“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…
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Title: Glow Author: Amy Kathleen Ryan Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: October 2010 Hardcover: 251 pages What if you were bound for a new world, about to pledge your life to someone…
Title: The Scorpio Races Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press US/ UK Publication date: October 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 404 pages It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold…
You may or may not be familiar with All Hallow’s Read, a new book-centric holiday tradition invented by the genius Neil Gaiman. Last year, the illustrious Mr. Gaiman decided that there were far too few excuses to put books…
Title: The House of Dead Maids Author: Clare B. Dunkle Genre: Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt and Co Publication date: September 14th 2010 Hardcover: 146 pages Young Tabby Aykroyd has been brought to the dusty mansion of Seldom…
Title: YOU Author: Charles Benoit Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: September 2010 Hardcover: 240 pages This wasn’t the way it was supposed to go. You’re just a typical fifteen-year-old sophomore, an average guy named Kyle…
Title: Witchlanders Author: Lena Coakley Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum (Simon & Schuster) Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 400 pages High in their mountain covens, red witches pray to the Goddess, protecting the Witchlands by throwing the bones…
Title: King of Ithaka Author: Tracy Barrett Genre: Fantasy / Historical / Greek Mythology / Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publication date: September 14th 2010 Hardcover: 272 pages Telemachos has a comfortable life on his small island…
As you know, Halloween is coming, and with it, our annual Halloween Week shenanigans. The first official event to kick off our yearly celebration starts TODAY, as we are proud to present you, dear readers, with our first contest…
Title: Fox & Phoenix Author: Beth Bernobich Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Viking Juvenile Publication Date: October 2011 Hardcover: 336 pages Once upon a time, the king of Lóng City held a contest for a lot of…
“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: The Princess Curse Author: Merrie Haskell Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2011 Hardcover: 328 pages Twelve princesses suffer from a puzzling—and downright silly—curse. Ridiculous though the curse may be, whoever breaks…
Title: How to Safe a Life Author: Sara Zarr Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Publication Date: October 18th 2011 Hardcover: 341 pages Jill MacSweeney just wants everything to go back to normal. But ever since her dad…
Title: Straw House, Wood House, Brick House, Blow Author: Daniel Nayeri Genre: Speculative Fiction, Western, Young Adult, Novellas Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: October 11th 2011 Hardcover: 432 pages Written entirely on an iPhone, this quartet of YA novellas…
Title: Dark of the Moon Author: Tracy Barrett Genre: Historical Fiction, Greek Mythology Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books Publication Date: September 19th 2011 Hardcover: 320 pages Ariadne is destined to become a goddess of the moon. She…
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Dark Days Blog Tour & Giveaway: Claudia Gray’s 10 Interesting Facts About The Titanic
Hello everyone and welcome to the fourth and final week of our stint on the official Dark Days Blog Tour, a celebration of the upcoming fall lineup of paranormal and supernatural YA titles from Pitch Dark Books at Harper…
Title: Everybody Sees the Ants Author: A. S. King Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: October 3rd 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages Lucky Linderman didn’t ask for his life. He didn’t ask his…
Today we are thrilled to be a stop on the Steampunk! anthology blog tour. The anthology includes authors the likes of Cassandra Clare, Libba Bray, M.T. Anderson, Cory Doctorow, and Holly Black, spinning strange stories of science fiction and…
Title: Every You, Every Me Author: David Levithan with photographs by Jonathan Farmer Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 13th 2011 Hardcover: 245 pages In this high school-set psychological tale, a tormented…
Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Internets! I am back from holidays and trying to catch up with you all. The lack of Internet almost drove me bananas and I am still struggling to read all my posts on my feed reader. You were…
Hello everyone and welcome to the third week of our stint on the official Dark Days Blog Tour, a celebration of the upcoming fall lineup of paranormal and supernatural YA titles from Pitch Dark Books at Harper Teen! We…
Title: Ultraviolet Author: R.J. Anderson Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction, Contemporary Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (US) / Orchard Books (UK) Publication Date: September 2011 (US) / June 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 306 pages “Once upon a time there was a girl…
Title:Goliath Author: Scott Westerfeld / Illustrations by Keith Thompson Genre: Steampunk, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US & UK) Publication Date: September 20th 2011 / September 29th 2011 Hardcover: 537 pages Alek and Deryn are on the last leg…
Title:Unforgettable Author: Loretta Ellsworth Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: September 27th 2011 Paperback: 256 pages Baxter Green isn’t like everyone else. While most people would forget about the little details of everyday life, Baxter never…
Hello everyone and welcome to the second week of our stint on the official Dark Days Blog Tour, a celebration of the upcoming fall lineup of paranormal and supernatural YA titles from Pitch Dark Books at Harper Teen! We…