Welcome to the next stop on the Galahad Legacy scavenger hunt book tour! Make sure to check out the previous stops! Tor has a full list of blogs participating on their blog. First, I give you the excerpt! Scroll Gap Lee trudged along Galahad’s curved hallway toward his room. It was well after midnight, and the halls… Read more »
Sisters of Glass Author: Stephanie HemphillPublisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 27, 2012Pages: 160Source: ARC from NCTE/ALANAbout the Book: Maria is the younger daughter of an esteemed family on the island of Murano, the traditional home for Venetian glassmakers. Though she longs to be a glassblower herself, glassblowing is not for daughters—that is her brother’s… Read more »
Welcome to the next stop on the Awkward blog tour! Today we have Mackenzie here with some word association. I gave her a word and she fills us in on the first things that come to mind! Awkward: My daily life? Mental head slap. I really hope this is a stage I can outgrow! Dream: Walking… Read more »
Today is World Read Aloud Day! I am someone who firmly believes in the importance of reading aloud. I read to my middle schoolers every chance I get. I’ve talked to some people who feel that as a child grows older you should stop reading to them and make them read by themselves. I don’t think… Read more »
Wicked Girls Author: Stephanie HemphillPublisher: Balzer & BrayPublication Date: June 17, 2010Pages: 336Source: PurchasedAbout the Book: What started out as girls’ games became a witch hunt. Wicked Girls is a fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials told from the perspectives of three of the real young women living in Salem in 1692. Ann Putnam Jr. plays the queen bee. When… Read more »
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem Author: Rosalyn SchanzerPublisher: National Geographic SocietyPublication Date: Sept. 13, 2011Pages: 144Source: Received for reviewAbout the Book: In the little colonial town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, two girls began to twitch, mumble, and contort their bodies into strange shapes. The doctor tried every remedy, but nothing cured the young… 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 yesterday but realized as I watched it today I was more sick than I… Read more »
Going Too Far Author: Jennifer EcholsPublisher: MTV BooksPublication Date: March 17, 2009Pages: 245Source: Purchased shortly after it came out because amazon suggested it and I needed $25 for the free shipping 🙂About the Book: HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her backwater town. Away… Read more »
As I was looking over the books I am excited for this year I realized that many of my very favorite series are ending! How bittersweet! Of course I want to know how they end but I will also miss the characters and the worlds they inhabit. Today I thought I’d highlight some of my… Read more »
Freshman Year and Other Unnatural Disasters Author: Meredith ZeitlinPublisher: PutnamPublication Date: March 1, 2012Pages: 288Source: ARC from publisherAbout the Book: Kelsey Finkelstein is fourteen and FRUSTRATED. Every time she tries to live up to her awesome potential, her plans are foiled – by her impossible parents, her annoying little sister, and life in general. But with her first day… Read more »
