Hello faithful Novel Novice followers! It's time for another round up of our most recent contest winners. Black Widow: Red Vengeance - Signed Copy Giveaway The winner of a signed copy of Black Widow: Red Vengeance by Margaret Stohl is Danielle Hammelef Evil Librarian Giveaway The winner of a copy of Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen... Continue Reading →
Though bookish-themed gifts are always great, sometimes you just want to give a loved one an actual book. So with that in mind, here are our picks for the best books to give to everyone on your list this year. For this year's guide, we stuck mostly with books released in the last year or... Continue Reading →
Keep reading after today's review for your chance to win a copy of this book! Prizing & review copy provided by Disney-Hyperion. My opinions are my own. A heartbreaking and stunning book that explores the meaning of friendship and the power of kindness, A List of Cages by Robin Roe is an early 2017 debut... Continue Reading →
Today, we're delighted to be featuring a series of wonderful new picture books that celebrate diversity. Launched in Spain five years ago, NubeOcho began distributing their books in the U.S. earlier this year, and today we're spotlighting two of their most recent titles. Each NubeOcho book focuses on promoting and celebrating respect towards all types... Continue Reading →
What makes a girl go from dreaming of a bakery to screaming, "Off with their heads!" is the premise behind Marissa Meyer's new standalone fantasy, Heartless, tells the "origin story," per se, of Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland and a favorite of the... Continue Reading →
A fascinating new book with a creepy-cool concept, Scythe by Neal Shusterman is definitely a very different book than anything I've read in recent memory. Here's what it's all about: Two teens are forced to murder—maybe each other—in the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving is just a couple days away -- ooooh, I can't wait! -- and that means Christmas is lurking right around the corner. So of course holiday shopping is top of mind, as we think about all the wonderful gifts we'd like to give -- and receive -- this holiday season. Rather than a traditional... Continue Reading →
Today, we're thrilled to be hosting the cover reveal for the new YA novel from author Amber J. Keyser, Pointe, Claw. Before the big reveal, here's more about the book: The body is a battlefield. No one comes out unscathed. Jessie Vale dances in an elite ballet program that requires perfection to land a spot... Continue Reading →
One of the themes that carries through both of Barry Wolverton's Chronicles of the Black Tulip books, The Vanishing Island and The Dragon's Gate, is map-making. Bren's father is a map-maker, and he wants Bren to become one, too. He works for Rand McNally, and in The Dragon's Gate, uses map-making as an excuse to... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite things here at Novel Novice is when we can combine a book that readers LOVE with the opportunity to use it in the classroom. The Chronicles of the Black Tulip series by Barry Wolverton is a perfect example of this. Last year, when The Vanishing Island (book 1) was released, I... Continue Reading →
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