Haunted Reads: Middle Grade Books

This week, for our October Book of the Month, we're bringing you some great Haunted Reads book suggestions! Today, since it's also Middle Grade Monday, we're featuring some great MG suggestions: Coraline by Neil Gaiman Coraline's often wondered what's behind the locked door in the drawing room. It reveals only a brick wall when she... Continue Reading →

Countdown to Reached: Get Matched

For Cassia Reyes, the seeds of dissent and rebellion were first sown in Matched. The Society is corrupt and people must know. As we count down to the November 13th release of Reached,the third and final book in the trilogy, we need YOUR help getting the word out. Tweet #getmatched, share the Matched book trailer... Continue Reading →

Countdown to Reached: Get Matched

For Cassia Reyes, the seeds of dissent and rebellion were first sown in Matched. The Society is corrupt and people must know. As we count down to the November 13th release of Reached,the third and final book in the trilogy, we need YOUR help getting the word out. Tweet #getmatched, share the Matched book trailer... Continue Reading →

Breathe by Sarah Crossan

Take a deep breath. Right now. Go on. I'll wait. In. And out. Deep breath. Doesn't that feel nice? We don't really pay attention to our breathing much on a regular basis: we do it all the time, and tend to take it for granted. That notion is completely flipped around in Breathe by Sarah... Continue Reading →

Contest: Win a YA book cover pumpkin!

We're running a really unique, awesome contest this month to celebrate Haunted Reads and Halloweens. Our lovely contributor Christie is an avid reader and writer, but she's also a nifty crafter and is a wiz at carving pumpkins. And, this year, she's carved two pumpkins (foam, of course!) to look like some of our favorite... Continue Reading →

Lisa Burstein: “On Banning Books”

Today, we are thrilled to welcome author Lisa Burstein, with a special guest blog relating to Banned Books Week. *           *           * Books are banned in all kinds of ways. Sometimes it is a school denying a book to their students. Sometimes it is a library refusing to shelve it. Sometimes it is a media... Continue Reading →

The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde

Big Magic is afoot within the pages of The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde, but Big Magic must have also been afoot in his imagination when he wrote his first ever novel for young adults. The Last Dragonslayer is a tribute to Fforde's masterful storytelling and wordsmith wizardry. In the good old days, magic was... Continue Reading →

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