All this month, we're featuring Sea by Heidi R. Kling for our June Book of the Month -- and Heidi was kind enough to answer a bevy of interview questions for us (despite her insanely busy schedule -- what with writing a new book, contributing to a Vampire Diaries anthology, heading off to BEA, preparing... Continue Reading →
All this month, we're featuring Sea by Heidi R. Kling for our June Book of the Month -- and Heidi was kind enough to answer a bevy of interview questions for us (despite her insanely busy schedule -- what with writing a new book, contributing to a Vampire Diaries anthology, heading off to BEA, preparing... Continue Reading →
We've all heard the story of Little Red Riding Hood, who skipped through the woods to her grandmother's house and was ignorantly fooled by the big bad wolf, who swallowed her up, and who was only rescued by a woodsman and his ax. But you've never seen Red Riding Hood quite like this. Jackson Pearce's... Continue Reading →
 Plot Summary: In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year- old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck... A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story... Continue Reading →
Bildungsroman: a genre of the novel which focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood; in German, literally means novel of education; a novel which concerns itself with the development of a youthful protagonist as he or she matures; a story that accurately captures that time when you grow... Continue Reading →
Bildungsroman: a genre of the novel which focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood; in German, literally means novel of education; a novel which concerns itself with the development of a youthful protagonist as he or she matures; a story that accurately captures that time when you grow... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga definitely reigned supreme last night at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards (just check out our master post at Novel Novice Twilight for the full scoop). New Moon and its actors won in six categories: Best Female Performance – Kristen Stewart, New Moon Best Breakout Star – Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga definitely reigned supreme last night at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards (just check out our master post at Novel Novice Twilight for the full scoop). New Moon and its actors won in six categories: Best Female Performance – Kristen Stewart, New Moon Best Breakout Star – Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air... Continue Reading →
Will you look at that? We have ourselves a new No. 1 with John Grisham's Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, which is aimed at middle-grade readers. But I'm going to go out on a limb here (insert heavy sarcasm) and predict that this is the only week he'll enjoy the top spot, for lo, next week, Stephenie Meyer's... Continue Reading →
I'm catching up on our contest winners this weekend -- and first up, we've chosen a winner of our Iron King contest. The winner is ... Marlene Breakfield Marlene has won a copy of Iron King and a $25 VISA giftcard! Thanks to Harlequin Teen for sponsoring the contest. You can get Iron King in... Continue Reading →
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