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The significance of coming of age in YA High Fantasy
No full textComing-of-age stories help teens while they are coming-of-age themselves. These stories can help guide teens as they are forming their own identity. This article discusses the ways High Fantasy, specifically, can be beneficial to teens during this developmental stage.
High Fantasy videogames
No full textThis article explores common high fantasy video games that may be enjoyed by young adult players
Top picks in YA High Fantasy
No full textThere are many high fantasy stories for young adults to choose from. Several popular novels are showcased in this entry, including a few from Canada
Blood & Love: A Collection of Queer Vampire Films for Young Adults
No full textThe "Blood & Love" film list is a collection of YA queer vampire films that explore themes of identity, power dynamics, and desire. These films offer a unique blend of horror, romance, and coming-of-age elements that provide representation and inclusivity for queer audiences. 
“Carry on, Simon.”: A Review of Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On
No full textThe Harry Potter series has had a major role in countless childhoods since the release of the first book in 1997 but, with the fandom space no longer considered safe, many fans are struggling to find a way to address the conflicting feelings of nostalgia with the problematic material. Rainbow Rowell’s Carry On offers a healthy substitution, allowing readers the chance to visit worlds that feel familiar enough to fuel their Potter-fix while also offering a fresh new perspective on a magical landscape that actually addresses themes of classism and self-discovery. 
Le système kyriarkal à l‘épreuve de l‘abjection chez Tahar Ben Jelloun et Assia Djebar
No full textThis article analyzes what we interpret as a prison-abject (kyriarkal abject) present within Cette absence aveuglante de lumière (2001) by Tahar Ben Jelloun and “La femme en morceaux” (1997), a tale published in Oran, langue morte by Assia Djebar. We examine these two works of francophone literature under the ultra-contemporary theoretical paradigm of the kyriarkal system, which Behrouz Boochani and his translator, Omid Tofighian, respectively explore in their theoretical fiction (No Friend but the Mountains, 2018) and research. This theory allows us to question the relationship between the abject and the unspeakable, the contamination of the abject at a generic level in these works, as well as its spatio-temporal connotations in the works of Djebar and Ben Jelloun. Particular attention is paid to the manner in which the unspeakable functions in relation to the colonial language; the textuality of the abject—and the attempt to create a text-as- prison—as well as the ambiguous territory shared by the prison and the abject where being and non-being unite, and where the liminal space between subjectivity and alterity dominates.Cet article examine ce que nous caractérisons comme l‘abject carcéral (abject kyriarkal) dans Cette aveuglante absence de lumière (2001) de Tahar Ben Jelloun et « La femme en morceaux » (1997), conte tiré d‘Oran, langue morte d‘Assia Djebar. Ces deux ouvrages francophones, sous le paradigme théorique ultra-contemporain du système kyriarkal tel qu‘il se manifeste dans la fiction théorique de Behrouz Boochani (No Friend but the Mountains, 2018) et dans les travaux de son traducteur Omid Tofighian, nous permettent de nous interroger sur la relation entre l‘indicible et l‘abject, sur la contamination de l‘abjection à l‘instance générique de ces deux ouvrages, ainsi que le rapport espace-temps chez Djebar et Ben Jelloun. Il sera particulièrement question de la manière dont l‘indicible se positionne vis-à -vis de la langue coloniale ; de la textualité de l‘abject—et d‘une tentative de création d‘un texte-prison—ainsi que du territoire ambigu que partagent la prison et l‘abjection où être et non-être se confrontent, et où l‘espace liminal entre la subjectivité et l‘altérité domine