“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 cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Young Adult
Title: Behemoth Author: Scott Westerfeld Genre: Steampunk/ YA Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK/ Simon & Schuster Children (US) Publication Date: October 1st 2010 (UK)/ October 5th 2010 (US) Hardcover: 496 pages Stand alone or series: Book two in the…
Title: The Exiled Queen Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Hyperion (Disney) Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 592 pages You can’t always run from danger… Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys…
Title: Ascendant Author: Diana Peterfreund Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy (Urban/Contemporary), Unicorns Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 400 pages Now a fully trained unicorn hunter, Astrid Llewelyn is learning that she can’t solve all her problems with…
Title:Gentlemen Author: Michael Northrop Genre: Horror/Thriller YA Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: April 2009 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone Micheal, Tommy, Mixer, and Bones aren’t just from the wrong side of the tracks–they’re from the…
Guest Author & Giveaway: Jeri Smith-Ready on Inspirations and Influences
“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 cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Title: The Glass Maker’s Daughter Author: V. Briceland Genre: Fantasy (YA) Publisher: Flux Publication date: April 2009 Paperback: 312 pages Magic lies at the heart of Cassaforte, medieval city of bewitchments and intrigue. Cassaforte is home to sixteen-year-old Risa…
Today, we are proud to be a stop on Ivy Devlin’s Low Red Moon blog tour with a guest post from the author on her inspirations and influences for writing the book. About the book Avery Hood is reeling…
Book Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau – Banks by E. Lockhart
Title:The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Author: E. Lockhart Genre: Contemporary / YA Publisher: Hyperion Publication date: March 2008 Hardcover/ Paperback 352 pages Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club.Her father’s “bunny rabbit.” A mildly geeky girl attending a…
Title: Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 390 Pages Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of…