Buzz News Roundup, 5/16


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Buzz News Roundup, 5/16

Did you ever read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books? Now there's going to be a movie version of the series, Variety reports. Billboard has the rundown of this year's BET Awards nominees; T. Pain leads the pack with five nominations. Hooray! The hilarious Rob Corddry has finally landed a starring role, in the action-comedy Project A, which will be produced by Ben Stiller, ComingSoon Read more

18 Young Adult Novels Worth Reading Again


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Young Adults to Read as Adults

Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron as a fiction writer, comes out in theaters next week. We asked our readers what YA novels they'd read again. From classics like Little Women to '80s nostalgia like Sweet Valley High to contemporary favorites like the Gossip Girl series, here are 18 books to add to your list. The Giver by Lois Lowry Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Read more

Banned Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Last Two Decades


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Banned Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

When a high school in Missouri recently banned Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut's story of World War II as told through a science fiction lens, for creating "false conceptions of American history and government," the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library stepped up to donate copies of the book to any affected student that requests it. Despite First Amendment protection, banning or attempting to Read more