One of the over-arching story lines in Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley is the notion that a once-extinct woodpecker has been spotted in the small Arkansas town where Cullen Witter lives. Throughout the book, Cullen is frustrated by the wave of "woodpecker mania" that sweeps his town and takes over the newspaper... Continue Reading →
One of the over-arching story lines in Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley is the notion that a once-extinct woodpecker has been spotted in the small Arkansas town where Cullen Witter lives. Throughout the book, Cullen is frustrated by the wave of "woodpecker mania" that sweeps his town and takes over the newspaper... Continue Reading →
In honor of our May Book of the Month, today we bring you a collection of desktop wallpapers featuring Divergent by Veronica Roth. We hope you enjoy! Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save! (As a courtesy, we ask that you do NOT repost all of these on other websites. Rather, we invite... Continue Reading →
In honor of our May Book of the Month, today we bring you a collection of desktop wallpapers featuring Divergent by Veronica Roth. We hope you enjoy! Just click to view full-size, then right-click to save! (As a courtesy, we ask that you do NOT repost all of these on other websites. Rather, we invite... Continue Reading →
Comic book fans, rejoice! The blockbuster summer movie season kicks off today with the release of Thor, based on the classic Marvel comic book -- and we couldn't be more excited to check out this big screen adaptation. Let's explore just some of the reasons we're pumped about this movie: 1. Thor comes from a... Continue Reading →
Comic book fans, rejoice! The blockbuster summer movie season kicks off today with the release of Thor, based on the classic Marvel comic book -- and we couldn't be more excited to check out this big screen adaptation. Let's explore just some of the reasons we're pumped about this movie: 1. Thor comes from a... Continue Reading →
Are you ready for the Dark Days of Supernatural Summer Tour? HarperTeen has got a great slate of new paranormal books hitting store shelves over the next two months -- and we are so excited to be teaming up with them as the official on-site blogger for the Dark Days of Supernatural Summer Tour stop... Continue Reading →
It's fairly common these days for certain trends to occur in YA lit, especially when one particular book becomes a hot commodity. For example, paranormal romance was all the rage following Twilight, and these days, dystopian fiction is huge after the mega-success of The Hunger Games. But we here at Novel Novice have noticed a... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that we LOVE John Corey Whaley's Where Things Come Back -- but the only problem with reading a book you love so much, is figuring out what the heck to read next. So we asked Corey to share with us his top 5 reading list for folks who, like us, adored Where... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that we LOVE John Corey Whaley's Where Things Come Back -- but the only problem with reading a book you love so much, is figuring out what the heck to read next. So we asked Corey to share with us his top 5 reading list for folks who, like us, adored Where... Continue Reading →
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