Another established adult author has made a successful crossover into YA: Harlan Coben with Shelter. The book features Mickey Bolitar, a character that was introduced in Coben's latest adult novel, Live Wire. Shelter--at no. 2 this week--is the first in a series to feature this teen protagonist. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks on... Continue Reading →
* I am so so so excited about Kimberly Derting's big news this week, that her new book The Pledge will actually be the first in a trilogy! Kimberly Derting's THE PLEDGE series, books 2 and 3, in which a teen girl in an oppressive society, who has a secret ability to speak all languages,... Continue Reading →
We're almost there -- Sprinkles & Secrets by Lisa Schroeder comes out next week! But to tide you over until then, we bring you yet another sweet treat. Today's delectable comes from author Kate Messner, author of The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z and the upcoming dystopian, Eye of the Storm. Kate's recipe actually comes... Continue Reading →
We're almost there -- Sprinkles & Secrets by Lisa Schroeder comes out next week! But to tide you over until then, we bring you yet another sweet treat. Today's delectable comes from author Kate Messner, author of The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z and the upcoming dystopian, Eye of the Storm. Kate's recipe actually comes... Continue Reading →
All this week, we've been featuring Goliath and the rest of the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westefeld. But today, we want to spend some time spotlighting another one of Scott's series and their very slick new covers. We've long been fans of the Uglies series, but we here at Novel Novice fell in love with... Continue Reading →
All this week, we've been featuring Goliath and the rest of the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westefeld. But today, we want to spend some time spotlighting another one of Scott's series and their very slick new covers. We've long been fans of the Uglies series, but we here at Novel Novice fell in love with... Continue Reading →
We've talked a lot these last two weeks about various aspects of history and folklore that are incorporated into Fateful by Claudia Gray, but one detail that plays a key role in the book is the idea of social classes and their different roles on the Titanic. In Fateful, our narrator Tess is a third-class... Continue Reading →
We've talked a lot these last two weeks about various aspects of history and folklore that are incorporated into Fateful by Claudia Gray, but one detail that plays a key role in the book is the idea of social classes and their different roles on the Titanic. In Fateful, our narrator Tess is a third-class... Continue Reading →
When you hear "zombie book," the next logical categorization isn't usually "romance." But that's exactly what you'll find within the pages of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion -- a heartwarming zombie romance. Really. The book follows R, a zombie with no memory of his past life and a conscious that battles with his innate need... Continue Reading →
When you hear "zombie book," the next logical categorization isn't usually "romance." But that's exactly what you'll find within the pages of Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion -- a heartwarming zombie romance. Really. The book follows R, a zombie with no memory of his past life and a conscious that battles with his innate need... Continue Reading →
