Our friends at Fallen Archangel are running an AWESOME contest for Valentine's Day featuring Patch & Nora from Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick: A dozen red roses? Nope. A box of chocolates? No way. A stuffed teddy bear. Never. Here at Fallen Archangel we think Patch is a little too dark and brooding for the... Continue Reading →
Do Twilight fans score higher on standardized tests like the SATs and ACTs? If they're using Brian Leaf's books Defining Twilight and Defining New Moon, then the answer is probably YES! See how Leaf's clever idea -- vocabulary workbooks that use Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga books to help teens study -- is paying off big-time:... Continue Reading →
Do Twilight fans score higher on standardized tests like the SATs and ACTs? If they're using Brian Leaf's books Defining Twilight and Defining New Moon, then the answer is probably YES! See how Leaf's clever idea -- vocabulary workbooks that use Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga books to help teens study -- is paying off big-time:... Continue Reading →
As many of you know, I have been busy querying agents in regards to my YA novel, Sublime. But while I wait patiently, I have begun work on a new novel, Go. Gently. Here is the pitch: The story follows two teenagers, Brett and Ed, as they deal with the tragic death of someone extremely... Continue Reading →
In the introduction to Poems of Paul Celan, the translator Michael Hamburger writes: Many of these persons may have no existence or significance outside the poem. It is the poem that creates them or discovers them. My happy interpretation of that? You can make stuff up if you want to. Poetic license. Create new words.... Continue Reading →
Right now, we're giving you lots of chances to win a free copy of Rachel Vincent's My Soul to Save, the second book in her Soul Screamers series. Learn how to win a free copy HERE. Meanwhile, we want to tell you a little more about the book. Here is the official synopsis & the... Continue Reading →
Right now, we're giving you lots of chances to win a free copy of Rachel Vincent's My Soul to Save, the second book in her Soul Screamers series. Learn how to win a free copy HERE. Meanwhile, we want to tell you a little more about the book. Here is the official synopsis & the... Continue Reading →
Lots of new releases today in the world of YA lit ... here's a look: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined… Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has... Continue Reading →
Today, we're kicking off our new feature here at Novel Novice -- Book of the Month. Every month, we'll feature a new or recently released YA book and its author(s). To kick things off, we're starting with Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. We have some exciting goodies planned for February featuring Beautiful... Continue Reading →
Today, we're kicking off our new feature here at Novel Novice -- Book of the Month. Every month, we'll feature a new or recently released YA book and its author(s). To kick things off, we're starting with Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. We have some exciting goodies planned for February featuring Beautiful... Continue Reading →
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