All this week we are focusing on each of the five factions within Divergent by Veronica Roth. Today, we turn our attention to Erudite: The Intelligent. Here is what Veronica wrote about Erudite on her website: ERUDITE: characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly The word "erudite" focuses on knowledge rather than intelligence-- intelligence being... Continue Reading →
It's time for Favorite Spoiler #3 from City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare -- our week-long feature we're doing in partnership with Mundie Moms! Finally! Our other favorite couple from The Mortal Instruments returns. The first half of CoFA felt a little empty without Alec & Magnus, so it was a delight to finally... Continue Reading →
 Synopsis: Just when seventeen-year-old Cullen Witter thinks he understands everything about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town, it all disappears. . . . In the summer before Cullen's senior year, a nominally-depressed birdwatcher named John Barling thinks he spots a species of woodpecker thought to be extinct since the 1940s in Lily, Arkansas.... Continue Reading →
All this week we are focusing on each of the five factions within Divergent by Veronica Roth. (For more about factions and what they are, check out yesterday's post.) Today, we turn our attention to Candor: The Honest. Here is what Veronica wrote about Candor on her website: CANDOR: 1. the state or quality of... Continue Reading →
All this week we are focusing on each of the five factions within Divergent by Veronica Roth. (For more about factions and what they are, check out yesterday's post.) Today, we turn our attention to Candor: The Honest. Here is what Veronica wrote about Candor on her website: CANDOR: 1. the state or quality of... Continue Reading →
Lots of amazing new releases today! Check out some of the highlights: Die for Me by Amy Plum My life had always been blissfully, wonderfully normal. But it only took one moment to change everything. Suddenly, my sister, Georgia, and I were orphans. We put our lives into storage and moved to Paris to live... Continue Reading →
We are SO excited to share with you the winning short stories from our Wither Creative Writing Contest -- first, because they are just so good! And second, because author Lauren DeStefano helped us choose the winners. We narrowed down the entries from the many we received, and sent the best of the best off... Continue Reading →
We are SO excited to share with you the winning short stories from our Wither Creative Writing Contest -- first, because they are just so good! And second, because author Lauren DeStefano helped us choose the winners. We narrowed down the entries from the many we received, and sent the best of the best off... Continue Reading →
Our week-long joint feature with Mundie Moms, featuring our favorite spoilers from City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare continues today with our #2 favorite moment ... something we considered one of the series' most mature moments. Yes, we're talking about the scene on pages 254-258, when Jace finally tells Clary what's been going on.... Continue Reading →
More than family, our factions are where we belong. - Divergent by Veronica Roth All this week we are focusing on each of the five factions within Divergent by Veronica Roth. The factions are described as different groups within the book's society, each one serving a different purpose. Each faction has its own particular style... Continue Reading →
