Today, we’re featuring another great YA author coming to Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon October 9-10th. Check out Hush, Hush and Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick: For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She’s never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes [...]
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We are super excited to wrap-up our August Book of the Month feature on Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare on the book’s actual release date! That’s right, we’ve spent all month talking about the book, and now it’s in stores!!! So be sure to go pick up Clockwork Angel and check it out. Meanwhile, we [...]
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The folks from St. Martin’s Press have just told us about a new book from best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon that’s hitting stores one week from tomorrow, on September 7th. It’s called No Mercy, and is the latest in her Dark Hunter series. This is definitely something for our hard-core paranormal fiction fans! Check out the [...]
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As we mentioned previously, voting is now open for the ALA’s “Teens Top Ten” of 2010. There are lots of really great books on the list, including a few we’ve featured throughout the year here at Novel Novice, such as: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl City of Glass by Cassandra Clare Shiver [...]
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There’s good news and bad news. First, the good news: CLOCKWORK ANGEL IS OUT TOMORROW!! Now, the bad news: Our month-long celebration of all things Shadowhunter is almost over. Since many of you have just returned to school (or are going to soon) here are some essay/creative writing ideas and Clockwork Angel-related projects. Essay/writing ideas: [...]
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If you are like the rest of us staffers here at Novel Novice you still may be suffering from Post-Panem Depression. Even though it’s been almost a week since most of us devoured Mockingjay in once frenzied day of reading, PPD is still as strong as ever. I personally have some major issues with the [...]
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I guess Mockingjay wasn’t included in this week’s tabulations, since Catching Fire and The Hunger Games are still at the top of both lists. Anyone want to make predictions on how long Mockingjay will be in the top 10? CHAPTER BOOKS This Week Weeks on List 1 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The [...]
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Chances are, by now you’ve seen the amazing book trailer for Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. (If not, scroll down to check it out). The trailer was created by Vania of VLC productions — the same lady behind some of our other favorite book trailers, such as White Cat, The Body Finder, Infinite Days and [...]
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In the days since Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins was published, we here at Novel Novice have noticed a disturbing trend among readers upon finishing The Hunger Games trilogy beloved by millions. Symptoms include: Lethargy (most likely from the inability to put down the book and sleep) Irritability (see above) Trouble concentrating Flashbacks, especially when trying to [...]
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If you’re like the rest of the Novel Novice staff, chances are you’re experiencing some troubles finding something to read after finishing Mockingjay. We’re calling it Post-Panem Depression. (Get it? Credit for that one goes to Steph, aka clumzbella!) With that in mind, here’s a look at three dystopian novels (the first two are YA, [...]
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