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BEST I’VE READ 2011

December 29, 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

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TIMEPIECE by Myra McEntire

December 28, 2011

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

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HALLOWED by Cynthia Hand

December 27, 2011

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

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THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater

December 22, 2011

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

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OF POSEIDON by Anna Banks

December 20, 2011

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

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2011 YA Story Scavenger Hunt (Question #35)

December 18, 2011

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

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Announcing: Essay Contest for Aspiring Writers of YA/MG Fiction

December 15, 2011

Just got this announcement for a contest today for aspiring YA/MG writers! Sounds like a great opportunity to get feedback on a manuscript! Good luck! Win a literary agent or acclaimed author’s feedback on your unpublished manuscript for young adult or middle grade readers.  This rare opportunity is being offered to the six winners of an essay contest recently announced… Read More

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BLOODROSE (NIGHTSHADE #3) by Andrea Cremer

December 13, 2011

Title: BLOODROSE  (Last in the trilogy of NIGHTSHADE (#1) and WOLFSBANE (#2)) Author: Andrea Cremer Publisher: Philomel (a Penguin imprint) Release Date: January 3, 2012 Number of Pages: 414 Source of Book: ARC sent from Penguin after NCTE (mostly because I was stalking it and drooling over the one copy they had at their booth in the exhibit hall!) Thanks,… Read More

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