Happy book birthday to our featured title this week, The Coming of the Dragon by Rebecca Barnhouse! Our thanks to her for answering our questions -- and giving us a peek inside her vast knowledge of mythology. Plus, she answers a question about YA that's been building since a little book called Twilight was published. __________... Continue Reading →
This week for our October Book of the Month, we're deviating from The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan to focus on her other book, Flash Burnout. We wrote earlier this year about what we love about this book -- but we thought this was a fitting time to remind you what's so great about Flash... Continue Reading →
This week for our October Book of the Month, we're deviating from The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan to focus on her other book, Flash Burnout. We wrote earlier this year about what we love about this book -- but we thought this was a fitting time to remind you what's so great about Flash... Continue Reading →
A slew of new stills have surfaced from Part 1 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The film, which hits theaters this November, looks to be a real crowd pleaser. You can check out even more new stills by visiting The Leaky Cauldron!
Here at Novel Novice we're big supporters of using popular and enriching YA literature in the classroom. Under our classroom tab, you can find many unit plans designed by staff members and lessons design by teachers who frequent the site. In this tradition, we will be hosting two new weekly columns here at Novel Novice. I... Continue Reading →
Here at Novel Novice we're big supporters of using popular and enriching YA literature in the classroom. Under our classroom tab, you can find many unit plans designed by staff members and lessons design by teachers who frequent the site. In this tradition, we will be hosting two new weekly columns here at Novel Novice. I... Continue Reading →
You know Kaleb Nation, right? He makes funny YouTube videos. He was the Twilight Guy Blogger (and now the Shiver Guy blogger). He makes up songs. He dresses up as a pirate and goes on Chatroulette. He also writes books. About magic and gnomes. Well, we had the pleasure of meeting & briefly hanging out... Continue Reading →
While we usually feature YA on Novel Novice, we also like to highlight noteworthy Middle Grade titles, as well. All this week we'll be focusing on The Coming of the Dragon by Dr. Rebecca Barnhouse, who teaches in the English Department at Youngstown State University. Her latest book was written and edited as Young Adult,... Continue Reading →
While we usually feature YA on Novel Novice, we also like to highlight noteworthy Middle Grade titles, as well. All this week we'll be focusing on The Coming of the Dragon by Dr. Rebecca Barnhouse, who teaches in the English Department at Youngstown State University. Her latest book was written and edited as Young Adult,... Continue Reading →
Okay, sure, our October Book of the Month is The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan -- but we are also HUGE fans of Lisa's first book, Flash Burnout, and thought we'd spend some time this week featuring it here on Novel Novice! Today, we're starting with a short introduction to the book & what it's... Continue Reading →
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