very little time for Christmas shopping and are out of ideas and don’t have too much cash lying around. Don’t worry. We have compiled a few of the best items sent to us for review, all but one of them under $50, which you can either purchase for your fellow

Fans of New York Times Best-selling Author Jennifer Donnelly’s Deep Blue have been anxiously awaiting the second book in The Waterfire Saga, called Rogue Wave. Well, soon their wait will be over, as the book is slated for a January 6th release date. For readers new to the series, the first book Deep Blue introduces

As a longtime journalist, Victoria Griffith has explored many diverse topics, including the Yanomami Indians, space exploration, and the human genome. Now she brings some of her life experience, including living in Brazil and exploring environmental issues, to present her first YA novel called Amazon Burning. We got to ask Victoria a few interview questions,

Thousands of teenagers come to Hollywood every year in the hopes of launching a successful show business career. Only a small handful ever establish themselves, despite so many possessing tremendous talent in acting, music, dance and related skills. So what is missing for the rest of them? Apart from the fact that there is an

Fans of Marie Lu’s Legend Trilogy have a reason to get excited, as her new book, The Young Elites, is slated for release October 7th. To celebrate, Teens Wanna Know is holding another GIVEAWAY! But first, let’s explore the new book: Some hate us, think us outlaws to hang at the gallows. Some fear us,

Going to college for the first time is mixture of fear and excitement. On the one hand you are about to be FREE and unsupervised by your parents (yippee!), while on the other you are now entering a world where you will be responsible for most of what happens to you. The problem is…no one

What does it take to get back your faith — in yourself? In Rumble, the latest book from #1 New York Times Bestselling YA Author Ellen Hopkins, the main character — 18-year-old Matthew Turner — attempts to find out, as he deals with the recent suicide of his homosexual little brother, his parents’ difficult marriage,

We recently received a review copy of “Color Me Girl Crush” by Mel Elliott, who has written “Color Me Swoon” and “Color Me Good:Ryan Gosling.” In her latest book, published by Penguin and releasing on June 3rd, the author has put together a set of illustrations depicting the most influential women in popular culture, including:

It must be nice to wake up everyday as Abigail Gibbs! “Autumn Rose” is the 2nd installment of the “Dark Heroine Series” by the British teen author. The first book in the series “The Dark Heroine: Dinner With a Vampire” was a resounding success on the Wattpad platform, which led to Gibbs landing a six-figure,

Are you a teenager with a little bro or sis that needs a bit of guidance of making good choices? You know, like brushing their teeth before they all fall out or wilt the plants with their bad breath? How about going to sleep early instead of bugging you while you are trying to watch

Some teens spend countless hours posting narcissistic selfies or manipulating silly birds on their portable devices. Others spend their times flexing their creative muscles and building careers. Cheryl Chan is a teenager who falls into the latter group, having just published a children’s book she has both written and illustrated called “The Thing About Things.”

What do you get when you combine a group of aspiring teen authors, one dedicated and caring English teacher, and a lot of determination and creativity? You get something like the Young Scribes. This group of students from Shelly High School in Shelly, Idaho has taken on an unusual project and turned it into a

As a general rule, if there’s a movie or TV show based on a novel or a play, I always try to read the original work first before I see the new version. When the latest film adaptation of The Great Gatsby came out in theatres earlier this year, I begged friends who hadn’t read

TWK hit Hollywood once again, this time to speak with New York Times Best-selling author Leigh Bardugo at the release party for her new novel Siege and Storm–part 2 of her Grisha Trilogy. We had a lot of fun, and consumed many yummy hors d’oeuvres and beverages while we were at it! IMDb: http://imdb.com/name/nm1785723/ Website:

by Allie Costa If you like books with a magical or supernatural twist, look no further! Last month, I recommended five fantastic sci-fi/fantasy books for teens: https://teenswannaknow.com/otherworldly-ya-five-fantastic-sci-fifantasy-series-you-should-read-now/ Thanks to the enthusiastic response that article received, I’m now offering up an additional five extraordinary genre series: The Jenna Fox Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson – The

By Allie Costa Looking for an awesome YA book that will take you out of this world? Dive into one of these fantastic series – You won’t be sorry! Prowlers by Christopher Golden At age nineteen, Jack Dwyer’s best friend Artie is murdered. Not by humans, but by Prowlers, a group of ancient creatures whose