Want to win a $50 Amazon gift card? How about a Nook e-reader? Thanks to YALSA and their Promotional Partner Figment.com, you have your chance. AND thanks to Novel Novice’s previous Steampunk feature, we know you’ll be well prepared to enter this contest! Check out the details below: Enter the Steampunk Apparatus Contest!... Come up... Continue Reading →
Here at Novel Novice we absolutely loved Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. Several of our staffers ranked it among the Best of 2010, including Sara, Steph and Tiffany. If you haven't had the chance to read it yet, if it simply slipped your mind or got lost in the back-to-school shuffle, check... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Teen Tech Week 2011 Mix & Mash @ your library Of course we know we're not a library... but we do know that libraries are awesome! Where else can you get free books, internet, music, video games, DVDs, etc.? The Young Adult Library Services Association recognizes the important role technology has in the lives... Continue Reading →
I came to Novel Novice midway through its first year. I'd already been reading the blog and checking out all the great books, activities and contests, but I was also finishing up my Master's degree in Library & Information Science, so between school, a job and a family, I didn't have much extra time to... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to our Book Talk Winner, Sandy L., for her phenomenal book talk on The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan. She's won Vacations from Hell and Prom Nights from Hell, a set of Novel Novice book marks and a Novel Novice pin. Impressed? We sure are! Watch for Sandy in the future here at... Continue Reading →
The ALA and YALSA announced the 2011 Youth Media Award Winners at the ALA Midwinter Conference in San Diego, California earlier today. Click the above link for a full list of this year's award winners. Notable winners previously featured here at Novel Novice include: An Alex Award for The Radleys by Matt Haig Odyssey Award... Continue Reading →
If you haven't entered our Book Talk contest yet, it's not too late. We would LOVE to see you talk up your favorite books! And of course, it gives us a good excuse to give away more prizes. Don't know where to start? Here are the steps I took to create my book talk for... Continue Reading →
We're back with more Book Talks! So far we've explained what book talks are and shown you a few examples. Now, as promised, here's one of our own book talks: See, it's not that hard! You just talk about a book. Now that you know how it's done, there's still time to enter our Book... Continue Reading →
We asked and you answered! Earlier this month we asked you to share your favorite titles in the comment section of our What will you be reading on your Winter Break poll. This week we've been sharing our Best of 2010 picks for YA Literature. Now it's your turn. Here are your recommended titles: Shiver... Continue Reading →
You've seen Sara and Steph's lists for the Best Young Adult Books of 2010; now here are Taylor's favorites: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins The waiting and anticipation for the final book of the Hunger Games Trilogy was well worth the wait! It wasn't pretty, but it was real. Mockingjay is the perfect ending to the... Continue Reading →
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