Title: The Sunbird Author: Elizabeth Wein Genre: Fantasy, Historical, PoC, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication date: April 12th 2004 Paperback: 184 pages Telemakos is the grandson of two noble men: Kidane, member of the parliament in the African kingdom…
Today we are proud to be 4th stop on the Victorian Obsessions blog tour, celebrating the release of The Traitor in the Tunnel, author Y.S. Lee’s latest novel in The Agency series. Thea is a huge fan of the…
Title: The Freedom Maze Author: Delia Sherman Genre: Historical, SF, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Small Beer Press Publication date: November 22nd 2011 Hardcover: 258 pages Set against the burgeoning Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, and then just before…
Ana here! Happy Sunday Everybody! Hope everybody is doing well? A few bits and bobs then down to business: Giveaway winners: The winners of The Iron Thorn and The Nightmare Garden are: RACHEL JEN B Congratulations to the winners!…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
Title: The Humming Room Author: Ellen Potter Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication date: February 28 2012 Hardcover: 192 pages Hiding is Roo Fanshaw’s special skill. Living in a frighteningly unstable family, she often needs to…
Title: Gil Marsh Author: A.C.E. Bauer Genre: Contemporary, Retelling, Mythology, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 28 2012 Hardcover: 192 pages Good looking, athletic, and smart, Gill Marsh is the most popular kid…
Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Author: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical, Second World War Publisher: Dial Press / Bloomsbury Publication Date: First published in 2008 Hardcover/Paperback: 274 pages January 1946:…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
Title: The Vanishing Game Author: Kate Kae Myers Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: February 14 2012 Hardcover: 353 pages Seventeen-year-old Jocelyn follows clues apparently from her dead twin, Jack, in and around Seale House, the…
Title: Wonder Author: R.J. Palacio Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (US) / Bodley Head (UK) Publication date: February 14 2012 / March 1 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re…
Title: The Girls of No Return Author: Erin Saldin Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication date: February 1st 2012 Hardcover: 348 pages Erin Saldin’s The Girls of No Return is a lacerating young adult debut about girls,…
Hello everybody! A happy Sunday to all! A few giveaway winners to announce then down to our scheduled reviews for the week… Giveaway Winners: The winners of The Wood Queen by Karen Mahoney are: MEMORY MIENEKE The winner of…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
Title: Code Name Verity Author: Elizabeth Wein Genre: Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont (UK) / Disney-Hyperion (US) Publication date: February 6 2012 / May 15 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 452 pages I have two weeks. You’ll shoot me at the end…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: The Thief’s Covenant Author: Ari Marmell Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Pyr Publication date: February 14 2012 Hardcover: 240 pages Once she was Adrienne Satti. An orphan of Davillon, she had somehow escaped destitution and climbed to the…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: The Knife and the Butterfly Author: Ashley Hope Pérez Genre: Contemporary, Magic Realism, Young Adult Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group Publication date: February 1 2011 Hardcover: 216 pages After a marijuana-addled brawl with a rival gang, 16-year-old Azael wakes…
Title: When We Were Executioners Author: J. M. McDermott Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: February 7 2012 Paperback: 246 pages J. M. McDermott returns to Dogsland in the stunning novel When We Were Executioners, book two…
“On The Smugglers’ Radar” is a new feature for books that have caught our eye: books we have heard of via other bloggers, directly from publishers, and/or from our regular incursions into the Amazon jungle. Thus, the Smugglers’ Radar…
Title: The Mighty Miss Malone Author: Christopher Paul Curtis Genre: Historical, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Publication date: January 10 2012 Hardcover: 224 pages We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful” is…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Hello everybody and welcome to another giveaway which we are running in conjunction with Paper Lantern Lit, a boutique literary development company committed to quality fiction and fresh voices. Today we are giving away a signed copy of YA…
Title: Someone Else’s Life Author: Katie Dale Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK / Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 2 2012 / February 14 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 478 pages When seventeen-year-old Rosie’s mother, Trudie,…