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READING MATTERS

by Lili Wilkinson

We all know that reading is important, especially when it comes to children. But what do we actually mean by 'reading'? Do comic books count? What about the internet? Lili Wilkinson weighs in with her agenda feature in issue 42 of Mslexia, available now.

Here, to supplement her article, she lists ten of her favourite YA author blogs, and ten great novels, just to get you started.

Ten Great Blogs

Penni Russon: eglantinescake.blogspot.com
Justine Larbalestier: justinelarbalestier.com
Meg Cabot: www.megcabot.com/diary
Maureen Johnson: maureenjohnson.blogspot.com
Scott Westerfeld: scottwesterfeld.com/blog
John Green: www.sparksflyup.com/weblog.php
Grey Matter: www.greyswriters.com
Jane Espenson: www.janeespenson.com
The Residence: www.insideadog.com.au/residence/index.php
Unshelved: www.unshelved.com

Ten Great YA novels

Everything Beautiful, Simmone Howell
Undine, Penni Russon
Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan
Broken Soup, Jenny Valentine
If I Stay, Gayle Foreman
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E Lockhart
Before I Die, Jenny Downham
City of Bones, Cassandra Clare
Valiant, Holly Black
Suite Scarlett, Maureen Johnson

LILI WILKINSON manages insideadog.com.au, the Centre for Youth Literature's website for teenagers about reading. Her novel Scatterheart is published in the UK by Catnip.

This is a supplment to the Agenda in the latest issue of Mslexia. For the latest on the writing world, publishing and creativity subscribe now. To sample more Mslexia features or to find out about the latest issue click here.