Equal parts dynamic detective tale and deliciously entertaining Chick Lit treat, Daphne Uviller’s Hotel No Tell is the story of a brilliant, yet bumbling NYC junior detective who exudes all of the wit and charm of the book’s title. You may find yourself more drawn to the perks and pitfalls of Zephyr Zuckerman’s personal life: [...]
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One of the highlights from my time in NYC for BEA last week was attending Scholastic’s VIP party to celebrate the launch of This is Teen, Scholastic’s new initiative celebrating teen literature and all of its YA releases. The party, held at Scholastic HQ, included a chance to mingle with fellow YA bloggers, members of [...]
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When it comes to YA dystopian literature, The Hunger Games pretty much set the bar. Blood Red Road by Moira Young may have just raised that bar. Absolutely stunning & completely original, Blood Red Road stands out from the many dystopian titles hitting shelves these days. It tells the story of 18-year-old Saba, who sets [...]
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It’s been an exciting debut month for Divergent by Veronica Roth. After hitting store shelves earlier this month, it was featured as our book of the month, has hit the NYT Bestseller’s list three weeks in a row, AND got its own column on Examiner.com. The brain behind the Divergent Examiner is none other than [...]
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Today marks the end of our May Book of the Month feature on Divergent by Veronica Roth — so as always, we bring you a look back at this month’s highlights: What’s Your Faction? Writing Contest Want to win a copy of Divergent and some faction temporary tattoos? Then enter our What’s Your Faction? Writing [...]
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Here are some of the highlights from today’s new YA releases: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini How do you defy destiny? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it’s getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert [...]
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As most of you probably know, I was in NYC last week for BEA (Book Expo America) and Book Blogger Convention. Oh. Holy. Wow. What a whirlwind few days! I’m still recovering from the exhaustion & awesomeness of everything that happened last week, but I’ll be blogging about my experiences, the bloggers & authors I [...]
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Today kicks off our week-long feature on Blood Red Road by Moira Young, an outstanding new dystopian YA novel set to hit store shelves next week, June 7th. This book completely blew me away — and frankly, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. I’m beyond ecstatic to see it make its way [...]
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Today, we’ve got a very fun guest post from the folks behind the Divergent Trilogy Fansite! If you’ve been enjoying our Book of the Month, be sure to check them out for even more! * * * I would love to say that Divergent came to from another blogger or just landed on my doorstep [...]
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No new titles on the top 10 this week, but Veronica Roth’s debut dystopian Divergent (and our Book of the Month) is in its third week on the list, along with Rick Riordan’s The Throne of Fire. This Week Children’s Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 THE THRONE OF FIRE, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, [...]
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