Title: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom Author: Written by Christopher Healy, Illustrated by Tod Harris Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 293 Pages (US) nter a world…
Yay! This is very cool: our first post for Kirkus is up and running! It’s a review of Railsea the new YA novel by award-winning author China Miéville: A snippet from the review: When invited to go on a…
Title: The Hunt Author: Andrew Fukuda Genre: Dystopia, Horror, Post-Apocalypse, Young Adult, Vampires Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 293 Pages (US) Don’t Sweat. Don’t Laugh. Don’t draw attention to…
Title: Bitterblue Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (US) / Gollancz (UK) Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 547 Pages Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a…
After a few disappointing reads in the past few weeks, I was in need of some well-deserved comfort reading and some laid-back review-writing. So, I turned to the always reliable Diana Wynne Jones. Title: Eight Days of Luke Author:…
Title: The Killing Moon Author: N. K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy, PoC, LGBT Publisher: Orbit Publication date: May 1 2012 Paperback: 448 pages In the city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Along its ancient stone streets, where time…
Title: Silence Author: Michelle Sagara Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: DAW Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 256 Pages It began in the graveyard… Ever since her boyfriend Nathan had died in a tragic accident, Emma had been…
Title: The Chaos Author: Nalo Hopinkson Genre: Speculative Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: April 17th 2012 Hardcover: 256 pages Sixteen-year-old Scotch struggles to fit in—at home she’s the perfect daughter, at school she’s…
Title: Insurgent Author: Veronica Roth Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: May 2012 Hardcover: 525 Pages One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in…
Title: A Greyhound of a Girl Author: Roddy Doyle Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Amulet/ Marion Lloyd Publication date: May 1st 2012 Hardcover: 208 pages Mary O’Hara is a sharp and cheeky 12-year-old Dublin schoolgirl who is bravely facing…
