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…
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8 Rated Books Book Reviews Joint Review YA Appreciation Month 2010
Joint Review: A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott
Title: A Wish After Midnight 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…
9 Rated Books Book Reviews Smuggler Specialties YA Appreciation Month 2010
Book Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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 Sherman…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Smuggler Specialties YA Appreciation Month 2010
Book Review: 8th Grade Super Zero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Title: 8th Grade Super Zero 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…
Title: Silver Phoenix 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…
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…
Title: Bleeding Violet 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…
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. This…