Welcome to our latest guest post in the YAAM – 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we invited authors from different genres to write about the books and the genres they write. Today’s guest…
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Joint Review: Plain Kate by Erin Bow
Title: Plain Kate Author: Erin Bow Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can…
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Guest Authors & Giveaway: Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson 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: WE Author: John Dickinson Genre: Science Fiction, “Young Adult” Publisher: David Fickling Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2010 Paperback: 288 pages Paul Munro must leave Earth. He is sent to a station at the edge of the solar…
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Book Review: John Belushi is Dead by Kathy Charles
Title: John Belushi is Dead (US)/ Hollywood Ending (AUS) Author: Kathy Charles Genre: YA/ Contemporary Publisher: Text (AUS) / MTV (US) Publication Date: 2009 (AUS) / August 24 2010 (US) Paperback: 320 pages IN THE END WE ALL FADE…
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Book Review & Giveaway: Dark Life by Kat Falls
Title: Dark Life Author: Kat Falls Genre: Post-apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / August 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 304 Pages The oceans rose up, swallowing up…
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Book Review & Giveaway: Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier
Title: Zombies vs. Unicorns Authors: Team Unicorn edited by Holly Black – Kathleen Duey, Meg Cabot, Garth Nix, Margo Lanagan, Naomi Novik & Diana Peterfreund; Team Zombie edited by Justine Larbalestier – Libba Bray, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Clare,…
YA Appreciation Month 2010
Zombies vs. Unicorns: Carrie Ryan and Diana Peterfreund Fight TO THE DEATH!!!11!!1
Welcome to our sixth guest post of YAAM, the 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we have invited authors from different genres to write articles about the books and the genres they write. Today’s…
Alas, it is our fifth and final week of Young Adult Appreciation Month! But fret not, because we have some awesomeness planned to send YAAM out with a bang. Giveaway Winner: We haz one. The lucky winner of our…
For the past few weeks, we have been celebrating all things YA with loads of reviews, interviews, guest posts and giveaways. Now it is time to open the floor to YOU, so that you can be part of the…
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YA Appreciation Month – A Chat with Malinda Lo
Welcome to our latest guest post in the YAAM – 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we invited authors from different genres to write about the books and the genres they write. Today’s guest…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews YA Appreciation Month 2010
Book Review: The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee
Title: The Body at the Tower Author: Y.S. Lee Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Victorian Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 352 Pages Orphan Mary Quinn works for the Agency, a secret spy organization run by…
Inspirations and Influences YA Appreciation Month 2010
Notorious Victorians (T2T) Blog Tour: Guest Author Y.S. Lee
Welcome to our fourth guest post of YAAM, the 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we have invited authors from different genres to write articles about the books and the genres they write. Today…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review YA Appreciation Month 2010
Joint Review & Giveaway: The Thief-Taker’s Apprentice by Stephen Deas
Title: The Thief Taker’s Apprentice Author: Stephen Deas Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Gollancz YA Publication Date: August 2010 Paperback: 320 pages Berren has lived in the city all his life. He has made his way as a thief,…
Title: Inside Out Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian, Science Fiction Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: April 2010 Paperback: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in a planned series Keep Your Head Down. Don’t Get…
Title: Freak Show Author: James St James Genre: YA/ Contemporary/ LGBT Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication date: May 2007 (first edition) Paperback: 304 pages Meet Billy Bloom, new student at the ultra-white, ultra-rich, ultra-conservative Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy and drag…
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Book Review: I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip by John Donovan
Title: I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip Author: John Donovan Genre: YA/ Contemporary/LGBT Publisher: Flux Publication Date 40th anniversary edition – September 2010 Paperback: 240 pages When the grandmother who raised him dies, Davy Ross, a…
Oh hello there, 4th week of YAAM! You look NICE! Mockingjay Fever: It looks like everyone has the Mockingjay fever – the release is so close you can practically taste it! – and a group of intrepid bloggers and…
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What She Said: Hero & Bleeding Violet
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has already read and reviewed. The idea arose because of the dilemma that if one of us…
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YA Appreciation Month – Guest Author: Sarah Rees Brennan on Why YA
Welcome to our third guest post in the YAAM – 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we invited authors from different genres to write articles about the books and the genres they write. Today’s…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Smuggler Specialties YA Appreciation Month 2010
Book Review: How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Title: How I Live Now Author: Meg Rosoff Genre: YA/ Dystopian Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books (US)/ Puffin (UK) Publication Date:April 2006 / June 2010 (UK – re edition) Paperback: 194 pages “Every war has turning points and every person…
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Book Review: The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman
Title: The Other Side of the Island Author: Allegra Goodman Genre: Dystopia, Post-Apocalypse, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: RazorBill Publication Date: September 2008 Hardcover: 272 Pages From New York Times bestselling author Allegra Goodman comes a post apocalyptic novel…
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Book Review: My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
Title:My Most Excellent Year Author: Steve Kluger Genre: YA: Contemporary, LGBT Publisher: Speak Publication date: February 2009 Paperback: 416 pages Best friends and unofficial brothers since they were six, ninth-graders T.C. and Augie have got the world figured out.…
Title: Salt Author: Maurice Gee Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Orca Book Publishers Publication Date: October 2009 Hardcover: 272 Pages In a dangerous world, Deep Salt strikes terror into the heart of…
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Book Review: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (or Dreaming of Amelia) by Jaclyn Moriarty
Title: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (US)/ Dreaming of Amelia Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (US) / Macmillan Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: June 2010 / April 2010 Paperback:(UK) 400 pages / HC (US):…