Young Adult Books #WHSBookmarks

““The best word shakers were the ones who understood the true power of words. They were the ones who could climb the highest. One such word shaker was a small, skinny girl. She was renowned as the best word shaker of her region because she knew how powerless a person could be WITHOUT words.” – The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

#WHSBookmarks is making its return, and for the next few weeks we’ll be focusing on young adult (YA) books. Dealing with the dark, the dangerous, the complex and the life-changing, young adult fiction often explores difficult themes that many of us will experience in that transitional period between teenage life and adulthood and will continue to deal with in the years to follow. Whether it’s identity, sexuality, bravery, death, bullying, abuse, responsibility, friendship or love, these subjects impact upon all of us throughout our lives, and what better way to address them than to allow an unforgettable character to take us by the hand and show us a resolution.