Here's a look at the highlight's from today's new YA releases -- lots of choices! Beauty Queens by Libba Bray From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray, the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island. Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to email.... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Lim: “On Writing Mercy”
Today, we have Rebecca Lim -- author of Mercy -- guest blogging about her book, and how it came to be. Many thanks to Rebecca for stopping by. And don't forget -- Mercy is in stores now, so pick up your copy today! Mercy came about through a combination of factors. I was researching a... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Lim: “On Writing Mercy“
Today, we have Rebecca Lim -- author of Mercy -- guest blogging about her book, and how it came to be. Many thanks to Rebecca for stopping by. And don't forget -- Mercy is in stores now, so pick up your copy today! Mercy came about through a combination of factors. I was researching a... Continue Reading →
Fifties Chix: Travel to Tomorrow by Angela Sage Larsen
In Fifties Chix: Travel to Tomorrow, five girls -- Beverly, Mary, Judy, Ann and Maxine -- are all different teenagers from the 1950's, and have nothing in common. But when they get paired up for a future project in class, they come together a little bit. One morning Beverly, Mary, Judy, Ann, and Maxine wake... Continue Reading →
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Synopsis: In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the "thing" inside her. When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch…. Only Griffin King sees... Continue Reading →
Divergent by Veronica Roth: What is “dystopian?”
With the success of The Hunger Games series, it's no surprise that fans are hungry for more dystopian books, like Veronica Roth's Divergent. What are the hallmarks of dystopian, and why is it so poular right now? "Dystopia" is defined as a society characterized by poverty, squalor, or oppression; dystopian books, then, are set in... Continue Reading →
New in Stores: Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
Tuesday is usually the day for new book releases, but that's not always the case. And on this Monday morning, you can brighten off your day by picking up Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky, a thrilling new YA that takes place in the future, but touches on issues relevant to today's readers. On Friday, Katie stopped... Continue Reading →
New in Stores: Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky
Tuesday is usually the day for new book releases, but that's not always the case. And on this Monday morning, you can brighten off your day by picking up Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky, a thrilling new YA that takes place in the future, but touches on issues relevant to today's readers. On Friday, Katie stopped... Continue Reading →
The Saturday Post: Katniss, The Secret Circle & much more!
* This week, we got our first look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in The Hunger Games, and she looks pretty fantastic: Entertainmeny Weekly has unveiled the much-anticipated first look at Jennifer Lawrence in costume as Katniss Everdeen for the upcoming movie adaptation of The Hunger Games. Fans have eagerly been awaiting this moment, ever... Continue Reading →
Katie Kacvinsky: “Welcome to the World of Awaken”
Today, author Katie Kacvinsky is guest blogging, in honor of the upcoming release of her new novel, Awaken -- an exciting new book that takes place in the future, but explores issues that you might find rather relevant today. And actually, I should clarify. Katie isn't guest blogging, per se ... her character, Madeline is!... Continue Reading →
