Some very exciting news from some of our favorite authors this morning -- they're teaming up to spotlight contemporary, realistic YA fiction! Okay, sure, we all love the supernatural (I'm a huge fan, personally) -- but there's still something really satisfying about reading a realistic, contemporary piece of young adult lit. It's the feelings I... Continue Reading →
Since The Hunger Games is going to be made into a movie, we can't resist doing our own fantasy casting! We've been lurking around fantasy casting sites and blogs -- and even thrown in a few of our own suggestions -- and we've come up with list for you to choose from. So, if you... Continue Reading →
Since The Hunger Games is going to be made into a movie, we can't resist doing our own fantasy casting! We've been lurking around fantasy casting sites and blogs -- and even thrown in a few of our own suggestions -- and we've come up with list for you to choose from. So, if you... Continue Reading →
Today, we are really thrilled to bring a guest post from author Cassandra Clare! We know she's super-busy, so we really appreciate the extra time she took putting today's post together to talk about the connection between her upcoming book, Clockwork Angel and Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Thanks, Cassie! "It was the... Continue Reading →
Today, we are really thrilled to bring a guest post from author Cassandra Clare! We know she's super-busy, so we really appreciate the extra time she took putting today's post together to talk about the connection between her upcoming book, Clockwork Angel and Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Thanks, Cassie! "It was the... Continue Reading →
Submissions Submit your written well-wishes here. To submit fan art, send an e-mail to clumzbella@yahoo.com with "wedding wishes" in the subject line and the art attached. Shower game Because Cassie spent much of her young life traveling the globe with her parents, our shower game is a wedding crossword puzzle with questions about international wedding customs,... Continue Reading →
We are really excited to be part of Scholastic's Official Hunger Games 13 day, 13 district blog tour counting down to the release of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins -- including an exclusive giveaway (keep reading for details). In fact, it ties in perfectly with our 13-day countdown! Today is our turn on the blog tour,... Continue Reading →
We are really excited to be part of Scholastic's Official Hunger Games 13 day, 13 district blog tour counting down to the release of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins -- including an exclusive giveaway (keep reading for details). In fact, it ties in perfectly with our 13-day countdown! Today is our turn on the blog tour,... Continue Reading →
 I'll be honest, poetry's usually not my thing, but I make an exception for Victorian classics -- and that's exactly what you'll find throughout Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel. Each chapter begins with a quote from a poem that would have been familiar to the characters. Since Clockwork Angel is set in late 19th-century London, most of the poems... Continue Reading →
 I'll be honest, poetry's usually not my thing, but I make an exception for Victorian classics -- and that's exactly what you'll find throughout Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel. Each chapter begins with a quote from a poem that would have been familiar to the characters. Since Clockwork Angel is set in late 19th-century London, most of the poems... Continue Reading →
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