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Interviewing Majesty from Kings & Queens
Courtney Vail, author of Kings & Queens, is here today to share a little bit of her characters with us. Majesty is the main character in the story, and she’s quite troubled. You can see that further in her interview, but I’ll let her tell you her story. 1. If you had to describe yourself in one word, which would you choose? One word? Really? One? What kind of interview is this? Weren’t you told I’m a talker? One word. Please. Shut me up now. Um, I guess, runner? Yeah, that’s me. In every sense of the word. Yeah, run…
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It’s shaping up to be a SYNC summer!
In case you missed it last year, SYNC is back and it’s an awesome program! Each week during the summer, between July 1st and September 1st, popular audio book companies offer up FREE titles for you to listen to! The best part? Newer YA books are paired up with Classic texts so that you can enjoy both together and see how they parallel. This year I’m particularly excited about the titles being offered: SYNC Titles Summer 2011 6/23/11 – 6/29/11 Shiver By Maggie Stiefvater Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare 6/30/11-7/6/11 Little Brother by Cory Doctorow The Trial by Franz…
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My Life Undecided Giveaway!
Tweet Well, as you all know, I fell completely in love with Jessica Brody’s My Life Undecided. It was funny, sweet, and down right enjoyable to read! If you haven’t read my review yet, you can find it here. Anyhow, I loved it so much that I was given an opportunity by Macmillan to give a copy away! A huge thank you to them! How cool is that? Up for grabs is one gorgeous copy of My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody! Same as always, to enter, FILL OUT THIS FORM. Only difference is that this time I am providing you…
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Chatting with Zoe from Flying Blind & a giveaway!
Tweet Please welcome to the blog today, Deborah Cooke! She is the author of Flying Blind, which I recently reviewed, and is here to share with us a little more about her main character. Zoe is a spitfire and I loved her! I was able to interview her and get a little more insight into her life. 1) Hi Zoe! Welcome to the blog! If you had to describe yourself in just one word, which one would you choose? I’d say creative. I think my dad would say stubborn. 2) What are your thoughts on being the next Wyvern? I really…
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Celebrating A Need So Beautiful with Random Acts of Kindness!
Tweet In case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know, this gorgeous lady right here is Suzanne Young. One of the nicest, and most talented writers that I have ever had the pleasure to deal with! And you know what? She has also written one of the most breathtaking books I’ve read this year. Oh yes, my friends. If you haven’t yet heard of A Need So Beautiful then you are missing out. Lucky for you, it’s release day! Furthermore, we’re giving you a chance to win it because we love it so much. Yup. That’s love. In…
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Places to visit, with Leah Cypess!
Tweet Please welcome the lovely Leah Cypess! She’s here to promote her newest book, Nightspell, which I completely loved. The best part? We get to see more into Leah’s thought process with a special list. I asked her to share with us the top 5 places that she’d like to visit before she ends her time on this earth. Truth be told? She picked some amazing options! The top sites on my list of “places to visit before you die” are all trips I’ve planned but never got to go on: [1] Istanbul I’m working on a book that takes…
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A Fairy Tale Giveaway!
Tweet OH MY GOODNESS GUYS! Guess what I get to give away today? Can you tell I’m excited? I’ve been drooling over this book/asking people to buy it for me for my birthday for the last month. If the cover of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, isn’t enough to make you want to read it, wait until you read the synopsis. Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen…
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A look into Torn by Erica O’Rourke
Tweet Today I have Erika O’Rourke, author of Torn, here to give us a look into the book. She’s given us a little extra excerpt from the book’s main character, Mo. Mo is quite a fiery and loyal friend. I truly loved her. Take a look at her inner thoughts as she battles with what has just happened. ********** This was supposed to be our best year ever. Verity and me, seniors, our last hurrah before we escaped to New York and started fresh. No more whispers about my family. No more pitying looks. Verity and me, with the world…
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This or That? with Kate Hinderer
Tweet Please welcome Kate Hinderer to the blog today! She is the author of Aurora Undefined, which is currently on an epic blog tour, and I’m happy to have her stop by Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile. I asked Kate a series of questions, and let her choose her answer. She was sweet enough to even give us a little bit of background! Let’s read, shall we? Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate? – I don’t eat chocolate. Since I was little it never agreed with me and now it actually gives me headaches. Weird, right?! Baking or cooking? – I actually love…
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Book Review: My Life Undecided
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: My Life Undecided Author: Jessica Brody Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: June 7, 2011 Source: Publisher ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart PLEASE READ THIS! MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! Okay, maybe that was a bit melodramatic, but I’m sorry, I’m feeling a bit melodramatic at the moment. Here’s the deal. My name is Brooklyn Pierce, I’m fifteen years old, and I am decisionally challenged. Seriously, I can’t remember the last good decision I made. I can remember plenty of…