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A Novel Cuisine Luncheon w/ Wisconsin & Illinois Bloggers/Teachers/Librarians

A NOVEL CUISINE To celebrate the end of the year, a wonderful group of bloggers/teachers/librarians gathered at my house to discuss our favorite novels from 2012 & to enjoy a “Novel Cuisine Luncheon.” I’d like to share some of those blogs: Heidi, YA Bibliophile: http://www.yabibliophile.com Monica, The Fuma Files: http://fumafiles.blogspot.com  Erica, The Book Cellar http://thebookcellarx.com Jillian, Mrs. Heise [...]

Books of Wonder – Holiday #Readathon Spirit

BOOKS OF WONDER . . . added to our holiday spirit!  THANK YOU to Books of Wonder who added an additional signed copy of a YA novel for our random drawing winner of our Holiday #Readathon sign up. Maggie Stiefvater‘s THE RAVEN BOYS for Andrea who also selected Lauren Oliver’s BEFORE I FALL and PANDEMONIUM. For [...]

Holiday #Readathon Wrap-up

Holiday #Readathon Wrap-up It was an amazing and inspiring experience to read with all of you! My deepest gratitude to all our bloggers/authors/writers who offered mini-challenges and giveaways. The last novel I read was Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon: My review: This novel was recommended to me by Heidi @ YABibliophile.com. Thanks Heidi! I got sucked into [...]

Holiday #Readathon 2012, Update #2

Day One of the #Holiday Readathon Still plenty of time to sign up: http://www.whorublog.com/?p=1437 Join us! Finished The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver  - an incredible MG fantasy novel, which I highly recommend for anyone. It has an “Alice in Wonderland” feel with plenty of action and creative imaginary creatures. Finished Titanic, Voices From the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson, [...]

Holiday #Readathon 2012, Update #1

HOLIDAY #READATHON UPDATE: A huge thank you to all who are participating! You inspire me!! And extra thanks to our AUTHORS/BLOGGERS/WRITERS who have offered such incredible MINI-CHALLENGES/GIVEAWAYS! FOR QUICK SIGN UP – EITHER SCROLL DOWN OR http://www.whorublog.com/?p=1437 This is what I plan to read: I’m already in the middle of The Lost Prince. Me Before You I read in [...]

Page-Turner Thursday – Two Series You May Not Have Read

This week’s edition of Page-Turner Thursday is devoted to a few YA series you many not have read, but should: The Stork Series – Stork, Flock, and Frost by Wendy Delsol I absolutely love the voice Wendy Delsol gives to her characters. Her novels are beautifully written, incorporating Icelandic folktale blended with modern society. Stork starts [...]

Third Annual INTERNATIONAL Holiday #Readathon – December 7-9, 2012

3RD ANNUAL HOLIDAY #READATHON December 7-9, 2012 Thanks to the tremendous enthusiasm and spirit of those who participated last year, it is my pleasure to once again host the 3rd Annual Holiday #Readathon! Together, we make it even BETTER this year! BONUS: I will be once again provide a special book related giveaway, which is open to [...]

Page-Turner Thursday: Two Banned Books You Won’t Be Able To Put Down

Page-Turner Thursday this week is dedicated to two frequently banned books. I am a firm believer in the freedom to choose reading material, and that parents and teachers and teens can make appropriate decisions together. The right to read these novels should never, ever be taken away from others. These books save lives. These books [...]

International GIVEAWAY & Take Five Q & A with Donna Cooner, Author of SKINNY

Take Five Q & A with Donna Cooner, Author of Skinny and GIVEAWAY Skinny is a must-read for every girl! I’d like to see it in every school and library, too because body image is a critical part of a person’s self esteem! My review: Oh boy! Does SKINNY know how to crawl into your [...]

Page-Turner Thursday – Three YA novels you won’t be able to put down:

Without any doubt, there are some outstanding YA novels out there. Lately, I’ve lost quite a bit of sleep because I couldn’t put a novel down. So, I decided to share with you thee of them on PAGE-TURNER THURSDAY. In no particular order: TIME BETWEEN US by Tamara Ireland Stone. I read the ARC, which [...]