All this week, we're featuring Middle Grade lit to help you choose some great books to read this summer. So I asked Elena, our 11-year-old Middle Grade book reviewer, to send me five MG books she'd recommend and her reasons why. Here are Elena's picks: Smile by Raina Telgemier I liked this book because it... Continue Reading →
Today, Richard Newsome - author of The Billionaire's Curse and The Emerald Casket stops by to guest blog, as we celebrate some of the best books in middle grade for your summer reading. Both of his books are now available, and offer some great adventurous reading! So check them out today! And now, here's Richard... Continue Reading →
We have more great ideas for your summer reading, and this week' we're featuring some of the best out there in Middle Grade literature! Here's a look at some of the new & upcoming releases in Middle Grade worth checking out: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce (in paperback this June) Liam has always felt a... Continue Reading →
We've been featuring some great summer reading lists all this week at Novel Novice (and we've got more next week, too!) -- but today, we're giving you a chance to win some great summer reads! We're giving away several books, perfect for curling up with this summer. Each contest is a random drawing, and you... Continue Reading →
We're giving you our recommended reading lists for this summer, and today we're featuring some of the best of contemporary YA fiction. If you like your stories based mostly in reality, then these are for you! Here are some new & recently released contemporary favorites: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley Just when... Continue Reading →
There is no shortage of paranormal fiction available on the YA shelves these days, so for today's summer reading post we'll focus on books that have come out only in the last month or so (or are about to come out). If you like your romance will a bit of the supernatural, these are for... Continue Reading →
We're continuing our summer reading lists today, with several new or recently released books that will satisfy your craving for all-things-dystopian, especially those with plenty of action & adventure. Here are our favorites from new or recent releases: Blood Red Road by Moira Young Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland... Continue Reading →
In my mind, nothing beats a warm summer day, when you can find a sweet spot outside where you can curl up with a good book. Whether you prefer lounging by a pool or on a sandy beach, stretching out on a picnic blanket in the shade, or climbing into an Adirondack chair alongside a... Continue Reading →
This past Memorial Day weekend kicked off the beginning of summer. Many of you have just finished school or will be finishing up soon. So, now that school is out and you have time to relax, whatever will you do to fill those long, hot summer days? May we suggest, while you're lounging by the pool, heading... Continue Reading →
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