Ah, Smugglivus, we meet again, our old friend! It’s almost unthinkable that 2013 has basically come and gone, and it’s already time to once again start our month-long celebration of all things bookish and geeky! But here we are:…
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“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…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana reviews Twinmaker by Sean Williams – a futuristic, dystopian SciFi featuring body transmitters: BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY (sorry, this was inevitable). Go here to get the full scoop.…
The results for our January Old School Wednesdays Readalong are in! After 106 votes, the book we will be reading is: The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that will be in movie theaters on November 15, 2013, Markus…
Title: The Thing About Luck Author: Cynthia Kadohata Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade, PoC Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 288 Pages There is bad luck, good luck, and making your own luck—which is exactly…
“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…
THE END (of the year) IS NEAR. November is almost over, Smugglivus is just around the corner (yay!) and I am FREAKING OUT. Every year is the same vicious circle: Day Job becomes increasingly demanding before Christmas, I get…
Title: Blackberry Blue Author: Jamila Gavin (illustrated by Richard Collingridge) Genre: Fairytales Publisher: Tamarind Publication Date: November 7 2013 Hardcover: 240 Pages Prepare to enter a world of magicians, enchanted forests, talking animals and wicked witches . . .…
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Contemporary YA Round-up: The Blonde of the Joke by Bennett Madison & Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin
Another quick round-up of recent reads – Contemporary YA this time (can you tell I am catching up with ALL THE THINGS before the end of the year?) “There are three and only three rules for shoplifting,” Francie instructed…
Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! Who is ready for Doctor Who this week? I AM! Did you guys watch the mini-prequel episode featuring HOW THE WAR DOCTOR CAME TO BE? If not, you really, really should. The entire thing…
