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Fictional Places with Elizabeth Isaacs, AND A GIVEAWAY!
Elizabeth Isaacs, author of The Light of Asteria, is here to share a little bit about herself! I asked her what 10 fictional places she’d visit if she could. Tough question right? Well I think she chose amazingly well, if I do say so myself. Take a look! 10. Whoville from How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss— Not just whoville, pretty much any world of Theodore Geisel. I’d really love to see where the Lorax lives, or Mulberry street. What about where Horton lives, or a place where they eat green eggs and ham? Number ten is devoted…
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Interviewing Eileen Cook! (SQUEE!)
OH MY GOSH guys! Guess who is here? The amazing, fantastic, fantabulous….EILEEN COOK! *flails* She’s here to answer some of my crazy questions, and I adore her for it. I can ask some odd ones, but she rolled with the punches. Without further ado, I give her the floor! 1) Hi Eileen and welcome! I am SO excited to have you on my blog! *flails* Ahem, now then. A challenge. If you could only eat one color food for the rest of your life, what color would you choose? *flails back* So excited to be here! Although it isn’t very pretty I…
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Talking books with Angela Carlie!
Please welcome Angela Carlie to the blog! She is the author of Land of Corn Chips, which I will be reviewing this Friday. A huge thanks to her for coming by! She’ll be sharing with us some of the books we might find on her shelves, which honestly I’m smitten about. I love seeing other people’s bookshelves! Hi Jessica! I’m so happy to be guest posting on your blog to discuss some of the books in my library. I’m very fortunate to have many books in my library (electronic and paper) that I absolutely adore. Lately, I only seem to…
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Meet Jennifer Brown!
This lovely lady right here is Jennifer Brown! She’s the author of many books, including Hate List and Bitter End. Today Jennifer is here to share with us a little bit about herself in an author interview! I tried to ask her some fun questions so you could all get to know the quirky parts about her! 1) Hi Jennifer and welcome! Let’s start with something fun! I loved the fact that in your recent online book launch party you shared a craft and a recipe to go with your characters :). Are you a crafty person or a chef at…
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A song from a movie anyone? Chatting with Julie Halpern!
Julie Halpern is the author of Into the Wild Nerd Yonder, Get Well Soon, and now Don’t Stop Now. (Loved this book, you can read my review here.) She’s here to today to share with us her favorite soundtracks from movies in a top tens list. Ever wondered what Julie Halpern loves listening to? Well here’s your answer. I had trouble choosing specific songs, so I am making this my favorite soundtracks. They are favorites because I love them both within and without the movies they are from. The Breakfast Club Pretty in Pink Some Kind of Wonderful – See…
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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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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…