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YA Appreciation Month: Flash Giveaway

By On August 22, 2009 · 139 Comments · In Giveaways, YA Appreciation Month

The end is here (boo) for our Young Adult Appreciation Month and we go out with a bang! Or rather with one of our …

FLASH GIVEAWAY:

You know the score, a Flash giveaway is a contest that runs for 24 hours only. This time around we have two YA [...]

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Guest Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

By On August 21, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Book Reviews, Guest Review, YA Appreciation Month

A while back – last Christmas, to be exact – I got my buddy Kyle a book.

Actually, let me backtrack.

Kyle is a burgeoning reader; when I first met him, he’d just started to read the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer (in fact, he now has my old copies of the books). And since [...]

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Joint Review: Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale & Nathan Hale

By On August 20, 2009 · 11 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Joint Review, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Rapunzel’s Revenge

Author: Shannon Hale & Dean Hale

Illustrator: Nathan Hale

Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Graphic Novel, Young Adult

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: August 2008
Hardcover: 144 pages

Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel.

Why did we read this book: How could [...]

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Young Adult Appreciation Month: Alexander Gordon Smith on Inspiration and Influences (and a Giveaway)

By On August 20, 2009 · 39 Comments · In Giveaways, Inspirations and Influences, YA Appreciation Month

Alexander Gordon Smith is the writer of the Inventors series for children and the YA/Fantasy Furnace series. I met  Gordon  in London at a Forbidden Planet’s event (the Guillermo del Toro signing) and prompted by his passionate talk about his books, I decided to give Furnace a go and wouldn’t you know, I LOVED [...]

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Joint Review: Wake by Lisa McMann

By On August 20, 2009 · 6 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Joint Review, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Wake

Author: Lisa McMann

Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK)
Publication Date: December 2008 (US) / October 2009 (UK)
Paperback: 224 pages

Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the Dream Catcher (Wake) trilogy.

Why did we read [...]

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Book Review: Everlost by Neal Shusterman

By On August 19, 2009 · 17 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Everlost

Author: Neal Shusterman

Genre: YA (Fantasy/ Paranormal)

Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster Children (UK)
Publishing Date: Nov 6 2007/ Jul 6 2009
Paperback: 384 pages

Stand alone or series: First in the Skinjacker trilogy

Summary: Nick and Allie don’t survive the crash, and now they [...]

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YA Appreciation Month: More Books for the Post-Apocalypse/Dystopian Fan

By On August 18, 2009 · 24 Comments · In YA Appreciation Month

Other Titles for the Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Fan to Try:

I wanted to review many, many more books for YA Appreciation Month, but there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to do so. Instead, I decided to compile a list of some of my favorites and some new titles to try, should you look for [...]

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Double Review: The Giver & Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

By On August 18, 2009 · 21 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Joint Review, YA Appreciation Month

When we were brainstorming our plans for the final week of our YA Appreciation month, we realized the need to do a second Apocalypse/Dystopia day. And, when looking over what titles we both wanted to read, we decided to go with a classic: The Giver by Lois Lowry. As Ana had not yet read this [...]

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YA Appreciation Month: (Post-) Apocalypse/Dystopia Day 2

By On August 18, 2009 · 10 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, 8 Rated Books, 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month

Two weeks ago, we had our first day of Bleak Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Book Goodness – and since we love this genre so much, we decided to have a reprisal. Today, we take a look at some old favorites and new titles about the end of the world as we know it…

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Libyrinth by [...]

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Book Review: Newes from the Dead by Mary Hooper

By On August 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In 6 Rated Books, Book Reviews, YA Appreciation Month

Title: Newes From the Dead

Author: Mary Hooper

Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult

Publisher: Bodley Head Children’s (Random House UK) / Roaring Book Press (Macmillan US)
Publication Date: April 2008 (UK & US)
Hardcover: [...]

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