If a good book can make you feel hungry, then It’s Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder is a GREAT book! I was starving half of the time I read it! Of course, this book is about more than just sweets. The main character, a 12- year-old girl named Isabel, is probably in the stickiest situation... Continue Reading →
Book Review: It’s Raining Cupcakes By Lisa Schroeder
If a good book can make you feel hungry, then It’s Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder is a GREAT book! I was starving half of the time I read it! Of course, this book is about more than just sweets. The main character, a 12- year-old girl named Isabel, is probably in the stickiest situation... Continue Reading →
The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
Synopsis: It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall. Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And... Continue Reading →
Book review:The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
Synopsis: It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall. Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Q&A with the Wither Cover Designer: Part 1
We'll be the first to admit that -- sometimes -- we judge a book by its cover. And let's face it, Wither by Lauren DeStefano has one of the most AMAZING covers ever. Which is why we are thrilled to share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the cover and a Q&A with Lizzy Bromley, Executive... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Q&A with the Wither Cover Designer: Part 1
We'll be the first to admit that -- sometimes -- we judge a book by its cover. And let's face it, Wither by Lauren DeStefano has one of the most AMAZING covers ever. Which is why we are thrilled to share an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the cover and a Q&A with Lizzy Bromley, Executive... Continue Reading →
Wild ride on the children’s best sellers lists!
Below are the top 10 chapter books, but that list doesn't tell the whole story. First, there are two new entrants: Where She Went by Gayle Foreman and The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens. On the series list, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare is no. 1 due to the latest release in that series,... Continue Reading →
The Saturday Post: Rock the Drop & Teen Lit Day Edition
We have a special edition of The Saturday Post this week at Novel Novice, in honor of this past week's Teen Lit Day (it was on Thursday) and Rock the Drop. What is Rock the Drop, you say? It's this brilliant and fantastically fun initiative headed up by the folks at Readergirlz, in which you... Continue Reading →
Contest! Win a copy of Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
All this week we've been featuring Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, in anticipation of the upcoming movie adaptation starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz. The movie hits theaters one week from today, but since we're firm believers in reading a book before seeing the movie, we have a fun contest to bring... Continue Reading →
Contest! Win a copy of Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
All this week we've been featuring Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, in anticipation of the upcoming movie adaptation starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz. The movie hits theaters one week from today, but since we're firm believers in reading a book before seeing the movie, we have a fun contest to bring... Continue Reading →
