Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: Wildflower by Alecia Whitaker The best songs come from broken hearts. Sixteen-year-old Bird Barrett has grown up on the road, singing backup in her family's bluegrass band, and playing everywhere from Nashville, Tennesee to Nowhere, Oklahoma. One fateful night, Bird fills in for her dad... Continue Reading →
I'm so excited about the release of The Wig in the Window by Kristen Kittscher. When I find an adventure that has great action, believable characters (no stereotypes) and page-turning mystery, I'm hooked. Official synopsis: "Best friends and seventh graders Sophie Young and Grace Yang have made a game out of spying on their neighbors.... Continue Reading →
Today marks the end of our June Book of the Month feature for The Stepsister's Tale by Tracy Barrett. But before we bid adieu to this fabulous re-imagining of the Cinderella story, we're going to take a look back at highlights from this month's features! Another POV Writing Contest You have until midnight (PT) tonight... Continue Reading →
Today marks the end of our June Book of the Month feature for The Stepsister's Tale by Tracy Barrett. But before we bid adieu to this fabulous re-imagining of the Cinderella story, we're going to take a look back at highlights from this month's features! Another POV Writing Contest You have until midnight (PT) tonight... Continue Reading →
Summer is HERE, and that means it's time to grab some shades, a picnic blanket, and your best beach read for some outdoor reading time in the lovely warmth and sunshine. As far as I'm concerned, ANY book can be the perfect summer read, as long as you enjoy reading it. But if you really... Continue Reading →
Today, we bring you part 3 of our exclusive Q&A with The Stepsister's Tale author Tracy Barrett. If you missed it, catch part 1 here and part 2 here. FLASH QUESTIONS! Favorite decade? It’s a tossup between the 470s BCE and the 1260s CE. I know, I’m a nerd. *Sara's note: That's probably the best... Continue Reading →
Today, we bring you part 3 of our exclusive Q&A with The Stepsister's Tale author Tracy Barrett. If you missed it, catch part 1 here and part 2 here. FLASH QUESTIONS! Favorite decade? It’s a tossup between the 470s BCE and the 1260s CE. I know, I’m a nerd. *Sara's note: That's probably the best... Continue Reading →
The frenzy of the Salem witch trials meets modern-day mean girls and prep school pressure cookers in Conversion by Katherine Howe, a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about a mysterious illness plaguing a Catholic high school. It’s senior year at St. Joan’s Academy, and school is a pressure cooker. College applications, the battle for valedictorian, deciphering boys’ texts:... Continue Reading →
The frenzy of the Salem witch trials meets modern-day mean girls and prep school pressure cookers in Conversion by Katherine Howe, a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about a mysterious illness plaguing a Catholic high school. It’s senior year at St. Joan’s Academy, and school is a pressure cooker. College applications, the battle for valedictorian, deciphering boys’ texts:... Continue Reading →
Today, we bring you part 2 of our exclusive Q&A with The Stepsister's Tale author Tracy Barrett. If you missed it, catch part 1 here. We'll have part 3 on Friday. You've written a lot of historical fiction. Was there a particular history you had in mind when writing THE STEPSISTER'S TALE? I kept away... Continue Reading →
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