It's time to announce the winners of our Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly contest. We asked you to tell us your favorite classical musician and your favorite contemporary musician, then we randomly chose five winners to each receive a copy of Revolution. Here are the winners & their responses: Elizabeth T. Chopin & Florence + the... Continue Reading →
Status quo: Newcomers hold steady on best sellers lists
Looks like last week's newcomers are holding steady this week, though there are no new entrants to the top 10 in either chapter books or paperbacks. 😦 I guess everyone was too excited to see Harry Potter to buy books! This Week   Children's Chapter Books Weeks on List 1  THE LOST HERO, by... Continue Reading →
The Saturday Post: In Which I Judge a Book by its Cover
* Nova Ren Suma revealed the cover & official synopsis for her upcoming YA novel Imaginary Girls, and I have to say ... I totally want to read this book based solely on the cover alone. Yes, I just judged a book by its cover. I've been known to do that. But take a look... Continue Reading →
Wildwing & Radiant Darkness: Time Travel Writing Contest
We've been featuring Emily Whitman's Wildwing (and her other book Radiant Darkness) all this week here at Novel Novice -- and now it's your chance to win a copy of the books! The Contest: Since Wildwing is about a girl who travels back in time, we want YOU to imagine you've got a chance to... Continue Reading →
Wildwing & Radiant Darkness: Time Travel Writing Contest
We've been featuring Emily Whitman's Wildwing (and her other book Radiant Darkness) all this week here at Novel Novice -- and now it's your chance to win a copy of the books! The Contest: Since Wildwing is about a girl who travels back in time, we want YOU to imagine you've got a chance to... Continue Reading →
Becca Fitzpatrick: Crescendo Q&A Part 3
This week, we brought you Part 1 and Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Becca Fitzpatrick. She dished to us about Hush, Hush and Crescendo, and even talked a bit about Book 3 (including sharing with us the first sentence)! Today, we've got a video we grabbed with her at Wordstock Festival, in which... Continue Reading →
Becca Fitzpatrick: Crescendo Q&A Part 3
This week, we brought you Part 1 and Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Becca Fitzpatrick. She dished to us about Hush, Hush and Crescendo, and even talked a bit about Book 3 (including sharing with us the first sentence)! Today, we've got a video we grabbed with her at Wordstock Festival, in which... Continue Reading →
Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman: Discussion Questions
We've been featuring Wildwing, the new book by Emily Whitman, all this week here at Novel Novice. But we also want to spend some time today talking about her other book, Radiant Darkness -- a new spin on the tale of Persephone from Greek mythology. First, we want you to read the synopsis (below) to... Continue Reading →
Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman: Discussion Questions
We've been featuring Wildwing, the new book by Emily Whitman, all this week here at Novel Novice. But we also want to spend some time today talking about her other book, Radiant Darkness -- a new spin on the tale of Persephone from Greek mythology. First, we want you to read the synopsis (below) to... Continue Reading →
Becca Fitzpatrick: Crescendo Q&A Part 2
Today, we've got part 2 of our two-part exclusive interview with Hush, Hush and Crescendo author Becca Fitzpatrick. Thanks once again to Becca for taking time away from her ridiculously busy schedule right now to answer all our questions! In case you missed it, be sure to check out Part 1 and keep reading for... Continue Reading →
