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more about #youngadult more comments → Bootknife-Jackson: i am intrigued. Neil Gaiman wrote a short story, i think its in smoke and mirrors, where people take a drug recreationally that allows them to change ... more » CognitiveSystems: So basically they're taking the premise of Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, the Tim Daly comedic romp from the early 90s, and setting it in high school? S... more » Counterglow: Jack or Jill went up the hill/To bang the farmer's daughter/But at the crest s-he failed the test,/Changed sex and never got her. more » firstanointed: Wait a minute--so instead of having a "visitor" for a few days each month, she turns into a boy!? Because that's what it sounds like. more » Mike White: And she rides a bicycle? I love it! more » edosan: Okay, here's my pitch: A mummy turns into a ninja on alternate weekends and falls in love with a mopey high school girl. MOVIE DEAL, PLEASE! more » Darklighter: So, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde in reverse and in high school? more » panrandom: Ranma 1/2 FTW! more » reddingofish: That looks like it could be either a fun kids movie or an interesting exploration of the differences of perception between boys and girls. Or they co... more » jabber: Errr....this story has been done almost 40 years ago. more » AngryEddy: Jack and Jill... ...who says creativity is dead? more » Jassen: Is this where i start the debate about the equality of the sexes not really being about equality at all ? I haven't read the book(s) so really cant c... more » 0kami: I just came back from my transgender studies class, so this is a very welcome surprise : ) more » Daveinva: "Four days each month, Jill transforms. But instead of becoming a werewolf, she becomes a boy, with all that entails." Believe me, those four days of... more » hamshank: did you know that the proper pronunciation of Jekyll is "jeekyll"? "ee" as in "cheeese" ... it being a Scottish name and all ... ...where's my coat .... more » -
#cycler
Cycler Film Brings a Sex-Filled, Gender-Bending Jekyll and Hyde
Four days each month, Jill transforms. But instead of becoming a werewolf, she becomes a boy, with all that entails. Now Lauren McLaughlin's tale of gender identity, Cycler, is coming to the big screen. More » -
#books
Could Angels Be the New Vampires?
After a seemingly endless run of books trying to capitalize on the success of Twilight, young adult publishers are experiencing a touch of vampire fatigue. But the next set of supernatural romantic leads won't be werewolves; they'll be angels. More » -
#books
"It Causes Me Pain To Classify My Post-Apocalyptic YA Romance As Science Fiction"
How easy is it to nail down the genre of a novel you're working on? Agent Nathan Bransford polled the readers of his blog about the genres they're writing, and it turned into a free-for-all about the terror of genres. More » -
#bookreview
In "Zoë's Tale," It's Hard to Be a Teenage Messiah
Zoë's Tale, the last book in the Old Man's War sequence by John Scalzi, has just been nominated a Hugo for best novel. It deals with the harrowing complications of interstellar politics and teenage girls.
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#foundfootage
New Zealand's Greatest Superheroes?
Dr. Grordbort isn't the only New Zealand culture we discovered on our trip: we also found The Amazing Extraordinary Friends, a show about a young superhero team who are still learning on the job. More » -
#yafiction
Disco Teens Overcome Dyslexia, Write Mega-Evolutionary Novel
Brittany and Brianna Winner (aged 13) thought they were stupid because they had dyslexia. So their dad challenged them to prove otherwise — by writing a science fiction novel. More » -
