We've finally announced all the winners of our Contest of Epic, but here's one final round-up of all nine: Grand-Prize Winner: Lindsey C. Second Place Winner: Mrs. DeRaps Third Place Winner: Amy C. Fourth Place Winner: Sandy L. Five Runners-Up: Tracy B. Aurora M. Elizabeth T. Shelley L. Cori B. Now that everyone's been announced,... Continue Reading →
And finally, the moment you've all been waiting for ... the grand prize winner of our Contest of Epic. Without further ado, the winner is Lindsey C. And here's her winning entry: Novel Novice has re-connected me with YA; something I never expected would happen when I first stumbled across the website. I have always... Continue Reading →
We are drawing near the end of announcing out winners in the Contest of Epic. Just two more entries to go, and today we've got our second place winner! That honor goes to the lovely Mrs. DeRaps: As a high school English teacher, youth literacy is at the forefront of my everyday life. Some adults... Continue Reading →
It's our turn today to host Chapter Shadowhunt -- and share our version of Chapter 1 from City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare. In case you don't know, each day this week, Novel Novice & the four other blogs listed in the banner above are each posting a version of the first chapter from... Continue Reading →
It's our turn today to host Chapter Shadowhunt -- and share our version of Chapter 1 from City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare. In case you don't know, each day this week, Novel Novice & the four other blogs listed in the banner above are each posting a version of the first chapter from... Continue Reading →
It's time to announce our third-place winner in the Contest of Epic ... Amy C.: Novel Novice doesn't only post book reviews, and I like that. It lets me learn about literature-related news (like the Huck Finn scandal a few weeks ago), the weekly NYT bestselling titles list, and movie news about my favorite books;... Continue Reading →
Now that we've revealed all five of our runners-up, it's time to announce the top 4 winners in our Contest of Epic. We begin today with our fourth place winner, Sandy L.: I confess: the free books attracted me first. Cassandra Clare had just retweeted about a writing contest on a site called “Novel Novice.”... Continue Reading →
It may be Valentine's Day, but maybe sappy romance isn't exactly your style. We've got a little treat for you, too! Today, we're featuring Chris Bradford's Young Samurai series, and we've got a chance for you to win all THREE books in the series!! But first, here's more about the newest book, The Way of... Continue Reading →
It may be Valentine's Day, but maybe sappy romance isn't exactly your style. We've got a little treat for you, too! Today, we're featuring Chris Bradford's Young Samurai series, and we've got a chance for you to win all THREE books in the series!! But first, here's more about the newest book, The Way of... Continue Reading →
The last runner-up in our Contest of Epic is ... Cori B.: Over the last year, Novel Novice has exponentially increased my awareness and adoration for exceptional young adult literature. Novel Novice has provided me with engaging and informative book reviews, author interviews, and other entertaining information. I have always loved reading, but I wasn’t... Continue Reading →
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