Today, we're delighted to be hosting a stop on the official blog tour for Last Day On Mars by Kevin Emerson, the first in a new series about humans seeking a new life in space after Earth is destroyed. (Be sure to keep reading for your chance to win a copy!) The book is fun... Continue Reading →
Today, I am so honored to be hosting the official reveal for Melissa Walker's new middle grade novel, Let's Pretend We Never Met. Before we get to the cover, here's more about the book: If it were up to Mattie Markham, there would be a law that said your family wasn’t allowed to move in... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, we brought you our picks for the Best Young Adult Books of 2016 -- and today, we turn our attention to the Best Middle Grade Books of 2016! These are the middle grade books that made us laugh and cry and feel something powerful, and although the intended audience may be kids in the... Continue Reading →
One of the themes that carries through both of Barry Wolverton's Chronicles of the Black Tulip books, The Vanishing Island and The Dragon's Gate, is map-making. Bren's father is a map-maker, and he wants Bren to become one, too. He works for Rand McNally, and in The Dragon's Gate, uses map-making as an excuse to... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite things here at Novel Novice is when we can combine a book that readers LOVE with the opportunity to use it in the classroom. The Chronicles of the Black Tulip series by Barry Wolverton is a perfect example of this. Last year, when The Vanishing Island (book 1) was released, I... Continue Reading →
Be sure to keep reading after today's review, for your chance to win a signed copy of this book! Guys, I can't tell you how much I love The Chronicles of the Black Tulip series by Barry Wolverton. The first book, The Vanishing Island, just knocked my socks off last year. And the sequel, The... Continue Reading →
The Dragon's Gate Takeover Week continues today, with a really fun guest post from author Barry Wolverton. Check it out below, and then keep reading for more about The Dragon's Gate -- IN STORES TODAY! -- and your chance to win a signed copy! Top 10 Things I Learned While Writing The Chronicles of the... Continue Reading →
Today kicks off a fantastic takeover week featuring The Dragon's Gate by Barry Wolverton, the sequel to The Vanishing Island and the second book in the amazing fantasy/alternate history adventure series, The Chronicles of the Black Tulip. I am a HUGE, huge fan of this series -- and I have LOVED both books, so it's... Continue Reading →
I'm so delighted today to be hosting a stop on the official blog tour for Journey's End by Rachel Hawkins, a new middle grade book about a mysterious fog and a spooky legend: The town of Journey's End may not literally be at the end of the world, but it sure feels like it to... Continue Reading →
Today, we're delighted to be hosting Jeff Szpirglas, author of the funny-scary new middle grade, Sheldon Unger & the Dentures of Doom. I mean, it's Halloween time, after all, so what better time to celebrate the things that make us both scream and laugh at the same time! Jeff is here with a guest post... Continue Reading →
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