Today, we're pleased to spotlight a really unique book from Scholastic: The Letter Q: Queer Writers’ Notes to Their Younger Selves. In this anthology, sixty-four award-winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline, Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan, and Armistead Maupin, make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger... Continue Reading →
Introducing Cat Girl’s Day Off by Kimberly Pauley
Today, we're pleased to be kicking off a fun-tastic week-long feature for Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley, a fab new book that answers the question, What are cats REALLY thinking? and pays homage to one of the greatest movies of all time, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Here's what Cat Girl's Day Off is... Continue Reading →
Introducing Cat Girl’s Day Off by Kimberly Pauley
Today, we're pleased to be kicking off a fun-tastic week-long feature for Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley, a fab new book that answers the question, What are cats REALLY thinking? and pays homage to one of the greatest movies of all time, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Here's what Cat Girl's Day Off is... Continue Reading →
Bethany Griffin: “Mixing the Classics with YA Lit”
Today, we are thrilled to host an exclusive guest blog from Masque of the Red Death author Bethany Griffin on a topic near & dear to our hearts here at Novel Novice: using YA lit to teach the classics in the classroom! Thank you, Bethany, for such a wonderful guest post ... and for all... Continue Reading →
Divergent nation speaks loudly, putting titles in top spots
Veronica Roth's loyal fans have spoken loudly once again, making Insurgent, the much-anticipated sequel to Divergent (in the top spot on the paperback list), number one for the second week. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 INSURGENT, by Veronica Roth. (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A faction war looms in this “Divergent” follow-up. (Ages... Continue Reading →
Divergent nation speaks loudly, putting titles in top spots
Veronica Roth's loyal fans have spoken loudly once again, making Insurgent, the much-anticipated sequel to Divergent (in the top spot on the paperback list), number one for the second week. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 INSURGENT, by Veronica Roth. (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, $17.99.) A faction war looms in this “Divergent” follow-up. (Ages... Continue Reading →
Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Ariel better move over, because there's another little mermaid shaking things up under the sea in Of Poseidon by Anna Banks. Okay, so maybe she's not exactly a mermaid, but Emma -- the heroine of Of Poseidon -- has one fishy story that will have readers swooning for more: Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks
Ariel better move over, because there's another little mermaid shaking things up under the sea in Of Poseidon by Anna Banks. Okay, so maybe she's not exactly a mermaid, but Emma -- the heroine of Of Poseidon -- has one fishy story that will have readers swooning for more: Galen, a Syrena prince, searches land... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Sneak Peek: Masque of the Red Death Book 2
Today, we have a very special treat for you from Masque of the Red Death author Bethany Griffin ... three exclusive sneak peeks at the sequel! Sneak Peek #1: The soft rustling of thousands of wings, at the same time that my nose registers an acrid scent. The darkness of the roof moves restlessly, and... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Sneak Peek: Masque of the Red Death Book 2
Today, we have a very special treat for you from Masque of the Red Death author Bethany Griffin ... three exclusive sneak peeks at the sequel! Sneak Peek #1: The soft rustling of thousands of wings, at the same time that my nose registers an acrid scent. The darkness of the roof moves restlessly, and... Continue Reading →
