Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Catalogue of the Universe by Margaret Mahy
Welcome, everyone, to a brand new weekly Smugglerific feature: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both of us were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of new and shiny…
Title: Indigo’s Star Author: Hilary McKay Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: 2003 Paperback: 244 pages It’s back to school for the start of a new term, and the eccentric Cassons are up…
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Thea’s Smugglivus 2012 Feats of Strength
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews Urban Fantasy (with a twist of historical fantasy) novel Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein. With only some reservations, Thea loved this book for…
Title: Ask the Passengers Author: A. S. King Genre: Contemporary, LGQTB, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication date: October 23 Hardcover: 296 pages Astrid Jones desperately wants to confide in someone, but her mother’s pushiness and her father’s lack…
“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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Drama Author: Raina Telgemeier Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade, Graphic Novel Publisher: GRAPHIX Publication date: September 1st 2012 Paperback: 240 pages Raina Telgemeier, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Eisner Award winner, SMILE, brings us her next…
Title: Adaptation Author: Malinda Lo Genre: Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 2012 Hardcover: 400 pages Reese can’t remember anything from the time between the accident and the day she…
Title: Walk Two Moons Author: Sharon Creech Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: First published in 1994 Paperback: 288 pages As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe’s outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold —…
Title: Ungifted Author: Gordon Korman Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Balzer & Bray Publication date: August 21 2012 Hardcover: 288 pages The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It’s usually more like Don’t…
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Book Review Multi-Feature: Twelve Minutes to Midnight, The Wednesdays, Godless and The Interrogation of Gabriel James
You know when you read a good, entertaining book but you don’t really have a lot to say about it? This is the case with these four books. Because I don’t have loads to say about them I thought…
Title: Liar & Spy Author: Rebecca Stead Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Publication date: August 7 Hardcover: 192 pages At the moment, Georges has a lot going on. Dad was laid off so Mom has…
Title: Preloved Author: Shirley Marr Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Black Dog Books Publication date: April 2012 Paperback: 272 pages If you had a second chance at love, would you do it all over again? Amy has enough to…
Title: Alien on a Rampage Author: Clete Barrett Smith Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Hyperion Publication date: June 2012 Hardcover: 304 pages David is looking forward to spending another adventure-filled summer at his grandmother’s Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast–a…
Title: Some Kind of Fairy Tale Author: Graham Joyce Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary Publisher: Gollancz / Knopf Doubleday Publication date: February 1st 2012 / July 10th 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages It is Christmas afternoon and Peter Martin gets an unexpected…
Title: Team Human Author: Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan Genre: Paranormal, Contemporary, Thriller, Satire, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: July 3 2012 Hardcover: 344 pages Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by…
Title: Fury Author: Shirley Marr Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Black Dog Books Publication date: May 1 2011 Paperback: 277 pages Let me tell you my story. Not just the facts I know you want to hear. If…
Title: Happy Families Author: Tanita S. Davis Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, LGBT, PoC Publisher: Random House Children’s Books Publication date: May 8 2012 Hardcover: 240 pages Teenage twins Ysabel and Justin Nicholas are lucky. Ysabel’s jewelry designs have already…
Title: The Chaos Author: Nalo Hopinkson Genre: Speculative Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: April 17th 2012 Hardcover: 256 pages Sixteen-year-old Scotch struggles to fit in—at home she’s the perfect daughter, at school she’s…
Title: A Greyhound of a Girl Author: Roddy Doyle Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Amulet/ Marion Lloyd Publication date: May 1st 2012 Hardcover: 208 pages Mary O’Hara is a sharp and cheeky 12-year-old Dublin schoolgirl who is bravely facing…
Title: Witch Hill Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Contemporary, Horror, Middle Grade Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Publication date: First published 2001 Paperback: 154 pages At first, Jamie isn’t too worried about the bad dreams he’s been having since coming to…
Title: The Miseducation of Cameron Post Author: Emily M. Danforth Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication date: February 7 2012 Hardcover: 480 pages When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking…
Title: Gil Marsh Author: A.C.E. Bauer Genre: Contemporary, Retelling, Mythology, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 28 2012 Hardcover: 192 pages Good looking, athletic, and smart, Gill Marsh is the most popular kid…
Title: The Vanishing Game Author: Kate Kae Myers Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: February 14 2012 Hardcover: 353 pages Seventeen-year-old Jocelyn follows clues apparently from her dead twin, Jack, in and around Seale House, the…