Upcoming trends in YA
according to YALSA’s blog The Hub. I think a lot of the bloggers are spot on with their predictions. Given the popularity of The Hunger Games at the moment, it … Continue reading
Books that Rock: Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Book Two in the Divergent trilogy)
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to … Continue reading
The Week in Review: April 15-22 2012
Hello, friends! It’s been a good long while since I’ve done one of these posts, but never has a week been so full of exciting book AND music happenings that … Continue reading
Want a sneak peak of Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Boys?
Wish granted! I just love how generous my favorite authors have been here recently with the teasers of their upcoming books (though I don’t like the fact that I have … Continue reading
Oh, publishers, what were you thinking?
I can name you any number of terrible examples of cover art in the Young Adult lit field (the genre is notorious for some extremely poor choices in design — … Continue reading
The wait-list for The Hunger Games a mile long at your library? Grab one of these books instead!
So unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, that Hunger Games movie came out and has pretty much blown away everyone who has seen … Continue reading
Here’s a Reading Challenge I can get behind
Join The Hub for the first Best of the Best Reading Challenge | American Libraries Magazine. Participants will be challenged to read as many titles as they can from YALSA’s 2012 award … Continue reading
And Then Things Fall Apart by Arlaina Tibensky
Keek and her boyfriend just had their Worst Fight Ever; her best friend heinously betrayed her; her parents are divorcing; and her mom’s across the country caring for her newborn … Continue reading
Calling all present and future Melina Marchetta fans . . .
. . . because I refuse to entertain the notion that there is such a thing as a former fan of this talented author. Ahem. Have you heard about the … Continue reading
What is your Hunger Games name?
I think my favorite has been Woof Crabapple, a tribute from District 11 who was killed by crippling ennui. That boredom, you know, gets you every time.
So you’ve exhausted your supply of Melina Marchetta titles . . .
. . . but you’re still in the mood for something like Finnikin of the Rock, or The Piper’s Son, or Jellicoe Road? Well, you’ve come to the right place because … Continue reading
