Paranormal fiction with a comedic twist, Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley is a laugh-a-minute romp through the life of one quirky teenage girl, the cats whose thoughts she can hear, and an homage to one of the greatest movies of all time, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Natalie Ng’s little sister is a super-genius... Continue Reading →
Paranormal fiction with a comedic twist, Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley is a laugh-a-minute romp through the life of one quirky teenage girl, the cats whose thoughts she can hear, and an homage to one of the greatest movies of all time, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Natalie Ng’s little sister is a super-genius... Continue Reading →
Every good book deserves a playlist, so we've compiled a few titles we think reflect the themes in Bethany Griffin's Masque of the Red Death. Let us know if you agree, and what songs you'd add. "Fire Escape" by Civil Twilight "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails "The King and All of His Men"... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker Sophomore year broke Clementine Williams’ heart. She fell for her best friend’s boyfriend and long story short: he’s excused, but Clem is vilified and she heads into summer with zero social life. Enter her parents’ plan to spend the... Continue Reading →
Today, we're pleased to spotlight a really unique book from Scholastic: The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves. In this anthology, sixty-four award-winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline, Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan, and Armistead Maupin, make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger... Continue Reading →
Today, we're pleased to spotlight a really unique book from Scholastic: The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves. In this anthology, sixty-four award-winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline, Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan, and Armistead Maupin, make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger... Continue Reading →
Today, we're pleased to be kicking off a fun-tastic week-long feature for Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley, a fab new book that answers the question, What are cats REALLY thinking? and pays homage to one of the greatest movies of all time, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Here's what Cat Girl's Day Off is... Continue Reading →
Today, we're pleased to be kicking off a fun-tastic week-long feature for Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley, a fab new book that answers the question, What are cats REALLY thinking? and pays homage to one of the greatest movies of all time, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Here's what Cat Girl's Day Off is... Continue Reading →
Today, we are thrilled to host an exclusive guest blog from Masque of the Red Death author Bethany Griffin on a topic near & dear to our hearts here at Novel Novice: using YA lit to teach the classics in the classroom! Thank you, Bethany, for such a wonderful guest post ... and for all... Continue Reading →
Veronica Roth's loyal fans have spoken loudly once again, making Insurgent, the much-anticipated sequel to Divergent (in the top spot on the paperback list), number one for the second week. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 INSURGENT, by Veronica Roth. (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A faction war looms in this “Divergent” follow-up. (Ages... Continue Reading →
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