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)…
Middle Grade
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…
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…
Today, we are thrilled to host a stop on the blog tour for the UK release of The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by the incomparable Catherynne M. Valente. We are huge fans…
Title: Better Nate Than Ever Author: Tim Federle Genre: Middle Grade, LGBT Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR Publication Date: February 2013 Hardcover: 288 pages Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he’s wanted to star in a Broadway…
Ana’s Smugglivus 2013 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: Anne Ursu,…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2013! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2013, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2014. Who: James Ponti,…
Old School Wednesdays Readalong: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
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 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…