Two of our favorite YA authors here at Novel Novice -- Maggie Stiefvater and Suzanne Collins -- are still duking it out on the best sellers lists, but Rick Riordan's The Red Pyramid reclaimed the top spot on the chapter books list. MG superstar Beverly Cleary is also on the charts again with the movie... Continue Reading →

   I've never seen someone get so excited over books before. You'd think they were diamonds."   -Will Herondale, Clockwork Angel   Admittedly, we are complete and utter book nerds at Novel Novice. And while we focus on Young Adult books, we also enjoy other genres. My area of expertise is 19th-century British literature, so I completely geeked out when... Continue Reading →

Every once in a while, a book comes along and speaks to you on such a personal level that you're not the same after reading it. Sara recently spent a week featuring The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells here on Novel Novice. She wrote a spot-on review and posted an extremely intelligent Q & A... Continue Reading →

Move over "paranormal romance": Steampunk is about to replace you as the next big thing in Young Adult literature, starting with Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. You might be surprised to know that the idea behind steampunk  has been around much longer, before the term was coined by author K.W. Jeter in 1987, when he wrote a... Continue Reading →

Synopsis: It is 1876, the year of the Centennial in Philadelphia. Katherine has lost her twin sister Anna in a tragic skating accident.  One wickedly hot September day, Katherine sets out for the exhibition grounds to cut short the haunted life she no longer wants to live. Review: Some books are fun, some are entertaining,... Continue Reading →

Maggie Stiefvater is still holding onto the top hardback spot with Linger, and there are two new entries in this week's paperback list, both by the same author: Aerie and Reckoning (The Fallen, Book 2) and The Fallen and Leviathan (book 1) by Thomas E. Sniegoski. The second book in the series just came out, which it appears, is... Continue Reading →

Who says the classics are dead? At least thirty-one of you still think Harper Lee's iconic To Kill a Mockingbird is relevant on this, its 50th anniversary. We wish we could give out copies to each of you, but here's our one winner of a 50th anniversary edition: Donna Send us an e-mail with your full name... Continue Reading →

A couple fun things came across my radar today that I thought I should pass along: Our May Book of the Month author Kimberly Pauley announced the winners of her Still Sucks to Be Me book launch contest. Two lucky winners from Nebraska will get a visit from Kimberly plus some cool prizes. There are a number... Continue Reading →

There aren't any new titles on this week's best sellers, but you can see that fans of The Hunger Games are still gearing up for Mockingjay -- and new readers are being converted. The first book in the trilogy recently came out in paperback and is still holding on to the top spot. CHAPTER BOOKS This Week  ... Continue Reading →

Over the past few months, we've been bringing you the news about this year's 50th anniversary celebrations for Harper Lee's classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. On the book's actual birthday, Lee's hometown -- and real-life inspiration for the fictitious Maycomb -- pulled out all the stops, throwing a city-wide bash featuring a marathon reading by famous... Continue Reading →