• Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Bikes and Banana Splits! Summer Memories with Jason Ancona

    Not participating yet? Click HERE to start! Booyah baby! It’s time for guest post number two! If you missed it, earlier this week Sandra Brannan was here and she shared some summer memories, as well as brought a giveaway! No one has entered that yet (sniffs sadly) so get to to it will you? Today the super fantastic and AWESOME Jason Ancona is here! I LOVE his guest post. If this isn’t quintessential summer, I honestly don’t know what is. Take a look! ************************ Summer Love: Bike Rides, Banana Splits & Books By Jason Ancona As a kid growing up…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Interviewing Pi from The Sext Crime

    Tweet Please welcome the fantastic (and funny) Jason Ancona to the blog today! He’s on a tour to promote his newest book in the Cover Youth Agency Series, aptly titled The Sext Crime. It’s hilarious, I should know, and here’s my review so you can know too. Not that I’m peddling the book or anything *whistles*. Anyway I’m interviewing Pi today! Take a look at this sweet main character and fall in love. I demand it! 1) Hi Pi, welcome to my blog once again! Nice to see you back! Let’s start with a challenge. In a tweet (exactly 140…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: The Sext Crime

    Media Type: Book Title: CYA 2: The Sext Crime Author: Jason Ancona Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 280 Release Date: February 27, 2011 Source: Author ====================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Do awesome dance moves count? HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart SNAP–a girl sexts racy pics of herself. She thought the fun shots would stay between her and her boyfriend. SNAP–an anonymous hacker hijacks her photos. If she doesn’t obey, she’ll be exposed. SNAP–the Covert Youth Agency takes the girl’s case. The agents jump headfirst into Operation: Sext Crime. Their new client has less than a week…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    This or That? with Jason Ancona!

    Today I am once again super pleased to welcome Jason Ancona to my blog! I’ve had the privilage of reviewing both of his books that are out so far, and Debugging Tori Redding was one of my favorite reads of last month. As a special treat, today Jason will share some of his favorites with us in a game of This or That? I’ll give him the floor! *** 1. Light side, or dark side of the force?   Light. Luke and Yoda all the way. 2. Paper books or ebooks?   ebooks. I’m a gadget guy. The future is here. 3. Indoors or…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Debugging Tori Redding

    Fed up with her peers and their loose morals, Tori starts a new school program, the Not So Fast club, a group dedicated to keeping teens from doing everything they want to do–drink, have sex, and rush to grow up. A severe toothache interrupts her plan, sending her to the dentist, where she’s given an emergency root canal. During the surgery, she’s electrocuted and ends up blacking out. When she awakes, her brain has the ability to function like a computer. Tori uses her new skills and aggressive personality to charge up the club. Hated by the entire school, she discovers…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    This or That? with Jason Ancona plus a GIVEAWAY!

    Today I’m happy to welcome Jason Ancona, author of Debugging Tori Redding, to my blog! He’s here to share some of this favorite things with us in This or That? Basically I asked Jason to choose between two items with his favorite one. It’s a great way to get to know an author better, and a great excuse to ask some fun questions. I’ll let him take the wheel. Doesn’t he have a great smile? 1. Light side, or dark side of the force?  Light. Luke and Yoda all the way. 2. Paper books or ebooks?  ebooks. I’m a gadget…

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    Blog Tour: Covert Youth Agency – Pi Character Interview & Giveaway

    Today I’m happy to welcome Pi, the main character of Covert Youth Agency, to my blog for an interview! He’ll be sharing some insight into CYA and himself. Guess what? He even brought an eBook along to give away! What a great guy! If you’re interested in finding out more about this book, you can read my review, or check the end of this post for more links.  1) Hello Pi, and welcome to A Fanatic’s Book Blog. First question, can you describe yourself for us in just one word? Perceptive. 2) The Covert Youth Agency is a really interesting…

  • Book Reviews

    Blog Tour: Covert Youth Agency – The Case of Tangled Love

    An elite group of nerds fight injustices by running a clandestine operation in high school. The C.Y.A., a.k.a. Covert Youth Agency, hacked into the digital school sign and posted their message: – – – If ever you’re in need of help and you have nowhere else to go, seek out the C.Y.A. We’re always watching and we’re here for you – – – Peter “Pi” Samuels, a fourteen-year-old sophomore, runs the shadow operation. Pi’s obsessed with the high school band’s lead violinist, who’s as beautiful as the music she plays. When she contacts the C.Y.A. to find out if her…