Title: UNDER THE NEVER SKY Author: Veronica Rossi Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: January 3, 2012 Number of Pages: 384 Source of Book: ARC from NCTE Convention Aria is a teenager in the enclosed city of Reverie. Like all Dwellers, she spends her time with friends in virtual environments, called Realms, accessed through an eyepiece called a Smarteye. Aria enjoys the… Read More
Archives for December 2011
CINDER by Marissa Meyer
Title: CINDER (Lunar Chronicles #1) Author: Marissa Meyer Publisher: Feiwel and Friends (a Macmillan imprint) Release Date: January 3, 2012 Number of Pages: 400 Source of Book: ARC from NCTE Convention Author’s Website: marissameyer.livejournal.com Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make… Read More
BEST I’VE READ 2011
Welcome to my 2nd Annual Best I’ve Read post! It’s always fun to reflect back on the awesome books I read over the course of a year and think about the ones that really stuck with me. I read a lot of great books this year (84), and it was really hard to narrow it down, (but I’ve always liked… Read More
TIMEPIECE by Myra McEntire
Title: TIMEPIECE (sequel to HOURGLASS) Author: Myra McEntire Publisher: Egmont USA Release Date: June 12, 2012 Number of Pages: 336 Source of Book: Borrowed ARC from bookseller friend Rani Author’s Website: myramcentire.blogspot.com A threat from the past could destroy the future. And the clock is ticking… Kaleb Ballard’s relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried… Read More
HALLOWED by Cynthia Hand
Title: HALLOWED (sequel to UNEARTHLY) Author: Cynthia Hand Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: January 17, 2012 Number of Pages: 416 Source of Book: Borrowed ARC from the very kind Heidi at YA Bibliophile Author’s Website: cynthiahand.blogspot.com For months part-angel Clara Gardner trained to face the raging forest fire from her visions and rescue the alluring and mysterious Christian Prescott from the… Read More
THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater
Title: THE SCORPIO RACES Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: October 18, 2011 Number of Pages: 404 Source of Book: ARC won from the fabulous Lori at Pure Imagination Author’s Website: m-stiefvater.livejournal.com It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the… Read More
OF POSEIDON by Anna Banks
Title: OF POSEIDON Author: Anna Banks Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (a Macmillan imprint) Release Date: May 22, 2012 Number of Pages: 352 Source of Book: ARC from NCTE Author’s Website: byannabanks.blogspot.com Emma and her friend Chloe are spending vacation in Florida. When Emma (literally) runs into a hot guy named Galen on the beach, little does she know he’s a… Read More
2011 YA Story Scavenger Hunt (Question #35)
I’m today’s hunt stop for the 2011 YA Story Scavenger Hunt! Follow the hunt every day during the month of December! Answer the daily trivia questions from MG and YA books published during 2011 to be entered into the YA book giveaway. Today’s question is from Shine by Lauren Myracle. Question #35: What does Wally illegally sell? Remember to fill out your answer… Read More