As our launch day celebration for Still Sucks to Be Me continues, we have two reviews from the Novel Novice staff. Stephanie's review will be up shortly, but here is Sara's take: With Still Sucks to Be Me, author Kimberly Pauley continues what she started with Sucks to Be Me ... a funny, charming, coming-of-age... Continue Reading →
Today is a very exciting day for our May Book of the Month series, as it is the release day for the second book in the series -- Still Sucks to Be Me by Kimberly Pauley! To celebrate, we'll be bringing you our reviews of the book later today. But first, check out the official... Continue Reading →
Today is a very exciting day for our May Book of the Month series, as it is the release day for the second book in the series -- Still Sucks to Be Me by Kimberly Pauley! To celebrate, we'll be bringing you our reviews of the book later today. But first, check out the official... Continue Reading →
An exciting item has gone up for bid this morning on the Do the Write Thing for Nashville charity auction -- and it's something all Twilight fans will want to check out! It's a one-sheet from the Twilight script, signed by Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Nikki Reed! Check out the bidding online.
An exciting item has gone up for bid this morning on the Do the Write Thing for Nashville charity auction -- and it's something all Twilight fans will want to check out! It's a one-sheet from the Twilight script, signed by Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Nikki Reed! Check out the bidding online.
 While we're pretty sure most English teachers don't dress up as a bat like Mina's in Sucks to Be Me, many schools include Bram Stoker's Dracula as part of the curriculum. One of the reasons they do this (besides that it's about vampires -- hel-lo) is because it's an epistolary novel, a form of novel that... Continue Reading →
Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch by Lauren Barnholdt is the sort of whimsical, charming story that parents will have no problem reading along with their children -- yet written in a way that beginning readers could feasibly tackle it on their own, as well. Hailey Twitch tells the story of a seven-year-old girl who... Continue Reading →
Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch by Lauren Barnholdt is the sort of whimsical, charming story that parents will have no problem reading along with their children -- yet written in a way that beginning readers could feasibly tackle it on their own, as well. Hailey Twitch tells the story of a seven-year-old girl who... Continue Reading →
I am very excited to present the winning entries to our Lisa Schroeder Writing Contest. For this contest, we asked you to write a poem or short story about loss. We were inspired, of course, by the beautiful verse novels of our April Book of the Month author, Lisa Schroeder. The winners are: Nicole P.... Continue Reading →
Happy Mother's Day! And may I say, wow, I didn't see this week's No. 1 book coming. Actually, I'd never heard of The Carrie Diaries till it dropped right into the top spot ... oops. (Never saw "Sex and the City" either. Yes, I live in a dark, dark cave. There, I said it.) There are a couple other... Continue Reading →
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