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July 31, 2013
Celebrating the Paperback Release of NYTBS ME BEFORE YOU by Jojo Moyes with a Giveaway
Celebrating the Paperback Release of ME BEFORE YOU by Jojo Moyes Published by Pamela Dorman Books See my five star review below. This novel is unforgettable. From Goodreads: Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered [...]
July 29, 2013
Review & ARC Giveaway (US/Canada) of THE INFINITE MOMENT OF US by Lauren Myracle
THE INFINITE MOMENT OF US by Lauren Myracle Pub. date: August 20, 2013 Publisher Amulet Books, pages: 336 From Goodreads: For as long as she can remember, Wren Gray’s goal has been to please her parents. But as high school graduation nears, so does an uncomfortable realization: Pleasing her parents once overlapped with pleasing herself, [...]
July 26, 2013
Fictionators & Fan Fic Readalong & Review: THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Katja Millay
This was my first time participating in a Readalong with the wonderful people of The Fictionators, Kassiah and Caren, and of Fan Fic, Jaime and Erin. We tweeted to #TSoTreadalong and posted on a special link on Facebook, sharing our thoughts. And oh what a novel they choose! The cover: The design is brilliant – that’s [...]
July 24, 2013
Highlights from the School Library Journal #TeenSummer Online Event #SLJST
Today, I participated in the online School Library Journal SummerTeen event, which I would describe as an outstanding, informative, dynamic, interactive event with live web broadcasts, panel discussions, chats with authors, publishers, a film director & fellow YA enthusiasts-teachers, librarians, writers. Besides the online site through SLJ, we used the hashtag #SLJST to connect with others. [...]
July 17, 2013
Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Covenant Series is a Winner: Waiting on Wednesday (13) Book Five: Sentinel
Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Covenant Series is a Winner: Waiting on Wednesday (13) Book Five: Sentinel 360 pages Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Pub. Date: November 2, 2013 From Goodreads: Summary of Half-Blood, book 1 in the Covenant Series: The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi pure bloods have [...]
July 11, 2013
Jennifer Echols Week – Hosted by Katelyn Torrey of Tales of Books and Bands (My fav female character)
Jennifer Echols Week July 9-16 Thanks, Katelyn, for putting this together. Check out her posts at Tales of Books and Bands. Add your input on Twitter: #JenniferEcholsWeek MOST MEMORABLE FEMALE CHARACTER: The winner: Leah Jones from Such a Rush, published July 10, 2012 by MTV Books Here’s why: Out of all Jennifer Echols’ female characters, Leah stands out the [...]
July 9, 2013
Jennifer Echols Week – Hosted by Katelyn Torrey of Tales of Books and Bands (My fav male character)
Jennifer Echols Week July 9-16. Thanks, Katelyn, for putting this together. Check out her posts at Tales of Books and Bands. Add your input on Twitter: #JenniferEcholsWeek MOST MEMORABLE MALE CHARACTER: The winner: Officer John After This was a tough one. I loved Grayson from SUCH A RUSH, but after some internal debate, he’s [...]
Jennifer Echols Week – Hosted by Katelyn Torrey of Tales of Books and Bands
Jennifer Echols Week July 9-16. Thanks, Katelyn, for putting this together. Check out her posts at Tales of Books and Bands. Add your input on Twitter: #JenniferEcholsWeek MOST MEMORABLE MALE CHARACTER: The winner: Officer John After This was a tough one. I loved Grayson from SUCH A RUSH, but after some internal debate, he’s [...]
July 4, 2013
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton Blog Tour
Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton Blog Tour Presented by Modge Podge Blog Tours http://themodpodgebookshelf.blogspot.com http://modpodgemarketing.blogspot.com Mod Podge Blog Tours @modpodgebooks About Some Quiet Place from Goodreads: I can’t weep. I can’t fear. I’ve grown talented at pretending. Elizabeth Caldwell doesn’t feel emotions . . . she sees them. Longing, Shame, and Courage materialize [...]
July 3, 2013
Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, by Matthew Quick
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pub date: August 13th 2013, pages: 288 Summary from Goodreads: In addition to the P-38, there are four gifts, one for each of my friends. I want to say good-bye to them properly. I want to give them each something to remember [...]
