All this week at Novel Novice we're featuring Wildwing by Emily Whitman (and later we'll feature Emily's other book, Radiant Darkness). This is a really fun book to read, and it has the added bonus of inspiring some great history lessons! (Radiant Darkness will inspire some great lessons on Greek mythology, too!) But before we... Continue Reading →
All this week at Novel Novice we're featuring Wildwing by Emily Whitman (and later we'll feature Emily's other book, Radiant Darkness). This is a really fun book to read, and it has the added bonus of inspiring some great history lessons! (Radiant Darkness will inspire some great lessons on Greek mythology, too!) But before we... Continue Reading →
Last month, Becca Fitzpatrick appeared at Portland, Oregon's Wordstock Festival to talk about Hush, Hush and Crescendo (which some lucky festival-goers were able to purchase before its release date!). Besides her own individual presentation, Becca was also part of a 3-author panel called "Creature Feature," which was about the supernatural in lit. I was fortunate... Continue Reading →
There's only one new entrant on the chapter books list -- Virals by Kathy Reichs -- but L.J. Smith has a paperback hit with Stefan's Diaries! At number two in paperbacks is James Patterson's Witch and Wizard. CHAPTER BOOKS This Week  Weeks on List 1 THE LOST HERO, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, $18.99.) A return to... Continue Reading →
* Did you read I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (the pseudonym for James Frey and Jobie Hughes)? The book is one of several that Frey is helping churn out from his virtual YA factory ... and the concept (and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal) is getting the YA community fired... Continue Reading →
Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? is a short graphic novel that served as the "end" of the Batman title and Detective Comics.  It represents the psychological issues Batman deals with during the end of Batman R.I.P. storyline. I was given this as a gift. I was not familiar with it, but I was pleasantly surprised. The story covers... Continue Reading →
If you haven't read Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly yet, we want you to. And to make it even easier, we're giving you a chance to win one of five free copies provided to us by Random House! Just read the details below & enter for your chance to win! The Contest: Fill out the Revolution... Continue Reading →
If you haven't read Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly yet, we want you to. And to make it even easier, we're giving you a chance to win one of five free copies provided to us by Random House! Just read the details below & enter for your chance to win! The Contest: Fill out the Revolution... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper... Continue Reading →
As most authors & publishers will tell you, a book's cover will often go through various stages before a final version is released. The changes can be drastic -- like switching out the image, style, etc. altogether -- or minor, such as tweaking the lighting on a photo or changing a typeface. As we all... Continue Reading →
