Today, we're delighted to share a guest blog from S.R. Johannes, the author of the YA adventure Untraceable and a new middle grade book, On the Bright Side. Thanks for stopping by, Shelli! * * * The Challenge in Writing for Tweens Tweens are a special group of girls. They hold that space in between... Continue Reading →
Brandon Mull's latest book, Seeds of Rebellion, takes the top spot on this week's best sellers list. It's the second book in his middle-grade fantasy Beyonders series. The first is A World Without Heros. There's also a newcomer to the series list: The Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks... Continue Reading →
Brandon Mull's latest book, Seeds of Rebellion, takes the top spot on this week's best sellers list. It's the second book in his middle-grade fantasy Beyonders series. The first is A World Without Heros. There's also a newcomer to the series list: The Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks... Continue Reading →
It's the final set of match-ups today in Round 2 of YA March Madness! Yesterday's Results: Hush, Hush edged out a victory over The Iron Knight ... Meanwhile, Paranormalcy took a narrow lead over Hourglass for a very close race!
It's finally here. No, you're not dreaming. The Hunger Games movie is finally in theaters. Maybe you saw it at midnight. Maybe you're going today or this weekend. But it's finally here ... after so much dreaming and waiting, the movie has arrived. And to celebrate, we have one final contest for you guys ...... Continue Reading →
It's finally here. No, you're not dreaming. The Hunger Games movie is finally in theaters. Maybe you saw it at midnight. Maybe you're going today or this weekend. But it's finally here ... after so much dreaming and waiting, the movie has arrived. And to celebrate, we have one final contest for you guys ...... Continue Reading →
Today, we bring you part 2 of our recommendations for great Middle Grade books -- featuring books we couldn't quite fit into our Middle Grade March schedule. (See part 1 here!) Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell Dork Diaries follows eighth grader Nikki Maxwell as she chronicles through text and sketches her move to a... Continue Reading →
Round 2 continues today with two new match-ups between some of our favorite YA books ... Yesterday's Results: Daughter of Smoke & Bone beat out The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by a narrow margin ... and in a match-up of the dystopian heavy weights, Divergent beat out Delirium.
Since we like to focus on using YA books in the classroom whenever possible here at Novel Novice, it should come as no surprise that we often hear from teachers looking to incorporate The Hunger Games into their curriculum. Earlier this week, we shared our study guide questions for the book & some other classroom activities.... Continue Reading →
Since we like to focus on using YA books in the classroom whenever possible here at Novel Novice, it should come as no surprise that we often hear from teachers looking to incorporate The Hunger Games into their curriculum. Earlier this week, we shared our study guide questions for the book & some other classroom activities.... Continue Reading →
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