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Not Twilight: “Art Girls Are Easy,” by Julie Klausner
Not Twilight: “Art Girls Are Easy,” by Julie Klausner
By Sarah Bennett
May 24, 2013

Julie Klausner's new YA novel, Art Girls Are Easy, isn't fantasy, but it is, to use her word, fantastic. 

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Not Twilight: “The Summer Prince,” by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Not Twilight: “The Summer Prince,” by Alaya Dawn Johnson
By Sarah Bennett
May 14, 2013

In The Summer Prince, a future Brazilian city is run by women and driven by youth, but you needn't be either to enjoy this book.

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Not Twilight: "The Chaos," by Nalo Hopkinson
Not Twilight: "The Chaos," by Nalo Hopkinson
By Sarah Bennett
May 09, 2013

The Chaos, while clunky at first, becomes a crazy tale about the end of days and ethnicity via Jamaican folklore. 

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Not Twilight: “Why We Broke Up,” by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
Not Twilight: “Why We Broke Up,” by Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman
By Sarah Bennett
May 01, 2013

Why We Broke Up isn't fantasy YA, but it is a teen dream.

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Not Twilight: "Chime," Franny Billingsley
Not Twilight: "Chime," Franny Billingsley
By Sarah Bennett
April 19, 2013

Franny Billingsley's Chime is YA Fantasy that adults can also get lost in.

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Not Twilight: Young Adult Fantasy For The Old
Not Twilight: Young Adult Fantasy For The Old
By Sarah Bennett
March 08, 2013

Not all young adult fantasy is sparkly vampires and awfulness-- at its best, it's the Flora Segunda series.  

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