Here's a look at today's big new releases in YA: The Calling by Kelley Armstrong Maya Delaney’s paw-print birthmark is the sign of what she truly is—a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly anyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the woods outside her home, Maya... Continue Reading →
With the first book already established as a stellar start to a new series, Veronica Roth's Insurgent takes the phrase "will leave you breathless" to a whole new level. The second book in the Divergent trilogy, Roth has created a stunning new entry in the realm of science fiction and dystopian literature. One choice can... Continue Reading →
With the first book already established as a stellar start to a new series, Veronica Roth's Insurgent takes the phrase "will leave you breathless" to a whole new level. The second book in the Divergent trilogy, Roth has created a stunning new entry in the realm of science fiction and dystopian literature. One choice can... Continue Reading →
We're big fans of Holly Black's Curse Workers series here at Novel Novice, and since we LOVE tying in YA books with education whenever possible, we're also big fans of Simon & Schuster's reading group guides for the first two books in the series. Here's a look at what you'll find in both guides: Reading... Continue Reading →
We're big fans of Holly Black's Curse Workers series here at Novel Novice, and since we LOVE tying in YA books with education whenever possible, we're also big fans of Simon & Schuster's reading group guides for the first two books in the series. Here's a look at what you'll find in both guides: Reading... Continue Reading →
Every year, the American Library Association releases a list of the ten most-challenged books from the past year. These are the books that receive the most formal, written complaints -- for various reasons -- with requests to have them removed from classrooms or libraries. The ALA releases this list to help raise awareness of intellectual... Continue Reading →
We have a new no. 1! Carl Hiaasen's latest middle-grade novel, Chomp, debuts in the top spot. Otherwise, there are no new entrants in chapter books, paperbacks or series. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 CHOMP, by Carl Hiaasen. (Knopf, $16.99.) Life gets wilder for a boy when his father, an animal... Continue Reading →
The Saturday Post has been absent for the last couple of weeks for a variety of reasons that I won't bore you with ... but regardless, it's BACK and let's get on with a recap of the latest YA-related news: * Fans of The Hunger Games were (mostly) bummed to learn this week that director... Continue Reading →
I said it last year, and I'll say it again this year: Kelley Armstrong's The Calling should be a TV series. Almost like a mix between The Vampire Diaries and The X-Files, Armstrong's Darkness Rising series continues just as strongly as it started off with last year's The Gathering. This time, however, the stakes are... Continue Reading →
I said it last year, and I'll say it again this year: Kelley Armstrong's The Calling should be a TV series. Almost like a mix between The Vampire Diaries and The X-Files, Armstrong's Darkness Rising series continues just as strongly as it started off with last year's The Gathering. This time, however, the stakes are... Continue Reading →
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