Title: Every You, Every Me Author: David Levithan with photographs by Jonathan Farmer Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 13th 2011 Hardcover: 245 pages In this high school-set psychological tale, a tormented…
Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Internets! I am back from holidays and trying to catch up with you all. The lack of Internet almost drove me bananas and I am still struggling to read all my posts on my feed reader. You were…
Title:Goliath Author: Scott Westerfeld / Illustrations by Keith Thompson Genre: Steampunk, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US & UK) Publication Date: September 20th 2011 / September 29th 2011 Hardcover: 537 pages Alek and Deryn are on the last leg…
Title:Unforgettable Author: Loretta Ellsworth Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: September 27th 2011 Paperback: 256 pages Baxter Green isn’t like everyone else. While most people would forget about the little details of everyday life, Baxter never…
Hello all, and Happy Sunday once again! Banned Books Week 2011: As you may have heard, the last week of September each year represents annual Banned Books Week – a week in which we celebrate our rights to intellectual…
Title: The Name of the Star Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Mystery, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (US) / Harper Collins (UK) Publication date: September 29th 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 384 pages The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London…
Title: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer Author: Michelle Hodkin Genre: Paranormal, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Publication date: September 27th 2011 Hardcover: 450 pages Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up…
Title: Dead End in Norvelt Author: Jack Gantos Genre: Historical, Realistic, Mystery, Middle Grade Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date: September 13th 2011 Hardcover: 224 pages Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt…
Title: Wisdom’s Kiss Author: Catherine Gilbert Murdock Genre: Fantasy, Epistolary, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Publication date: September 12th 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 314 pages Princess Wisdom, known as Dizzy, longs for a life of adventure far beyond…
Hello everybody, as you read this post, I will be going on holidays with my family who are visiting from Brazil. Yay! I shall be away from the Internets for the duration (two weeks! GAAH!) but I’ve left a…
Today, we are delighted to bring you an interview with Meg Rosoff, author of several novels including award winning How I Live Now and Just in Case. Her new book – which Ana LOVED (review here) – There is…
Title: There Is No Dog Author: Meg Rosoff Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Puffin books Publication date: September 1st 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages Meet your unforgettable protagonist: God, who, as it turns out, is a 19-year-old boy living in the…
Hello everybody! To those in the areas affected by Hurricane Irene – I hope you are all ok! I was very anxious overnight since Thea lives in the area as well! Anyways, down to business! Interrobang YA: A group…
Title: Nothing Author: Janne Teller Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum Publication date: February 9, 2010 Hardcover: 24o pages Pierre Anthon left school the day he found out that it was not worth doing anything as nothing mattered anyhow.…
Title: Shut Out Author: Kody Keplinger Genre: Contemporary, Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Poppy Publication date: September 5 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it’s a civil war: the…
Title: Okay For Now Author: Gary D. Schmidt Genre: Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: April 5th 2011 Hardcover: 368 pages Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and…
Title: The Boyfriend List Author: E. Lockhart Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte (US)/ Corgi (UK) Publication date: September 2011 Paperback: 229 pages Ruby Oliver is 15 and has a shrink. She knows it’s unusual, but give her a…
Hello everybody! Hope you are having an awesome weekend? Giveaway Winners: Laura D Congratulations! You know the drill. Send us an email (contact AT thebooksmugglers DOT com) with your snail mail address, and we’ll get your winnings out to…
Title: Stork Author: Wendy Delsol Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Publication date: October 2010 Hardcover: 355 pages Family secrets. Lost memories. And the arrival of an ancient magical ability that will reveal everything. Sixteen-year-old Katla LeBlanc has just…
Title: Gemini Bites Author: Patrick Ryan Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication date: March 2011 Hardcover: 240 pages Judy and Kyle Renneker are sixteen-year-old fraternal twins in a rambling family of nine. They have a prickly history…
Title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret Author: Brian Selznick Genre: Historical, 30s, Middle Grade Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Publication date: March 1st 2007 Hardcover: 533 pages Orphan Hugo Cabret lives in a wall. His secret home is etched out in…
Hello everybody! Hope y’all having a good Sunday? Got a few things to talk about then it’s all about our upcoming MG Appreciation Week. Working Stiff Giveaway Winner The winner of a copy of Working Stiff by Rachel Caine…
A few weeks ago, our UK HQ received what can only be described as the coolest book-related invitation ever. To celebrate the release of Nightshade, the sequel to The Poison Diaries, I was to be whisked away to Alnwick…
Title: The Near Witch Author: Victoria Schwab Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion Books Publication date: August 2nd 2011 Hardcover: 288 pages The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at…
Title: The End of Everything Author: Megan Abbott Genre: Crime/Literary Thriller Publisher:Reagan Arthur Books (US) / Picador (UK) Publication date: July 7 2011 (US) / August 19 2011 (UK) Hardcover/Paperback: 304 pages Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next…