In My Mailbox In my Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. The idea of In My Mailbox is to bring books to the attention of blog readers and to encourage interaction with other blogs. Still no luck with my “new and improved” internet connection and uploading videos. For Review: A Touch of… Read more »
Okay, I need your help! I’ve spent the past couple of weeks doing inventory in my middle school LMC. As part of that inventory I’ve gone through the shelves and pulled any book that hasn’t been checked out in the past five years. I have no problem getting ride of most of them. They are… Read more »
The blog tour for The Summer I Learned to Fly by Dana Reinhardt kicked-off here at YA Bibliophile on Monday. Check out the full list of tour stops. Thanks again to Dana for her post! Now for my thoughts on the book: The Summer I Learned to Fly Author: Dana ReinhardtPublisher: Wendy Lamb BooksPublication Date:… Read more »
Top Ten Rebels in Young Adult Literature Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish I haven’t got a full ten for this week but it’s a start! 1. Jerry Renault from The Chocolate War by Robert Comier: He’s the first character that comes to mind when I think… Read more »
I have the privilege of being the first stop in the blog tour for Dana Reinhardt’s The Summer I learned to Fly. I fell in love with her writing when I read A Brief Chapter in my Impossible Life so I was thrilled to be a part of this tour. It seems appropriate to kick-off by learning… Read more »
In My Mailbox In my Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. The idea of In My Mailbox is to bring books to the attention of blog readers and to encourage interaction with other blogs. I filmed a vlog for this week but have given up on uploading it! It just wasn’t playing… Read more »
I cannot believe that I’ve waited so long to do a fangirl video about John Green. He as (as I say repeatedly in this ramble-y video) my all time favorite author! Preorder The Fault in Our Stars (I get no money from/for this. I just really love his books!) John Green’s website and tumblr @realjohngreen on Twitter… Read more »
Uncommon Criminals Author: Ally CarterPublisher: Disney Hyperion/Brilliance (audiobook)Publication Date: June 21, 2011Pages: 298Series: Heist Society, book twoSource: Audiobook from BEAAbout the Book: Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life: Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two months she’s simply been known as the girl who ran the crew that robbed… Read more »
Legacy Author: Cayla KluverPublisher: Harlequin TeenPublication Date: June 21, 2011Pages: 496Series: Legacy, book oneSource: requested from Net Galley, egalley received for blog tourAbout the Book: The first boy disappeared on the day of his birth, on a night when the pale yellow moon of the nighttime sky turned red and bathed the heavens in the ghastly… Read more »
Divergent Author: Veronica RothPublisher: Harper TeenPublication Date: May 3, 2011Pages: 384Series: Divergent, book oneSource: Accepted for reviewAbout the Book: In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed… Read more »
