A political thriller full of social commentary about race and class are the focus of Alaya Dawn Johnson's newest YA novel, Love is the Drug. From the author of THE SUMMER PRINCE, a novel that's John Grisham's THE PELICAN BRIEF meets Michael Crichton's THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN set at an elite Washington D.C. prep school. Emily... Continue Reading →
Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper hit store shelves yesterday (yay!!!) and as part of our Book of the Month feature, today we want to offer some ideas for using the book in the classroom. Here are some discussion & essay topic ideas to get you started: Study the impact whaling had as an industry... Continue Reading →
Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper hit store shelves yesterday (yay!!!) and as part of our Book of the Month feature, today we want to offer some ideas for using the book in the classroom. Here are some discussion & essay topic ideas to get you started: Study the impact whaling had as an industry... Continue Reading →
An "un-coming of age" story told with gruesome honesty, Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican is a dismal but truthful look at the worst parts of adolescence. Three freshmen must join forces to survive at a troubled, working-class Catholic high school with a student body full of bullies and zealots, and a faculty that's even worse... Continue Reading →
An "un-coming of age" story told with gruesome honesty, Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican is a dismal but truthful look at the worst parts of adolescence. Three freshmen must join forces to survive at a troubled, working-class Catholic high school with a student body full of bullies and zealots, and a faculty that's even worse... Continue Reading →
Today, I am pleased to be hosting a stop on the official blog tour for Firebug by Lish McBride -- which is in stores TODAY, and is one of my favorite books of the year. Today, we have an exclusive guest blog from Lish, as well as your chance to win a copy of Firebug.... Continue Reading →
Today, I am pleased to be hosting a stop on the official blog tour for Firebug by Lish McBride -- which is in stores TODAY, and is one of my favorite books of the year. Today, we have an exclusive guest blog from Lish, as well as your chance to win a copy of Firebug.... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper A sweeping historical romance about a witch who foresees her own murder--and the one boy who can help change her future. Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the... Continue Reading →
Peter Pan is kind of a jerk, and there's no one better to let you know why than Jocelyn Hook, the daring (and, let's admit it, much more kind-hearted) daughter of none other can Captain Hook. Her saga of surviving (and escaping) finishing school, and her quest to avenge her father's death against the Neverland's... Continue Reading →
Peter Pan is kind of a jerk, and there's no one better to let you know why than Jocelyn Hook, the daring (and, let's admit it, much more kind-hearted) daughter of none other can Captain Hook. Her saga of surviving (and escaping) finishing school, and her quest to avenge her father's death against the Neverland's... Continue Reading →
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