Synopsis:   From the moment he sees her on a Hong Kong subway, Simon is intrigued by Amy, but he doesn't have the nerve to talk to her. When he finally works up the courage, he realizes he can't. Because Amy doesn't speak Chinese, and Simon is failing English. But somehow, Amy and Simon connect, and... Continue Reading →

Synopsis: Anne is trying her best to live a normal life, but she's still got some power sparking inside her. She's hearing and seeing things that she tries her best to ignore-like being haunted by a Russian sea nymph that claims the princess Anastasia is still alive. That's when Ethan Kozninsky-he of the stunning blue... Continue Reading →

Things are starting to rattle around on the best sellers list with three new entrants, including a new number one! That honor goes to Sherrilyn Kenyon with Invincible, the second book in The Chronicles of Nick series. Also new is Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys and Best of the Best by Tim Green.... Continue Reading →

Things are starting to rattle around on the best sellers list with three new entrants, including a new number one! That honor goes to Sherrilyn Kenyon with Invincible, the second book in The Chronicles of Nick series. Also new is Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys and Best of the Best by Tim Green.... Continue Reading →

If you've never heard of YALITCHAT and you're a fan of Young Adult literature, you're missing out big time. Earlier this year, we featured a post on YALITCHAT. We are excited to announce that Novel Novice is co-sponsoring YALITCHAT's 2011 Made from Awesome Event. This is an amazing two night event where readers of YA... Continue Reading →

Synopsis: There are many things that Annah would like to forget: the look on her sister's face when she and Elias left her behind in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, her first glimpse of the horde as they found their way to the Dark City, the sear of the barbed wire that would scar... Continue Reading →

Ladies and gentlemen, there's a new number one this week, and I've never even heard of it. It's a middle-grade book called A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull. And you know why this rocks? Because it means eight- to twelve-year-olds are reading in big enough droves to put a book at the top of... Continue Reading →

The journey from the page to the screen is often a difficult and futile one. Many authors sell the rights to their book for the big screen, but few actually make it there. We are among the many fans of The Body Finder Series who hope Derting's characters grace the big screen. Below you will... Continue Reading →

If there's one thing that's certain about the Crime / Thriller Genre, it's that it's a genre that isn't going anyway anytime soon. All one has to do is turn on the television to find a plethora of wildly successful shows that follow in the steps of some of literature's best Crime / Thriller narratives---cue... Continue Reading →

Sadly, there's not much to report on this week's best seller's list. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins -- which debuted in the top 10 last week -- is just barely holding on at no. 10. I Am Number Four is still in the top spot, which is more than we can say for the movie, despite its... Continue Reading →