It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews Urban Fantasy (with a twist of historical fantasy) novel Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein. With only some reservations, Thea loved this book for…
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Title: Ask the Passengers Author: A. S. King Genre: Contemporary, LGQTB, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication date: October 23 Hardcover: 296 pages Astrid Jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mother’s pushiness and her father’s lack…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Drama Author: Raina Telgemeier Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade, Graphic Novel Publisher: GRAPHIX Publication date: September 1st 2012 Paperback: 240 pages Raina Telgemeier, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Eisner Award winner, SMILE, brings us her next…
Title: Adaptation Author: Malinda Lo Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 2012 Hardcover: 400 pages Reese can’t remember anything from the time between the accident and the day she…
Title: Walk Two Moons Author: Sharon Creech Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: First published in 1994 Paperback: 288 pages As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe’s outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold —…
Title: Ungifted Author: Gordon Korman Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Balzer & Bray Publication date: August 21 2012 Hardcover: 288 pages The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It’s usually more like Don’t…
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Book Review Multi-Feature: Twelve Minutes to Midnight, The Wednesdays, Godless and The Interrogation of Gabriel James
You know when you read a good, entertaining book but you don’t really have a lot to say about it? This is the case with these four books. Because I don’t have loads to say about them I thought…
Title: Liar & Spy Author: Rebecca Stead Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Publication date: August 7 Hardcover: 192 pages At the moment, Georges has a lot going on. Dad was laid off so Mom has…
Title: Preloved Author: Shirley Marr Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Black Dog Books Publication date: April 2012 Paperback: 272 pages If you had a second chance at love, would you do it all over again? Amy has enough to…
