This past week, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), named its 2010 list of Best Books for Young Adults. This week, Novel Novice will be featuring the top 10, so be sure to check back all week and tell us if you've read them, and if you agree with the choices. Yesterday, we featured Alligator Bayou, by Donna... Continue Reading →
This past week, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), named its 2010 list of Best Books for Young Adults. This week, Novel Novice will be featuring the top 10, so be sure to check back all week and tell us if you've read them, and if you agree with the choices. Ninety books were nominated, but here are... Continue Reading →
Here are this week's best sellers, according to The New York Times: CHAPTER BOOKS This Week Weeks on List 1 WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) One of each, brother and sister, flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and up) 5 2 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.)... Continue Reading →
We've all heard the cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words," right? Well, sometimes, a beautiful, well-written sentence can inspire a picture in your mind that trumps a physical picture any day of the week. Here's a favorite of mine from Shiver (p. 8), by Maggie Stiefvater: As the hours crept by, the afternoon... Continue Reading →
Since Novel Novice is centered around teen literature, you'd think we'd have a teen on staff, right? Uhm ... no. That's where YOU come in! Novel Novice is looking for a teen contributor to give his or her perspective on the world of YA lit. Possible contributions include (but certainly not limited to): Writing book reviews E-mail... Continue Reading →
In case you were wondering what everyone else is reading, here's this week's list of best sellers from The New York Times. Hmmm, I've read (or am planning to read very soon) only four of these. How many have you read? What do you think should be on the list? CHAPTER BOOKS This Week ... Continue Reading →
Goodreads, which many of us use on Facebook, asked readers to vote on their favorite books of 2009, and the totals are in. And guess what?! The winner of "favorite book" AND "favorite young adult series" is Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, beating out heavyweights like The Help as overall fave. Catching Fire is the sequel to... Continue Reading →
The Novel Novice staff has become enchanted by Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush ... and today, we're featuring some essay topics related to this book: * The title, Hush, Hush is never directly mentioned in the book. To what (or who) does it refer? Why do you think this title was chosen? What could the sequel’s... Continue Reading →
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