“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
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It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana tackles Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, a book that seems to be universally loved…. …except she didn’t like it. Go here to read why.…
Title: Mistwalker Author: Saundra Mitchell Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQIA Publisher: Harcourt Publication Date: February 4 2014 Hardcover: 322 Pages When Willa Dixon’s brother dies on the family lobster boat, her father forbids Willa from stepping foot on the…
Title: Five, Six, Seven, Nate! Author: Tim Federle Genre: Middle Grade, LGBTQIA Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 21 2014 Hardcover: 304 Pages Nate Foster’s Broadway dreams are finally coming true. Armed with a…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar was…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
The results for our February Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 112 votes, the book we will be reading is: The first book of Kate Elliott’s epic Novels of the Jaran, set in an alien-controlled galaxy where a…
Title: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 28 2014 Hardcover: 240 Pages A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect…
Hello everybody and a happy Sunday to all. We are both enjoying some time off this weekend, so this is going to be short and sweet. This Week on The Book Smugglers: On Monday, Ana reviews a new Middle…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews Reflections by Roz Kaveney Go HERE to read her thoughts.…