In My Mailbox is a shared posting idea started by Kristi at The Story Siren (read all about it here: In My Mailbox) for bloggers to share the books they’ve gotten that week to help publicize as many titles as possible. IMM is a semi-regular feature here on Teach 8 YA Book Blog to let my students know the books… Read More
Archives for 2011
Cover Reveal: SUPERNATURALLY by Kiersten White
I really enjoyed PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White. It was a fun book with a kick-butt, fashionable, pink taser-toting heroine who can see through the glamours of supernatural creatures, and a unique take on the paranormal genre. And then add boys, and baddies, and book-thrills occur and you’re hooked. You should definitely read it if you haven’t yet! Today, Kiersten White,… Read More
GLIMMERGLASS by Jenna Black
Title: GLIMMERGLASS (Faeriewalker #1) Author: Jenna Black Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Release Date: May 25, 2010 Number of Pages: 294 Source of Book: Borrowed the paperback from a student who recommended it Author’s Website: www.jennablack.com/books_ya.htm Goodreads Summary: Normal. It’s all she’s ever wanted to be, but it couldn’t be further from her grasp… Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but… Read More
In My Mailbox – New Books This Week (12)
In My Mailbox is a shared posting idea started by Kristi at The Story Siren (read all about it here: In My Mailbox) for bloggers to share the books they’ve received and will be blogging about and reviewing soon. IMM is a semi-regular feature here on Teach 8 YA Book Blog to let my students know the books to be… Read More
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis
Title: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Author: Beth Revis Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin) Release Date: 1/11/11 Number of Pages: 398 How I Got It: Won a signed hardcover copy from publisher’s facebook contest Author’s Website: www.bethrevis.com Goodreads Summary: A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed… Read More
UNCOMMON CRIMINALS (Heist Society 2) Cover Reveal
I loved HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter. I’m a sucker for a good heist book or flick (Ocean’s Eleven or The Italian Job anyone?) They’re just so fun and Ally’s book was the same way. I bought the book right away in February, 2010 when Disney Hyperion released it because the summary sucked me right in. It’s about 17-year-old Kat, who… Read More
PROM & PREJUDICE by Elizabeth Eulberg
Title: PROM & PREJUDICE Author: Elizabeth Eulberg Publisher: Point (Scholastic) Release Date: January 1, 2011 Number of Pages: 231 How I Got It: Bought the Hardcover because of the author Author’s Website: www.elizabetheulberg.com Goodreads Synopsis: After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with the prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a scholarship, isn’t… Read More
FIVE FLAVORS OF DUMB by Antony John
Title: FIVE FLAVORS OF DUMB Author: Antony John Publisher: Dial Books Release Date: November 11, 2010 Number of Pages: 352 How I Got It: Hardcover to review for Book Divas Author’s Website: antonyjohn.net “For the record, I wasn’t around the day they decided to become Dumb.” So starts the story of high-school-senior, Piper, and how she came to be the… Read More
