Tanya Lee Stone - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I write for teens and young readers. A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL was my first YA book is a poetry novel, and I write nonfiction and picture books for kids, too. A BAD BOY CAN BE GOOD FOR A GIRL came out in Jan. 06 in hardcover (the pink one) and is coming out with this hot new cover in paperback June 12th.

BONUS: it will have a Reading Guide in the back for all those who want to ponder the deeper meaning of questions like, "Hey, why doesn't the bad boy have a name in this book?" and "Are you sure you're a feminist?" Oh yeahh, I'm sure. ;-)

It's gotten starred reviews and been called "Sure to be the new FOREVER" by Cynthia Leitich Smith, "the kind of tell-it-like-it-is wisdom that comes from your best girlfriends," by Libba Bray, "brave and beautiful" by Megan McCafferty and the next "Vagina Monologues...for the teen crowd" by Beliefnet.com.

If you want to read an excerpt, see reviews, download a Reading Guide, read my VOYA article about Sex in YA Lit , get free bookmarks, and other stuff, head on over and check out my website You can also find my blog over at LJ

Oh!, and it was an ALA Quick Picks choice, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and is nominated for ALA's PPYA (Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults). And the fabulous state of Texas has put it on their Texas Tayshas Reading List and Maryland has put it on the Maryland Great Books for Teens 2006 list!

This just in: Bad Boy is on the 2007-2008 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List!

Random House also set up a kewl pageAnd here are a few awesome interviews at AS IF! , Cynsations , and Chicklish .

A couple random things about me: Before I went to Oberlin for English and Voice, I went to a performing arts high school. I started a perishable food rescue program and carted 500 pounds of food around in my car every day, and recruited my friends to do the same. I'm kind of addicted to Wild Berry Skittles and chocolate-covered pretzels. I hate the word "tasty" and love the word "splendiferous." But that's just me.

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My Interests

Reading, Writing, Sushi, Travel, Singing, Musical Theater, Playing Piano, Dancing

I'd like to meet:

Readers, writers, teachers, librarians, anyone with an interest in YA lit.

Please note: Although this page is dedicated to YA lit, it may on occasion attract a younger reader. Please consider this when making your friends request and posting comments.

Music:

Wicked, Rent, Liz Phair, Alanis Morrisette, Dixie Chicks, Suzanne Vega, Indigo Girls, James Taylor, Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, Everything But the Girl, Sting

Movies:

Rent, Camp, Mystic Pizza, You've Got Mail, Dirty Dancing, Sleepless in Seattle, Princess Bride, Shakespeare in Love, Chronicles of Narnia, Bridge to Terabithia

Television:

Sex and the City, Grey's Anatomy, General Hospital, Six Feet Under, Angels in America

Books:

Too, too, too many to list!

My Blog

LOVE (AND OTHER USES FOR DUCT TAPE)

I first met Carrie Jones when she was a student at the Vermont College MFA Writing for Children program. Since then, she has burst on to the YA stage with not one, but two, stellar novels for y...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:56:00 PST

The Gcc Presents Sara Hantz!

The GCC is touring Sara Hantz and her debut novel The Second Virginity of Suzy Green. THE GIST Suzy Green used to be one of the coolest nonconformist "almost-Goth" party girls in Austr...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:30:00 PST

Invented Dialogue?

Just a quick note for those of you interested in reading about nonfiction: I posted my monthly blog on I.N.K. (Interesting Nonfiction for Kids) today. I decided to vent my feelings toward in...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:32:00 PST

Megan Crane’s NAMES MY SISTERS CALL ME

The GCC Presents Megan Crane's NAMES MY SISTERS CALL ME What names did you call your sister?..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> A) Adopted B) The lesser loved child C) Wicked Witch of the West D) Sis...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:26:00 PST

Make Way for E. Lockhart!

Full disclosure, E. Lockhart is a pal, but that happens NOT to influence the truthiness of the fact that she is a completely fab author babe. Her newest grand slam is sure to solidify the lit wor...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:45:00 PST

April is Elizabeth’s month!

It is now April and my picture book about Elizabeth Cady Stanton--Elizabeth Leads the Way--will be coming to a bookstore near you by the end of the month. I’m very excited about Miss Elizab...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:07:00 PST

Come join a Live Chat on INK April 1st!

On Tuesday, April 1st, from noon-1 pm EST, INK will be open for a live chat. The topic is biography--what do you like, what makes it good, what titles are hot and why, both picture book and longer wor...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:24:00 PST

RED

I am reading a very interesting book called RED, compiled by Amy Goldwasser. An anthology of personal essays written by teenage girls. Raw and honest. Truth be told, I had to take a break from it toda...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:02:00 PST

GCC Presents: THE SQUAD

Please welcome Jen Barnes, author of GOLDEN and TATTOO and GCC member, who has a brand spankin’ new series out about high school cheerleaders who are more than what they seem, and an outsider wh...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:08:00 PST

What’s I.N.K.?

I.N.K. (Interesting Nonfiction for Kids) is a new group blog about, well, interesting nonfiction for kids. Today was my inaugural post. Check out the site in general, leave comments, and if you want t...
Posted by Tanya Lee Stone on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:11:00 PST