Here's a look at today's new YA releases: Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige In this dark, action-packed third book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, Amy Gumm—the new girl from Kansas—must do everything in her power to save Kansas, kill Dorothy, and make Oz a free land once more. Amy... Continue Reading →
A truly inventive and spectacular fantasy series comes to an explosive conclusion in The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski. War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or... Continue Reading →
Today, we are thrilled to be hosting a stop on the official Harper Teen 2016 Summer Blog Tour -- featuring daily spotlights on ALL of the amazing books coming out over the next few months from Harper Teen. PLUS, we've got your code word to enter the AMAZING contest going on throughout the blog tour... Continue Reading →
Fun with words and wordplay abound in Wet Cement by Bob Raczka, a collection of "concrete poems" -- in which the author arranges the words in such a way that they create an illustration, or play off the poem's meaning. The poems included in Wet Cement are short, sweet, and simple ways to introduce poetry... Continue Reading →
If you were a fan of Suzanne Young's Hotel Ruby, meet its middle grade counterpart: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen. The Shining meets "Hotel California" in this supremely creepy middle grade novel about the bizarre things that happen to two girls stranded at a desert inn. Eleven-year-old Quinn has had some bad experiences lately.... Continue Reading →
A story about magic and evil through the eyes of a group of children during the peak of World War II, The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle by Janet Fox is made of the stuff of classic middle grade literature. Something is not right at Rookskill Castle, a rundown Scottish manor shrouded in mystery. The... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at today's new YA releases: Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel. It’s been five years since the events of City... Continue Reading →
We don't want you to miss your next great read! So here's a look back at all of our book reviews from February, just in case you missed any:[wrap-up-posts category="Book Review" month="2" year="2016"]
It's time to announce the winners of our February contests! The Dragon's Gate Cover Reveal To celebrate the reveal of The Dragon's Gate by Barry Wolverton, we offered up one lucky winner a set of Barry's previous books, The Vanishing Island and Neversink. The winner is: Stacy Renee One runner-up also receives The Vanishing Island.... Continue Reading →
An exquisite story about family, love, and loss, Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar is a moving tribute to personal history, and the stories that make us who we are. Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them. . . . While her friends are spending their summers having pool parties and... Continue Reading →
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