Novel Novice invited some of our favorite bloggers to guest blog here during our one year anniversary. Today, we're happy to have Cari from Cari's Book Blog! I first found Novel Novice when I was searching google for book backgrounds and I found the site. I also started following on twitter where I won my... Continue Reading →
Official Summary: Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's worn thick... Continue Reading →
Official Summary: Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's worn thick... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time... All kidding aside, my involvement with Novel Novice has been an adventure that I am so proud and honored to be a part of. It all started in May 2008. I was ending my second year of teaching in Suffolk, Virginia. When I started teaching I had my hands full. I... Continue Reading →
I came to Novel Novice midway through its first year. I'd already been reading the blog and checking out all the great books, activities and contests, but I was also finishing up my Master's degree in Library & Information Science, so between school, a job and a family, I didn't have much extra time to... Continue Reading →
"But I don't read YA. Twilight was the exception." That's what I told Sara when she mentioned she was branching off from Twilight Novel Novice to start Novel Novice, a site that would embrace books beyond Stephenie Meyer's series. I was on staff with NNT but didn't really see where I could contribute to the... Continue Reading →
What is Living Literature?: I was first introduced to the concept of Living Literature through my work with my school's Beta Club. Beta Club is an honor society for students who maintain an A/B Honor Roll with zero behavior referrals. As a part of the Beta Club, the students are awarded the opportunity to participate... Continue Reading →
Most of our contests feature books and related swag, but we have something a bit different this week -- and VERY, very cool. Wendelin van Draanen's novel Flipped was recently turned into a charming film, and we were lucky to get a very cool prize from the film's promoters ... a movie poster signed by... Continue Reading →
Most of our contests feature books and related swag, but we have something a bit different this week -- and VERY, very cool. Wendelin van Draanen's novel Flipped was recently turned into a charming film, and we were lucky to get a very cool prize from the film's promoters ... a movie poster signed by... Continue Reading →
As we celebrate Novel Novice's one year anniversary this month, I thought I'd take a moment to tell you a bit about how (and why) this site came to be. I started Novel Novice a year ago as a labor of love. I'd been working on our sister site, Novel Novice Twilight, for a couple... Continue Reading →
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