To date, Ana has been the one with a monopoly on these “I Love This Series” posts – but finally it is my turn! *insert evil cackle*
Today, I’d like to tell you a bit about a series called the “Sisters of the Sword” by Maya Snow. The series currently comprises three titles: Sisters of [...]
Joint Review: A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott
Author: Zetta Elliott
Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Date: March 2009
Paperback: 254 Pages
Fifteen-year old Genna Colon believes wishes can come true. Frustrated by the drug dealers in her building, her family’s cramped apartment, [...]
Title: The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian
Author: Sherman Alexie / Art by Ellen Forney
Genre: YA/ Contemporary
Publisher: Little, Brown (US)/Andersen Press (UK)
Publication Date: Re-print April 2009 (US)/ June 2008 (UK)
Paperback: 288 pages
Author: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Genre: YA/Contemporary
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic
Publication date: January 1st 2010
Hardcover: 272 pages
For middle schooler Reggie McKnight, being called “Pukey” is the least of his problems. School elections are coming up, but he’s as [...]
Author: Cindy Pon
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Publication Date: April 2009
Hardcover: 352 Pages
No one wanted Ai Ling. And deep down she is relieved—despite the dishonor she has brought upon her family—to be unbetrothed and free, not some stranger’s [...]
Welcome to another Sunday edition of our Smugglers’ Stash & News.
We shall start with some excellent news:
The Mysterious Benedict Society covers to be “Adjusted”:
The School Library Journal reported on the 26th that Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will be [...]
Author: Dia Reeves
Genre: YA/ UF
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: January 2010
Hardcover: 464 pages
Love can be a dangerous thing….Hanna simply wants to be loved. With a head plagued by hallucinations, a medicine cabinet full of pills, and a closet [...]
Following Bloomsbury’s Whitewashing Cover Fiasco ’09-’10 (Justine Larbalestier’s Liar and Jaclyn Dolamore’s Magic Under Glass), readers were able to make some small positive change resulting in the publisher’s book jacket retraction and subsequent re-issuance of new, race-conscious covers.
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