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		<title>John Green, Cynthia Hand&#8217;s latest bracket the top 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second week in a row, John Green&#8217;s The Fault in Our Stars is at no. 1 and getting rave reviews. At no. 10 is Cynthia Hand&#8217;s latest, Hallowed, the sequel to Unearthly. This Week Children&#8217;s Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green. (Dutton, $17.99.) A 16-year-old heroine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26581&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Saturday Post: Awards Galore, Book Trailers &amp; More!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[* The Printz, the Morris and the ALA&#8217;s other Youth Media Awards earlier this week &#8212; with John Corey Whaley&#8217;s Where Things Come Back winning both the Printz and the Morris, two huge honors for YA lit. Check out an interview with him in the LA Times. * In years past, the children&#8217;s authors who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26495&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember those awkward, teenage years? The fumbling, bumbling, and then the sweet taste of victory when something finally goes your way? No? Well, you can relive it all and more in hilarious form with The Edumacation of Jay Baker by debut author Jay Clark. And we promise, reading about those experiences will be far less [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26513&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Tour: The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we are SO thrilled to be a stop on the official blog tour for The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark. I absolutely adored this book (my gushing review will come later today) &#8212; and I&#8217;m remiss to confess that I pulled a really slacker move on this blog tour. I failed to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26523&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Breathe a Word by Holly Cupala Contest</title>
		<link>http://novelnovice.com/2012/01/26/dont-breathe-a-word-by-holly-cupala-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just adore Holly Cupala&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Breathe a Word, which hit stores earlier this month. We&#8217;ve reviewed the book and created desktop wallpapers for it, but now we are excited to host a very fun giveaway in honor of Don&#8217;t Breathe a Word. Holly sent us a pretty sweet package (braving the snow &#38; ice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26505&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Legend by Marie Lu</title>
		<link>http://novelnovice.com/2012/01/25/book-review-legend-by-marie-lu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legend by Marie Lu is one of those blockbuster YA books that gets so over-hyped ahead of its release, you become wary about whether it&#8217;s really deserved all that attention. In this case, I&#8217;d say the answer is an overwelming yes. As a sort of Dickensian dystopian, Legend tells the dual stories of June and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26201&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Everneath by Brodi Ashton</title>
		<link>http://novelnovice.com/2012/01/24/book-review-everneath-by-brodi-ashton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An intriguing twist on the myth of Persephone and the Underworld, Everneath by Brodi Ashton will delight fans of paranormal romance and entice fans of books like Abandon by Meg Cabot, and Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini. Everneath tells the story of Nikki Beckett, who was sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26194&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Young Adult Book Releases: January 24, 2012</title>
		<link>http://novelnovice.com/2012/01/24/new-young-adult-book-releases-january-24-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a look at some of today&#8217;s new YA releases: Everneath by Brodi Ashton Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she&#8217;s returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld&#8230; this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26320&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congrats to the 2012 ALA Youth Media Award Winners!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Days like today are exciting ones for anyone who is part of the kid lit community &#8212; even YA book bloggers like those of us here at Novel Novice. Why? Well, because the 2012 ALA Youth Media Awards were announced! In particular, those of us here at Novel Novice are extraordinarily proud &#38; excited for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26482&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Pink Smog by Francesca Lia Block</title>
		<link>http://novelnovice.com/2012/01/23/book-review-pink-smog-by-francesca-lia-block/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara &#124; Novel Novice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weetzie Bat has been a classic icon in young adult literature for almost twenty years &#8212; and now, she&#8217;s back in an all new prequel to introduce new readers to her fabulous modern day fairy tale escapades. Pink Smog by Francesca Lia Block introduces readers to Weetzie&#8217;s middle school years, and shows us how this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=novelnovice.com&amp;blog=10532906&amp;post=26443&amp;subd=novelnovice&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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