Happy Halloween! And to celebrate this spooky holiday, we’ve been sharing a few Books That Will Scare the $#%! Out of You, but there are some really great classic pieces of literature worth checking out this time of year. Here are some of our favorites that you can curl up with before (or instead of) [...]
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Throw down on the best seller’s list this Halloween! It looks like Becca Fitzpatrick’s Patch Cipriano of Hush, Hush and Crescendo is throwing punches at Justin Bieber’s new book. (I’d pay good money to see that, too, but anyway … ) Rick Riordan is still having a good run, too, with two books in the top [...]
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We are really excited to tell you about our newest affiliate — The Avant Garde Fan Fiction Awards – Sponsored by The Official Twilight Facebook Page. Over at our sister site, Novel Novice Twilight, we run regular fan fiction contests for the Twilight Saga fandom. Some people may scoff at the notion of fan fiction, [...]
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It’s time for today’s look at news from the YA book world … * First up, some exciting news from author (and our good friend) Suzanne Young — she’s revealed the cover to her upcoming new book A Need So Beautiful: Amazing, right?!?! Here’s more about A seventeen-year-old discovers that by performing the good deeds [...]
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One of the most compelling elements of The Hunger Games is the intricate and detailed world building that Collins meticulously undertook in the construction of her novel. The Hunger Games is conducive to starting great conversations in the classroom concerning rights and the role of government. Before starting the novel, I had my students watch [...]
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All this week we’ve been featuring The Coming of the Dragon by Dr. Rebecca Barnhouse– and today, as we wrap-up all our goodies, we present you a desktop wallpaper. Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save: Be sure to check out all of our posts on The Coming of the Dragon, and go [...]
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Today marks the end of our October Book of the Month feature on The Mermaid’s Mirror by L.K. Madigan … and while we’re a little sad that it’s all coming to an end, we’re excited to look back at all the fun we’ve had this month! Special thanks once again to the lovely & fabulous [...]
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Back in September, we spent a week gushing over how much we loved the new short story anthology Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier. Well, now we want to gush some more … and insist you CHOOSE A SIDE! There’s now neutral territory in this debate. No “Team Switzerland.” It’s Zombies. [...]
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Our featured book this week is steeped in mythology, but you don’t have to be an expert to understand it. Actually, there are many types of mythology, but The Coming of the Dragon focuses on Scandinavian/Nordic mythology. Below, you’ll find a primer on some of the figures and concepts you’ll find mentioned in The Coming [...]
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The Mermaid’s Mirror isn’t the only novel to bear L.K. Madigan’s name: She also wrote a contemporary novel called Flash Burnout. It’s one of my favorite YA books of all time. Part of this is because much of it centers around two of the main characters’ photography class and assignments. “Flash burnout” actually refers to overexposing [...]
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