Title: The Silver Bowl Author: Diane Stanley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 320 Pages Unwanted at home, Molly goes to work for the king of Westria as a humble scullery maid. She arrives…
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Title: Losers in Space Author: John Barnes Genre: Hard Science Fiction, Young Adult, Crossover Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 433 Pages It is the year 2129 . . . and fame is all that matters Susan…
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: Singing the Dogstar Blues Author: Alison Goodman Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication date: April 2012 (orig Aug 1998) Paperback: 336 pages Seventeen-year-old Joss is a rebel, and a student of time travel at the prestigious…
Title: This is Not A Test Author: Courtney Summers Genre: Horror, Contemporary, Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: June 2012 Paperback: 320 Pages It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege…
Title: Keeping the Castle Author: Patrice Kindl Genre: Regency, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Publication date: June 14th 2012 Hardcover: 224 pages Seventeen-year-old Althea is the sole support of her entire family, and she must marry well.…
Title: The Amaranth Enchantment Author: Julie Berry Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books Publication Date: March 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages A delightful fairytale by a lyrical new voice. When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small…
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…
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What She Said: Code Name Verity and The False Prince
Today we bring you the latest installment in our feature, “What She Said…” in which we both review books that the other has previously read and reviewed. This feature arose because of a very serious dilemma we faced at…
Title: Mr Was Author: Peter Hautman Genre: Thriller, Time Travel, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: First published: March 1st 1996 /New edition: February 2012 Paperback: 240 pages This involving tale of destiny, passion, and death takes teenager…
Title: Secondhand Charm Author: Julie Berry Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 352 Pages In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of the forest. There, a young…
Title: Kill Me Softly Author: Sarah Cross Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths…
Title: The Boneshaker Author: Kate Milford / Illustrations by Andrea Offermann Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Horror, Americana, Young Adult, NOT-STEAMPUNK! Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: May 21st 2010 Hardcover: 372 pages Thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata—self-operating mechanical…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
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Book Review: Dead Reckoning by Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill & Jane Hodson
Title: Dead Reckoning Author: Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill & Jane Hodson Genre: Western, Horror, Zombies, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: June 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages Jett is a girl disguised as a boy, living as…
Title: A Drowned Maiden’s Hair: A Melodrama Author: Laura Amy Schlitz Genre: Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication date: First published in 2006 Hardcover/paperback: 389 pages Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when…
Title: Dragonswood Author: Janet Lee Carey Genre: Fantasy, Historical/Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Young Adult Publisher: Dial (Penguin) Publication Date: January 2012 Hardcover: 407 Pages Wilde Island is not at peace. The kingdom mourns the dead Pendragon king and awaits the…
“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 rein so they can go wild…
Title: Witch Child Author: Celia Rees Genre: Historical, Paranormal, Young Adult, Publisher: Candlewick / Bloomsbury Publication date: First published in 2000 Paperback: 240 pages Welcome to the world of young Mary Newbury, a world where simply being different can…
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Joint Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Title: Shadow and Bone (US) / The Gathering Dark (UK) Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (US)/Indigo (UK) Publication date: June 2012 Hardcover: 368 pages/ 442 pages Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation…
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Joint Review: The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman
Title: The Obsidian Blade Author: Pete Hautman Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Publication date: April 2012 Hardcover: 308 pages Kicking off a riveting sci-fi trilogy, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman plunges us into a world where…
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Joint Review: Into the Wise Dark by Neesha Meminger
Title: Into the Wise Dark Author: Neesha Meminger Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Ignite Books (self-published) Publication date: March 2012 Paperback: 308 pages Pammi has a Secret–she is an Able. At night, she travels through time to an…
Title: Ship of Souls Author: Zetta Elliott Genre: Fantasy (Contemporary/Urban Fantasy), Young Adult Publisher: Amazon Encore Publication date: February 2012 Paperback: 132 pages When Dmitri, an 11-year-old bird watcher and math whiz, loses his mother to breast cancer, he…
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Joint Review: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
Title: Grave Mercy Author: Robin LaFevers Genre: Historical, Paranormal, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: April 3rd 2012 Hardcover: 549 pages Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent…
We are thrilled to present yet another Smugglerific cover reveal! This time, the book is Stormdancer from debut author Jay Kristoff. We cannot wait for the book – a dystopia set in a Japanese-inspired steampunk empire in which technology…