Title: The Testing Author: Joelle Charbonneau Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Publication Date: June 2013 Hardcover: 336 Pages Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s get straight to business, shall we? The Book Smugglers’ Newsletter: BEA has come and gone, and we’re finally back on schedule (sort of). Our newsletter is ready to go out tomorrow, so if…
“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 a new book from a favourite author: The Daughter Star is the first in a new series from Susan Jane Bigelow and it.Is.Awesome. Go here to see…
Title: Mirage Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick Publication Date: March 2013 Hardcover: 368 Pages A thrilling sequel from an exciting new voice in middle-grade sci-fi tracks two ocean-born children braving the dangers of…
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
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)…
Title: The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic Author: Jennifer Trafton and Brett Helquist (Illustrator) Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Dial Publication date: December 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge leads (much to her chagrin) a very dull…
Title: Joyland Author: Stephen King Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller (Ghosts/Horror) Publisher: Hard Case Crime Publication Date: June 2013 Paperback: 283 Pages Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in…
Hello everybody. Ana here: I’ve been back from BEA and NY for over a week now but still feel like I need more rest. Anyone else suffering post-BEA exhaustion? Giveaway Winners: We’ve got a few to announce! The winner…
