How do you get your teenagers to read? Share your advice
A new study reveals fewer young people are picking up books. Which novels would you recommend to lapsed teenage readers?
YA books on death: is young adult fiction becoming too dark?
Is young adult fiction morbidly obsessed with death? Or are books the perfect way for teens and YAs to explore issues and the questions they have? From John Green The Fault In Our Stars, to Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper, we discuss whether YAs should be reading books so wrapped up in dying
Race on for the best children’s science book
Newsflash! Royal Society young people's book prize shortlist announced
The BFG needs careful handling, Mr Spielberg
Alison Flood: Roald Dahl's classic is to be filmed by the team behind ET. Can the adaptation possibly live up to the magic of the original?
Where are all the heroines in YA fiction?
They haven't gone anywhere – they're just hidden behind a curtain of Hollywood and publishing stereotypes, argues site member Firebird
JK Rowling reveals sadness that her mother never knew of success
Harry Potter author tells BBC Woman's Hour of sorrow that 'passionate reader' did not live to see the books' publication
New Books Party: books received this week
GrrlScientist: What good is a weekend without a good book to read? Take a look at these books -- hot off the presses -- that you may enjoy!
Hetty Feather review – ‘like seeing old friends on stage’
My eight-year-old daughter and I couldn't wait to see this adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's much-loved story – and it didn't disappoint, writes Emily Drabble
My Hetty Feather: Jacqueline Wilson on seeing her heroine step on to stage
Jacqueline Wilson: When Novel Theatre wanted to stage my book, I felt as proprietorial as any mother. Who was going to play my Hetty?
Fiction for teenagers – reviews
Young heroes and heroines include a girl who loses her tongue but finds her voice, and a boy who faces persecution for being a mixed-blood witch, writes Geraldine Brennan
Fiction for older children – reviews
Whether all-action thrillers or tender coming-of-age stories, these novels for older children are packed with complex, chewy themes, writes Kitty Empire
Picture books for children – reviews
A heroic rabbit, a philosophical goldfish and a gastronomic mouse show how to make the most of life, writes Kate Kellaway
Why Adrian Mole was my kindred teenage spirit
Alison Flood: Sue Townsend's spotty comic creation was the same age as me – his cul-de-sac growing pains struck a poignant chord
Men: let us know about female characters you admire
As part of a campaign to challenge the targeting of children's books to boys or girls, we want to see boys breaking the clichés and reading about girl characters – or men telling us which female characters they admired as kids
Quidditch has now become a real life sport – have children’s books inspired any other games?
JK Rowling's Harry Potter books have prompted people to bring their broomsticks out to the park – now the Book Doctor investigates other books that have inspired sporting activity after reading the book