In a society where women and girls are constantly pitted against each other -- both in the real world and in countless forms of entertainment -- Elizabeth Eulberg seeks to take down the girl fight, and remind us that "the other woman" is really Just Another Girl, her newest young adult book. And she does... Continue Reading →
It's release day for Pyromantic by Lish McBride today, the sequel to Firebug and one of my all-time favorite series. It's got loads of snark & sass, the perfect dash of romance, and my favorite combination of all time ever: crime families in YA literature. Seriously, I LOVE organized crime/crime families/the mob/the maffia/etc. in YA... Continue Reading →
Today, I am so happy to be celebrating one the most beloved children's books of all times -- and one of my personal favorites, too -- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. First published in 1969, The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been a perennial favorite and a staple, it would seem, in all childhood... Continue Reading →
A luscious, seductive tale about love, treachery, and war, Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor gives credence to the power of stories and the readers who love them. The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around— and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since... Continue Reading →
Today, we're celebrating both Women's History Month and the delightful new picture book, What's the Big Deal About First Ladies? with a super fun blog post featuring one of my favorite first ladies. What's the Big Deal About First Ladies? by Ruby Shamir and Matt Faulkner explores what it means to be First Lady and... Continue Reading →
An exquisite coming of age story, Just Fly Away by Andrew McCarthy is a study in character of one teen girl in the aftermath of discovering a devastating family secret. When fifteen-year-old Lucy Willows discovers that her father has a child from a brief affair, a eight-year-old boy named Thomas who lives in her own... Continue Reading →
"If only I hadn't ..." "If we had just ..." "If I had only ..." These are the "what ifs" that plague us in the aftermath of a tragedy; when you think of all the little things you and others could have done differently to prevent something, if only you had known. This is the... Continue Reading →
Today we are celebrating Dragonwatch, a new book series from acclaimed author Brandon Mull, set in his popular Fablehaven universe. And we've got an AMAZING contest for you to help celebrate. But first, here's more about Dragonwatch: In the long-awaited sequel to Fablehaven, the dragons who have been kept at the dragon sanctuaries no longer consider... Continue Reading →
Be sure to visit our official blog tour post HERE for an excerpt & your chance to win a signed copy of this book! Contest runs through 3/16. A truly beautiful, touching story about a boy on the autism spectrum and the baby skunk he befriends, A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold is... Continue Reading →
I am so, so, so delighted to be hosting a stop on the official blog tour for A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold -- a truly beautiful, touching story about a boy on the autism spectrum and the baby skunk he befriends. I can't tell you how much I adored this book, but... Continue Reading →
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