Our February book of the month A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton features all sorts of awesome twists on Greek mythology -- so we're using that as our inspiration for this month's writing contest! The Contest In 250-500 words, write a short story that is inspired by Greek mythology. Your story should be set in... Continue Reading →
Today, I am so thrilled to be taking part in the 50 Years, 50 Days, 50 Blogs Tour in celebration of the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I first read this book when I was in seventh grade, when it was assigned as summer reading for school -- but I... Continue Reading →
Today, I am so thrilled to be taking part in the 50 Years, 50 Days, 50 Blogs Tour in celebration of the 50th anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I first read this book when I was in seventh grade, when it was assigned as summer reading for school -- but I... Continue Reading →
Today, we are delighted to launch out first book of the month for 2012 -- A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton, the upcoming sequel to Darkness Becomes Her. We adore this series -- which features an edgy YA heroine, a futuristic versions of New Orleans, and some very clever twists on Greek mythology. To celebrate... Continue Reading →
Today, we are delighted to launch out first book of the month for 2012 -- A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton, the upcoming sequel to Darkness Becomes Her. We adore this series -- which features an edgy YA heroine, a futuristic versions of New Orleans, and some very clever twists on Greek mythology. To celebrate... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: The Edumacation of Jay Baker by Jay Clark A few “sexy” bullet points about Jay: • He is in love with a cheerleader named Cameo “Appearance” Parnell • He is forever losing “Love-15” to tennis-playing goddess Caroline Richardson • He rocks a touché array of... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the official Tour de Nerdfighting with John Green & Hank Green ... that is to say, the rock show that was pretending to be John's book tour for The Fault in Our Stars. Anyone who's been to one of these tour stops knows how amazing it... Continue Reading →
* The Printz, the Morris and the ALA's other Youth Media Awards earlier this week -- with John Corey Whaley's Where Things Come Back winning both the Printz and the Morris, two huge honors for YA lit. Check out an interview with him in the LA Times. * In years past, the children's authors who... Continue Reading →
Remember those awkward, teenage years? The fumbling, bumbling, and then the sweet taste of victory when something finally goes your way? No? Well, you can relive it all and more in hilarious form with The Edumacation of Jay Baker by debut author Jay Clark. And we promise, reading about those experiences will be far less... Continue Reading →
Remember those awkward, teenage years? The fumbling, bumbling, and then the sweet taste of victory when something finally goes your way? No? Well, you can relive it all and more in hilarious form with The Edumacation of Jay Baker by debut author Jay Clark. And we promise, reading about those experiences will be far less... Continue Reading →
