Title: Stray Author: Andrea K. Höst Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Andrea K. Hösth Publication date: March 2011 Paperback: 278 pages On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest.…
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Title: Doomed Author: Tracy Deebs Genre: Thriller, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication Date: January 2013 Hardcover: 480 Pages Beat the game. Save the world. Pandora’s just your average teen, glued to her cell phone and laptop,…
“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: Cinders and Sapphires (Secrets and Sapphires UK) Author: Leila Rasheed Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (US) / Hot Key Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2013 (US & UK) Hardcover: 400 Pages One house, two worlds… Rose…
Today we are very excited to host Leila Rasheed, author of middle grade series starring Bathsheba Clarice De Trop and new young adult historical fiction series. Cinders and Sapphires is the first novel in the At Somerton books, featuring…
Title: The Cassini Code Author: Dom Testa Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: November 2010 Paperback: 272 Pages When the tail of the comet Bhaktul flicks through the Earth’s atmosphere, deadly particles are left in…
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Old School Wednesdays: The Green Glass Sea & The Pearl of the Soul of the World
Welcome, everyone, to the start of a brand new Smugglerific feature! Today we bring you the first in an ongoing weekly special: Old School Wednesdays! We came up with the idea towards the end of last year, when both…
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Joint Review: What We Saw at Night by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Title: What We Saw at Night Author: Jacquelyn Mitchard Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Soho Teen Publication date: January 2013 Hardcover: 239 pages Allie Kim suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum: a fatal allergy to sunlight that confines her and…
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What We Saw at Night Blog Tour (& Giveaway): Jacquelyn Mitchard on Inspirations & 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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana takes a look at some short fictions from 2012 – “The Kairos Mechanism” by Kate Milford; “Scorched Supper on New Niger” by Suzy McKee Charnas; and…
Title: The Cadet of Tildor Author: Alex Lidell Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication date: January 10th 2013 Hardcover: 400 pages Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller. There is a new…
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Level 2 Blog Tour: Lenore Appelhans on Inspirations & 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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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Joint Review: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Title: The Darkest Minds Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult, Thriller Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication date: December 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming…
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The Darkest Minds Blog Tour: Alexandra Bracken on Inspirations & 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 best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
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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…
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Ana’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…
Title: The Crimson Crown Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Books Children (Disney) Publication Date: October 2012 Hardcover: 598 Pages A thousand years ago, two young lovers were betrayed–Alger Waterlow to his death, and Hanalea,…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews fantasy novel Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes. The combination of pretty cover, strong blurb, and early praise made Thea eager to try this book…unfortunately, Falling…
Title: Princess of the Silver Woods Author: Jessica Day George Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Publication Date: December 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor’s twelve dancing daughters, is…
Title: Princess of Glass Author: Jessica Day George Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Publication Date: May 2010 Hardcover: 257 Pages Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to…
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Princess of the Silver Woods Blog Tour: Smugglivus Guest Author Jessica Day George
Welcome to Smugglivus 2012! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2012, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2013. Who: Jessica Day…
Welcome to the Falling Kingdoms Quest blog tour! In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power—brutally transforming their subjects’ lives in the process.…
Title: The Friday Society Author: Adrienne Kress Genre: (Pseudo-)Historical, Adventure, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication Date: December 2012 Hardcover: 440 Pages An action-packed tale of gowns, guys, guns –and the heroines who use them all Set in turn…
Title: Dragon Slippers Author: Jessica Day George Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Publication Date: March 2007 Hardcover: 324 Pages Many stories tell of damsels in distress, who are rescued from the clutches of fire-breathing dragons by…
Title: Renegade Author: J.A. Souders Genre: Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: November 2012 Hardcover: 364 Pages Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in…