A gritty, fast-paced adventure awaits readers within the pages of The Walled City by Ryan Graudin, a story made all the more frightening when you learn it's based on a real place. 730. That's how many days I've been trapped. 18. That's how many days I have left to find a way out. DAI, trying... Continue Reading →
Penguin Classics has released two new bind-ups of some classic literature perfect for both the classroom, and the Halloween season. The Penguin Book of Witches edited by Katherine Howe features a collection of historical accounts and documentation of (alleged) witches in early America. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories features some of the... Continue Reading →
Penguin Classics has released two new bind-ups of some classic literature perfect for both the classroom, and the Halloween season. The Penguin Book of Witches edited by Katherine Howe features a collection of historical accounts and documentation of (alleged) witches in early America. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories features some of the... Continue Reading →
Imagine being plucked from obscurity, and cast in the hottest book adaptation. Imagine being cast alongside two of Hollywood's hottest young male actors. Imagine filming in Hawaii. Imagine falling for both guys. Can you picture it? Because that's what happens to Paige, the main character and narrator in Rebecca Serle's new novel, Famous in Love. The... Continue Reading →
Imagine being plucked from obscurity, and cast in the hottest book adaptation. Imagine being cast alongside two of Hollywood's hottest young male actors. Imagine filming in Hawaii. Imagine falling for both guys. Can you picture it? Because that's what happens to Paige, the main character and narrator in Rebecca Serle's new novel, Famous in Love. The... Continue Reading →
There's no fedora, no whip, no irrational fear of snakes (why'd it have to be snakes?!), and no trumpeting theme song, but Chasing Power by Sarah Beth Durst is still basically an Indiana Jones-style adventure, featuring teens and their supernatural abilities. Lies, secrets, and magic — three things that define Kayla's life. Sixteen-year-old Kayla plans... Continue Reading →
There's no fedora, no whip, no irrational fear of snakes (why'd it have to be snakes?!), and no trumpeting theme song, but Chasing Power by Sarah Beth Durst is still basically an Indiana Jones-style adventure, featuring teens and their supernatural abilities. Lies, secrets, and magic — three things that define Kayla's life. Sixteen-year-old Kayla plans... Continue Reading →
In the tradition of The Great Gatsby comes a new classic about the tragedy and excesses of the wealthy, though Chelsey Philpot's Even in Paradise is far more hopeful than any green light at the end of the dock. When Julia Buchanan enrolls at St. Anne’s at the beginning of junior year, Charlotte Ryder already... Continue Reading →
In the tradition of The Great Gatsby comes a new classic about the tragedy and excesses of the wealthy, though Chelsey Philpot's Even in Paradise is far more hopeful than any green light at the end of the dock. When Julia Buchanan enrolls at St. Anne’s at the beginning of junior year, Charlotte Ryder already... Continue Reading →
There's a reason Ann M. Martin is in a class to herself when it comes to writing some of the best middle grade fiction of the last few decades. It's because she is simply that good, and nowhere is that more clear than in her newest book, Rain Reign. Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger’s syndrome,... Continue Reading →
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