S.A. Bodeen's Blog, page 10

Mind the Gap...

Last night we had breakfast for dinner, french toast and turkey sausage links. This usually happens when I've lost track of time and have to make dinner as I see the kids driving down the road from softball practice. I had a good reason yesterday, because I spent all day reading this:



The Marbury Lens, which comes out in November, is the latest by Andrew Smith, a fellow Feiwel and Friends author. ( And may I just say, does anyone have better covers than F and F? Don't think so...)
As soon as I ...

so many books, so little time...

 I picked up some great ARCs at PLA this week. On my flight to Minneapolis I read Lucy by Laurence Gonzales.  " An explosive, daring novel that suggests what might happen when a young girl is discovered to be the result of the experimental breeding of human and ape."  Definitely a riveting read.
On my flight from MSP back to Boise today I read Wereling by Steve Feasey about a 14-yr-old boy who discovers he is a very cool type of werewolf. Hey, it kept me in my seat for the flight and time wen...

latteya @ 2010-03-17T09:12:00

2011 Utah Children's Book Award

 

2011 Young Adult Book NomineesAlong for the Ride by Sarah Dessen (Viking)Brooklyn Nine: a Novel in Nine Innings by Alan Gartz (Dial/Puffin)The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (St. Martin’s Griffin)Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (Simon & Schuster / Atheneum)The Compound by S.A. Bodeen (Feiwel & Friends / Square Fish)*The Devil’s Paintbox by Victoria McKernan (Alfred A. Knopf)*Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman (Viking / Firebird)Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith (Putnam / Speak)Musician’s...

Shortlist for 2011 Washington Evergreen YA Book Award

The Compound by S.A. BodeenGraceling by Kristin CashoreThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLock and Key by Sarah DessenLittle Brother by Cory DoctorowThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Last Exit to Normal by Michael HarmonThe Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. PearsonKnucklead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka featuring Jon ScieszkaSweethearts by Sara Zarr

Again, I'm astounded at the amazing lists The Compound keeps ending up on.... ( And glad my married name starts...

Nice Monday News

             The Compound is a finalist for the 2010-11 Sequoyah Reader Award in Oklahoma. Other than The Hunger Games, it is the only book to make both the intermediate and high school lists. What great company to be in:)  

Teens Read Too: Visit and Win!

 

Visit me today over at the Teens Read Too Book Club. You can win a signed ARC of The Gardener  and a signed copy of The Compound.

http://trtbookclub.blogspot.com/2010/03/visit-with-sa-bodeen.html

What are they reading for fun? A little mention in SLJ...

mikemartin   brought this article to my attention:

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6720950.html


It is a brief snapshot of what readers in various schools across the country are reading.

A Non-Fiction Challenge for March

My blog ban for February left me with more time to write. And READ.
 
And here's the thing:
When I go to online writer groups and people post what they are reading, 99% of the time they list YA or MG novels. Personally I read a lot of YA and MG every year. A lot. But you know what? I am not ashamed to admit that I read even more grown-up books. ( Insert the collective gasp from all the YA writers here.) 
Our small town library is connected to a larger system, which means I can go online and req...

The Gardener in Publisher's Weekly

Yeah, I'm breaking my blog ban, just this once. It's not every day my book is in PW. Check out the article on dystopian books:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6719039.html

And, today I posted an interview with debut author Teri Hall over at http://onepotatoten.blogspot.com