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.  The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima Audiobooks: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Chime… Read more »

Last year I attended the Assembly for Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) annual conference for the first time. It’s a workshop after the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual convention. It was amazing. I met so many fabulous people… authors, bloggers, teachers, librarians. It was so much fun! I literally bumped in to Gary… Read more »

Today I am pleased to bring you a guest post from Gemma Halliday for her Deadly Cool blog tour! Each stop features an exclusive guest post from Gemma offering a special look at her own teen years. Make sure to stop by Word for Teens on Friday October 28 for the next stop!  About the Book: First I… 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 October 26, 2011 The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Release Date: January 10, 2012 Published by: Dutton Juvenile Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at… Read more »

Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars Author: Nick JamesPublisher: FluxPublication Date: Sept. 8, 2011 Pages: 384Series: Skyship Academy, book oneSource: ARC from BEA (Thanks Kristi!) About the Book: A devastated Earth’s last hope is found in Pearls: small, mysterious orbs that fall from space and are capable of supplying enough energy to power entire cities. Battling to control the… Read more »

Top Ten Books to Read During Halloween Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish I will be the first to admit that I am a HUGE baby when it comes to scary stuff. I mean, Ernest Scared Stupid gave me nightmares! I tend to stay away from creepy books but… Read more »

Character Interview: Holly For my stop on the Wherever You Go blog tour I interviewed the main character Holly. See what she had to say! If you could have a day all to yourself with no demands on your time what would you do?   I would read cookbooks all day and then make something amazing… 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.  No video this week since I did the readathon all day yesterday! I only got two books so… Read more »

For the first time ever I’m participating in Dewey’s 24 hour Read-a-Thon. I have asked for advice from Dewey veterans so I have some yummy snacks, a brand new case of Diet Coke and more books than I could read in a week within reach. Here is the pile I’ll be drawing from: Sorry for the glare…. Read more »

Holly Black is one of my all time favorite authors ever! I love her so much that I rambled on WAY too long in this video and had to cut out part of it. I cut the three minutes I spent talking about her short stories. They are amazing (the stories, not the three minutes!)… Read more »