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Book Recs from Kristen Tracy
This lovely, smiling author is Kristen Tracy! The author of many books, her newest one is on tour with The {Teen} Book Scene and is called Sharks & Boys. How could you go wrong? Man eating predators and boys? Hmm…sounds kind of one in the same. Anyhow Kristen is here today to share books she would recommend to her past self! I loved these. I would have told my five-year-old self that all the Disney books I was reading were actually based on other stories. So don’t expect Goofy to appear in later retellings of Jack and the Beanstalk. I would…
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Book Review: A Need So Beautiful
Media Type: Book Title: A Need So Beautiful Author: Suzanne Young Publisher: Balzer & Bray Pages: Hardcover; 272 Release Date: June 1, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS =================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart We all want to be remembered. Charlotte’s destiny is to be Forgotten… Charlotte’s best friend thinks Charlotte might be psychic. Her boyfriend thinks she’s cheating on him. But Charlotte knows what’s really wrong: She is one of the Forgotten, a kind of angel on earth, who feels the Need—a powerful, uncontrollable draw to help someone, usually a stranger.…
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2011 Beach Reads Summer Challenge!
It’s that time of year again….SUMMER! The time in which we all worship the sun god, and read copious amounts of books, hopefully at the beach. This means it’s also time for the 2011 Beach Reads Summer Challenge! I hosted this last year with a few other awesome bloggers. They were busy this year, so it’s all me. However I have been working hard and I’m hoping that you’ll enjoy the lineup of games, prizes and awesome guest posts I have scheduled for the next two months! ********** Now, down to the details. Timeline: The challenge will run from July…
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Book Review: Aurora Undefined
Media Type: Book Title: Aurora Undefined Author: Kate Hinderer Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 211 Release Date: March 10, 2011 Source: Author/TBS ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Aurora is entering her senior year and everything around her seems to be falling apart. Her best friend has joined the cool crowd and she struggles to grapple with the loss. But when tragedy strikes, Aurora realizes what loss is really all about and how moving on becomes a fight of the will, mind and heart. Add it on: Goodreads /…
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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…