We celebrated Banned Books Week September 24 - October 1, 2011 by asking you to share action shots of yourselves reading banned and challenged books. Thanks to those of you who shared photos! The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harry Potter... Continue Reading →
Every Friday during our countdown to Swear by Nina Malkin, we’re offering up fun trivia questions based on the first book — Swoon — for your chance to win a set of both books! (And hey, if you already have your own copy of Swoon — you can give the extra one to a friend,... Continue Reading →
Every Friday during our countdown to Swear by Nina Malkin, we’re offering up fun trivia questions based on the first book — Swoon — for your chance to win a set of both books! (And hey, if you already have your own copy of Swoon — you can give the extra one to a friend,... Continue Reading →
We are hosting another contest this week to celebrate the release of Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick -- and we have a prize for those of you completely new to the series, and a prize for those of you fans anticipating Silence! So keep reading for details: The Contest: Just fill out the Novel Novice Hush,... Continue Reading →
We are hosting another contest this week to celebrate the release of Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick -- and we have a prize for those of you completely new to the series, and a prize for those of you fans anticipating Silence! So keep reading for details: The Contest: Just fill out the Novel Novice Hush,... Continue Reading →
On his website, This Dark Endeavor author Kenneth Oppel writes: In his youth, Victor Frankenstein kept a sketchbook, in which we can find some clues about his life and secret adventures -- as chronicled in THIS DARK ENDEAVOR... Throughout his blog, you can find various recreations of Victor's sketchbook (actually drawn by Ken's wife, Sophia!)... Continue Reading →
On his website, This Dark Endeavor author Kenneth Oppel writes: In his youth, Victor Frankenstein kept a sketchbook, in which we can find some clues about his life and secret adventures -- as chronicled in THIS DARK ENDEAVOR... Throughout his blog, you can find various recreations of Victor's sketchbook (actually drawn by Ken's wife, Sophia!)... Continue Reading →
Every Thursday as we countdown to Swear by Nina Malkin, we’ll be bringing you part of our Q&A with her — including our questions, YOUR questions & some flash questions. Here is part 3: Reader Question: Did Dice really have a thing for Pen? What was Pen’s connection to Sin in appearance, and why was... Continue Reading →
Every Thursday as we countdown to Swear by Nina Malkin, we’ll be bringing you part of our Q&A with her — including our questions, YOUR questions & some flash questions. Here is part 3: Reader Question: Did Dice really have a thing for Pen? What was Pen’s connection to Sin in appearance, and why was... Continue Reading →
Here at Novel Novice, we're firm believers in being able to use fun, popular, contemporary YA novels in the classroom. We think there's no reason to force students to read the same boring old books, when teachers could combine their required curriculum with the books teens actually WANT to read. And last year, we spent... Continue Reading →
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