Tag Archives: young adult books

Cath-Lit Live! Episode #53 – Leslea Wahl

Posted on July 19, 2023 by AJ Cattapan

A ten-day Caribbean cruise might sound like a fabulous way to spend the holidays, but Liz would rather be anywhere than stranded on a ship with her estranged father for his high school reunion. While an anonymous note, an onboard … Continue reading →

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“Crystallizing Experiences”: The Importance of Fiction and How “The Chosen” TV Series Ended up in My Dissertation

Posted on August 11, 2021 by AJ Cattapan

I’ve been meaning to write this for over a year now, but teaching during a pandemic (and writing a book about combating teacher burnout — which also mentions The Chosen!) rather derailed my plans. Now that season 2 of The … Continue reading →

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My interview with fellow YA author Stephanie Engelman!

Posted on January 2, 2019 by AJ Cattapan

My interview with author Stephanie Engelman recently aired on Shalom World TV and is now available for viewing on YouTube and the Shalom World TV website. For your convenience, I’m sharing it here! If you’ve read Stephanie’s wonderful book A … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: Where You Lead by Leslea Wahl

Posted on October 8, 2018 by AJ Cattapan

If you’ve been around the blog a while, you know I love a good YA mystery by Leslea Wahl. Today I’m happy to tell you about her latest, Where You Lead. Title: Where You Lead Author: Leslea Wahl Genre: mystery (with a side … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Posted on July 2, 2018 by AJ Cattapan

This summer I’m reading a bunch of young adult and middle grade books that involve immigrants and refugees as part of my doctorate program. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to be able to read these books as … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: Healer by Susan Miura

Posted on January 29, 2018 by AJ Cattapan

On Wednesday night, we’ll be celebrating the release of my friend Susan Miura’s latest YA book Healer on Facebook. Come join us for the party here (There will be lots of giveaways including a copy of Angelhood). In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino

Posted on October 9, 2017 by AJ Cattapan

I’m so excited today to introduce you to a brand-new YA romance from my good friend Carmela Martino. I met Carmela through the Catholic Writers Guild and soon discovered that we have many things in common: we are both Chicagoans, … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: The King’s Prey by Susan Peek

Posted on July 31, 2017 by AJ Cattapan

We don’t talk enough about mental illness. We stigmatize it and then want to sweep any discussion of it under the rug. So it’s little surprise that I didn’t even know there was a patron saint of the mentally ill … Continue reading →

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My latest giveaways!

Posted on March 8, 2017 by AJ Cattapan

I have several giveaways going on right now, and I wanted to make sure everyone knew about them. First, I’m super excited to announce my very first Instafreebie giveaway. For the next few weeks, I’m giving away preview copies with … Continue reading →

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Christmas Shopping Time!

Posted on December 8, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

Still doing some Christmas shopping? Yeah, me too! In fact, I have lots left to do! If you’re looking for a gift idea, why not give someone an autographed book? If you live in the Chicago area, you can come … Continue reading →

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