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Susane Colasanti’s newest novel, KEEP HOLDING ON, comes out May 31, 2012!

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What was it like on the set of The Outsiders?  

Fun. I had six kids to look out for. I am still close to them.

The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!

There seems to be a little bit of confusion recently about the two different “Shades of Gray” books. Hey, it’s a common mistake! :) Ruta Sepetys clears things up on NPR. 

This was a great week to launch our Things We Are Ridiculously Excited About feature, because guess what arrived in the office yesterday? Our Breathless Reads slipcases! Which, you guessed it, we’re ridiculously excited about! These slipcases contain advanced reader copies of all five of the Fall 2012 Breathless Reads titles (Origin by Jessica Khoury, The Innocents by Lili Peloquin, Venom by Fiona Paul, Black City by Elizabeth Richards, and Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes), which we’re so excited to share with the world. Plus, they’re super pretty, and that gorgeous gold color is really brightening up the office. :)

These slipcases will be going out to industry professionals, traditional media, and select bloggers, but we will also be giving a few away on our Breathless Reads Facebook page throughout the summer, so if you haven’t become a fan of Breathless already, be sure to head over and like the page! We also have a Breathless Reads Tumblr which we’ll be posting content on throughout the Breathless Fall 2012 campaign (and beyond), so make sure to follow us there as well! 

Why do you think it’s necessary to write about darker subjects for teens?
 
Darker? Or more truthful? I wanted a realistic portrayal of teen life as I was witnessing it.

The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!

We’re launching a new recurring segment here on the Penguin Teen Tumblr called Things We Are Ridiculously Excited About, because, you know, we get excited about things, this is an exciting business, and we want to tell you about it! 

Our inaugural Thing We Are Ridiculously Excited About is Skype in the Classroom. Skype has been working on a classroom initiative for a while now, and we’re thrilled to be their exclusive publishing partner for the launch of Skype in the Classroom. Skype puts it best when they say that the goal of Skype in the Classroom is to “bring relevant content directly to innovative teachers who are looking to create unforgettable shared learning experiences for their students.” 

We’re ridiculously excited about collaborating with Skype to bring authors and teachers together to enrich the learning experiences of their students. Check out the Penguin profile on Skype in the Classroom to find out which authors are ready to Skype! 

Did you have future generations of readers in mind when writing The Outsiders?

I didn’t have ANY readers in mind when I wrote The Outsiders. I wrote it for myself first.

The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!

If you could go back and write The Outsiders again, would you change anything? Is there anything you would do differently now?
 
Sure. I could do a much better-written book. But it wouldn’t be The Outsiders.

The Outsiders is now available as an ebook!

I’m sure you all have heard of the classic YA novel, The Outsiders. I know I definitely read it when I was in school, and I know it’s one of those books that literally everyone has read. But not in e-book form! At least, not until today! Because The Outsiders is now available for purchase as an e-book! 

Buy The Outsiders for your:

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Susane Colasanti’s newest novel, KEEP HOLDING ON, comes out May 31, 2012!