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Robin Mckinley has long been one of my favorite authors. I love her fairy tale retellings and her fantasy novels SO MUCH! She’s one of the first authors that I really started reading when I became obsessed with YA literature. In college I read everything of hers that I could get my hands on. I bought… Read more »

I am re-posting this from yesterday evening since it is still going on.When YA author Maureen Johnson woke this morning she decided she wanted to do something good. At about nine AM she tweeted about it saying, “Today, I want to do something good, and I need your help. Today, we are going to provide… Read more »

The ChaosAuthor: Rachel WardPublisher: Scholastic (Chicken House)Publication Date: March 1, 2011Pages: Source: ARC received from publisher**Follow up to Num8ers**WARNING: The summary and beginning of my review are slightly spoilery**About the Book: Adam sees ‘numbers’ – when he looks in peoples’ eyes he can see their death-dates, just like his mum Jem used to. Adam has trouble dealing… Read more »

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. It’s a weekly meme to talk about what upcoming book we’re most looking forward to reading Waiting on Wednesday February 23, 2011 Supernaturally by Kiersten White Release Date: August 30, 2011 Published by: HarperTeen The next book of the Paranormalcy trilogy, coming Fall 2011! Evie, Lend, Reth,… Read more »

Storm RunnersAuthor: Roland SmithPublisher: ScholasticPublication Date: March 1, 2011Pages: 160Source: ARC received from publisherAbout the Book: Chase Masters and his father are “storm runners,” racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting… Read more »

Top Ten Book to Movie Adaptations Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish I thought that this week’s list would be harder than it was. There are actually a lot of movie adaptations that I like. I guess it’s just recent ones that I’m a bit queasy about!1…. Read more »

Ohmystars! Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr comes out TOMORROW! I reviewed it back in January and I couldn’t say enough good things about it. Seriously. It was a long post! You can check it out here.  Melissa Marr speaking at Smart Chicks tour I met Melissa Marr at the Smart Chicks tour stop in Naperville and… 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. Book titles link to goodreads. Author names link to their website/blog. This week was a little crazy! I’m… Read more »

The Ranger’s Apprentice SeriesAuthor: John FlanaganPublisher: Philomel (US)Books in the Series: The Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land, The Battle for Skandia, The Sorcerer of The North, The Siege of Macindaw, Erak’s Ransom, The Kings of Clonmel, Halt’s Peril, and the final volume,  The Emperor of Nihon-Ja (to be released in the US 4/19/11.)About… Read more »

Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares Author: Rachel Cohn and David LevithanPublisher: Knopf Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: October 26, 2010Pages: 272About the Book: “I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page.If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Timesbestselling… Read more »