Today for Middle Grade March, we're thrilled to be hosting an exclusive Q&A with author Kim Harrington. We're big fans of her YA books Clarity and the newly-released Perception. But later this year, Kim will be releasing three Middle Grade books, in a new series. The first book from Sleuth or Dare: Partners in Crime... Continue Reading →
Today, we are so happy to be helping spread the word about World Read Aloud Day -- or WRAD, for short! This event is taking place all day today -- March 7th, 2012 -- across the globe. We're joining others to urge you to take your love of reading to the streets. Be an advocate... Continue Reading →
Today's Middle Grade March book review comes from our Middle Grade staffer 11-year-old Elena! *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â * Wildwood by Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis Prue, a 12-year-old girl who loves drawing nature and lives in the city of rainy Portland, Oregon, is quite average. Until, one day as she and her toddler brother, Mac, go... Continue Reading →
Today's Middle Grade March book review comes from our Middle Grade staffer 11-year-old Elena! *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â * Wildwood by Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis Prue, a 12-year-old girl who loves drawing nature and lives in the city of rainy Portland, Oregon, is quite average. Until, one day as she and her toddler brother, Mac, go... Continue Reading →
Today, we're thrilled to help celebrate the release of Vampire's Kiss by Veronica Wolff, book two in The Watchers series! And to help mark the occasion, we're giving away copies to two lucky readers! First, be sure to check out our reviews for both books in this series: Isle of Night Vampire's Kiss And now,... Continue Reading →
Today, we're thrilled to help celebrate the release of Vampire's Kiss by Veronica Wolff, book two in The Watchers series! And to help mark the occasion, we're giving away copies to two lucky readers! First, be sure to check out our reviews for both books in this series: Isle of Night Vampire's Kiss And now,... Continue Reading →
Today, we are delighted to feature an exclusive Q&A with Barry Wolverton, the author of Neversink, a great new Middle Grade book hitting stores March 27th -- and that we're featuring for our Middle Grade March feature. Thanks to Barry for chatting with us today! What do you think makes a successful middle grade novel?... Continue Reading →
Today, we are delighted to feature an exclusive Q&A with Barry Wolverton, the author of Neversink, a great new Middle Grade book hitting stores March 27th -- and that we're featuring for our Middle Grade March feature. Thanks to Barry for chatting with us today! What do you think makes a successful middle grade novel?... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at today's major new YA releases: Balthazar by Claudia Gray Haunted by memories from his first days as a vampire, Balthazar has spent hundreds of years alone—without allies, without love. When he emerges from his isolation to help Skye Tierney, a human girl who once attended Evernight Academy, Balthazar has no idea... Continue Reading →
Let's get those creative juices flowing this month! Recently, there have been several "fairy tale retellings" in Young Adult literature (see this post from January for a list of novels). Â Have you been thinking about a fairy tale you read as a child and wondered how you could twist it around and make it fresh... Continue Reading →
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