Posts about young adult fiction, series, and nostalgia reads
Some were assigned reading, some were quietly passed between friends. Either way, these controversial books pushed Gen X readers in the ’80s and ’90s to question authority and think a little harder about the world around them.
Some stories are too timeless to stay on the page. Every generation finds its own version of Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, or Lord of the Flies, and each retelling tends to reflect the world it’s born into.
Before BookTok or e-readers, there were backpacks stuffed with paperbacks that were traded, borrowed, and loved until the spines cracked. Between math homework and mixtapes, my backpack always had at least one paperback tucked inside, usually worn at the corners, traded with a friend, or borrowed from the library. From Sweet Valley High to The…