One of my favorite authors (and nicest people ever) is Lisa Schroeder. I adore her YA novels in verse, and her middle grade books It's Raining Cupcakes and Sprinkles & Secrets are the sweetest (pun intended) and most beloved middle grade books I've read in recent years. I'll even go so far as to call... Continue Reading →
Are you ready for The Hunger Games movie? The movie comes out in just less than two weeks here in the U.S., and we're counting down the final days in a big way here at Novel Novice. Starting tomorrow, we'll have a new Hunger Games post every weekday here at Novel Novice -- including a... Continue Reading →
Are you ready for The Hunger Games movie? The movie comes out in just less than two weeks here in the U.S., and we're counting down the final days in a big way here at Novel Novice. Starting tomorrow, we'll have a new Hunger Games post every weekday here at Novel Novice -- including a... Continue Reading →
Lauren Oliver is having a very good week. The paperback of Delirium, the first in her series, is at no. 8 on the paperback list, and its sequel, Pandemonium, debuts at no. 4. The top paperback goes to Veronica Roth, author of Divergent. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 THE INVENTION OF... Continue Reading →
Lauren Oliver is having a very good week. The paperback of Delirium, the first in her series, is at no. 8 on the paperback list, and its sequel, Pandemonium, debuts at no. 4. The top paperback goes to Veronica Roth, author of Divergent. This Week Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1 THE INVENTION OF... Continue Reading →
* Attention Harry Potter fans! We are thrilled to share that Pottermore plans to open to everyone starting in early April ... that's next month! Wands at the ready! * We are so, so, so excited to share the news that A Good Boy is Hard to Find by Suzanne Young is now available as... Continue Reading →
I'm super excited about Tuesday's release of the new book Starters by Lissa Price, the first in a two-book series. Today, I've got an exclusive Q&A with Lissa. See part one below, then head over to my Hunger Games Examiner column to see the rest! The idea of "borrowing" someone else's body for any length... Continue Reading →
I'm super excited about Tuesday's release of the new book Starters by Lissa Price, the first in a two-book series. Today, I've got an exclusive Q&A with Lissa. See part one below, then head over to my Hunger Games Examiner column to see the rest! The idea of "borrowing" someone else's body for any length... Continue Reading →
When I was about ten years old, I wanted nothing more than to be a babysitter. I wanted to organize all my clients in an index card file box and earn a little extra cash. And the reason for this passionate desire was rooted solely in one of my favorite book series: The Babysitter's Club.... Continue Reading →
Dystopian fiction is everywhere these days, especially on the YA shelves. But when it's done well, it deserves to be given a major shout-out to help it stand out from the crowd -- and that's certainly the case with Starters by Lissa Price: Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between... Continue Reading →
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