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And the award for outstanding achievement in mediocrity goes to...

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OK, we're going to start this one off with a skill-testing question.  Here it is: What does the acronym "YA" stand for? a) Yugoslavian Aristocrat b) Yak Artery c) Young Adult d) Yikes! Ameoba! If you said a , b , or d - congratulations! Your prize is waiting for you at the nearest psych ward. If you said c , you are boring but correct (trust me, being boring is way underrated). So, I really like YA literature. It's kind of embarrassing.  It often leads to awkward situations like when you take your kids to the library and you spend the whole time browsing in the section that has the vampire romances; meanwhile, two rows over, your youngest kid is eating The English Patient  and when the librarian finds him you're still trying to decide between A Series of Unfortunate Events  and the newest Eric Walters book. Of course, if you are a YA fan like me, you already know how ridiculous this scenario is: you CAN'T ever take out the newest Eri...