All this week, we're featuring Lisa Schroeder's It's Raining Cupcakes book series for middle grade readers -- to tie in with all that holiday baking you're likely to be doing this month. (Or if you're not baking, you'll at least be sampling some baked goods, right?) Today, we turn the spotlight onto the first book... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: Deadly by Sara Shepard Deadly, the fourteenth volume in Sara Shepard's YA Pretty Little Liars series, delivers more juicy scandals, dark secrets, and shocking plot twists. This #1 New York Times bestselling series is also a hit ABC Family original TV show. High school seniors... Continue Reading →
The holiday season is most definitely here -- and besides pretty trees and gifts and twinkle lights, there are delicious baked goods ahead! But there's no reason delicious baked treats can't go hand-in-hand with some of our favorite books. That's where Lisa Schroeder's It's Raining Cupcakes series comes in. There are now THREE books in... Continue Reading →
Looking for a fun (albeit, stereotyped) Thanksgiving middle grade read? Check out Jack and Annie's next fantasy adventure in the best selling series, the Magic Tree House! Official synopsis: "It's a time for giving thanks . . . when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to 1621 on the first Thanksgiving Day.... Continue Reading →
Today, we wrap-up our 2013 edition of a holiday shopping guide with a look at some of our favorite middle grade books from recent years. These are great gifts for the young readers in your life! The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher... Continue Reading →
Today we continue our 2013 holiday shopping guide with a look at some of our favorite paranormal and fantasy YA lit from the past year, or paranormal books with sequels that came out in the last year. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black Spellcaster by Claudia Gray Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce Unbreakable... Continue Reading →
Our 2013 Holiday Shopping Guide continues today with a look at some of our favorite contemporary YA novels. Contemporary has really been my favorite genre of YA to read this year (obviously with some exceptions, but still), so I'm particularly excited about today's shopping guide! Let's start with some favorites that were released just this... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new releases: Horizon by Alyson Noel Daire Santos is the last of the Soul Seekers, and the only thing standing between the Richters and the destruction of everyone she loves. With her grandmother gone and Cade back in Enchantment, Daire must finally step into her destiny and lead... Continue Reading →
We continue our 2013 Holiday Shopping Guide today with a list of books for the lover of dystopian and/or science fiction lit in your life. Let's start with a few shiny box sets: The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie And here are individual books... Continue Reading →
The holiday season approaches, and there's one thing any book lover knows NOT to get for another book lover: a book! This may seem contradictory, but hear us out: book lovers already voraciously read books, and will indulge in a book purchase at any time. It's hard for a gift-giver to know what the recipient... Continue Reading →
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