We sat on top of St. Louis Cathedral, on the ledge that went around the base of the tall middle steeple. -A Beautiful Evil, p. 63 History Looking remarkably like a Disney castle, St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans is actually the third church building to sit on that site. The first was a wooden... Continue Reading →
We sat on top of St. Louis Cathedral, on the ledge that went around the base of the tall middle steeple. -A Beautiful Evil, p. 63 History Looking remarkably like a Disney castle, St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans is actually the third church building to sit on that site. The first was a wooden... Continue Reading →
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton is being released during Mardi Gras season. This year, it falls on Feb. 21. Despite being ravaged by hurricanes, Keaton's reimagined New Orleans, New 2, still celebrates Mardi Gras much like we do now. And because I live in Mobile, Alabama (arguably the home... Continue Reading →
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Perhaps not-so-coincidentally, A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton is being released during Mardi Gras season. This year, it falls on Feb. 21. Despite being ravaged by hurricanes, Keaton's reimagined New Orleans, New 2, still celebrates Mardi Gras much like we do now. And because I live in Mobile, Alabama (arguably the home... Continue Reading →
Simons and Schuster was kind enough to share this map they made of the French Quarter in New Orleans, where much of Kelly Keaton's Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil take place. Click on it to see the full-sized version. Below, we've got more in-depth info on the landmarks. Jackson Square: Originally called Place... Continue Reading →
Simons and Schuster was kind enough to share this map they made of the French Quarter in New Orleans, where much of Kelly Keaton's Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil take place. Click on it to see the full-sized version. Below, we've got more in-depth info on the landmarks. Jackson Square: Originally called Place... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new releases in YA: Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of... Continue Reading →
One of the coolest parts of Kelly Keaton's Darkness Becomes Her series is the setting: A hurricane-ravaged New Orleans renamed New 2. Most of the buildings and landmarks mentioned in both Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil are real. And because we're dorks for this sort of thing at Novel Novice, we WENT to New Orleans just... Continue Reading →
One of the coolest parts of Kelly Keaton's Darkness Becomes Her series is the setting: A hurricane-ravaged New Orleans renamed New 2. Most of the buildings and landmarks mentioned in both Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil are real. And because we're dorks for this sort of thing at Novel Novice, we WENT to New Orleans just... Continue Reading →
Looks like a Newbery Award boosted numbers for Jack Gantos, whose MG book Dead End in Norvelt is at no. 6 this week. John Green still occupies the top spot with The Fault in Our Stars, and The Hunger Games is at the top of the series list for the bazillionth week. 🙂 This Week... Continue Reading →
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