Title: Five Flavors of Dumb Author: Antony John Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Dial Publication date: November 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages The Challenge: Piper has one month to get the rock band Dumb a paying gig. The Deal: If…
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Blog Tour Joint Review: Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars by Nick James
Title: Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars Author: Nick James Genre: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult Publisher: Flux Publication date: September 8th 2011 Paperback: 384 pages A devastated Earth’s last hope is found in Pearls: small, mysterious orbs that fall…
Title: Possessed (US) / Possessing Rayne (UK) Author: Kate Cann Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: January 2011 (US) / July 2008 (UK) Hardcover: 302 Pages Rayne can’t wait to start her summer job at a…
Title: The Isle of Night Author: Veronica Wolff Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: NAL Trade Publication Date: September 2011 Paperback: 302 Pages Is life offering fewer and fewer options? Then join the dead. When Annelise meets dark…
Title: Fury Author: Elizabeth Miles Genre: Urban Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse US / Simon & Schuster Childrens Books UK Publication date: August 30th 2011 / Septemnber 1st 2011 Hardcover: 352 pages It’s winter break in…
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Nerds Heart YA Joint Review: What Momma Left Me by Renee Watson
Title: What Momma Left Me Author: Renee Watson Genre: Contemporary, PoC, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books Publication date: July 6th 2010 Hardcover: 240 pages How is it that unsavory raw ingredients come together to form a delicious…
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Joint Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Title: Ready Player One Author: Ernest Cline Genre: Science Fiction, Gaming Publisher: Crown (US)/Century (UK) Publication date: August 16 2011 Hardcover/Paperback: 384 pages It’s the year 2044, and the real world is an ugly place. Like most of humanity,…
Title: Lost Voices Author: Sarah Porter Genre: Speculative Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication date: June 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages What happens to the girls nobody sees — the ones who are ignored, mistreated, hidden away? The…
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…
Today we are thrilled to be part of the blog tour for the release of book 2 in Michael Grant’s new middle grade series, The Magnificent Twelve! In order to celebrate the release, we have a guest post from…
Title: The Gray Wolf Throne Author: Cinda Williams Chima Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Hyperion (Disney) Publication date: August 2011 Hardcover: 528 pages Han Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend…
Title: The Shattering Author: Karen Healey Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 5 2011 Hardcover: 320 pages Seventeen-year-old Keri likes to plan for every possibility. She knows what…
Title: The Postmortal Author: Drew Magary Genre: Dystopia, Satire, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Penguin Publication date: August 2011 Paperback: 320 pages John Farrell is about to get “The Cure.” Old age can never kill him now. The only problem is,…
Title: The Berlin Boxing Club Author: Robert Sharenow Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Harper Teen Publication date: April 2011 Hardcover: 416 pages Fourteen-year-old Karl Stern has never thought of himself as a Jew. But to the bullies at…
Title: The Poisoned House Author: Michael Ford Genre: Horror, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co (US)/Bloomsbury Plc (UK) Publication date: August 2011/August 2010 Hardcover: 304 pages Life can be cruel for a servant girl in 1850s London.…
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…
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Joint Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Title: The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Genre: Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Doubleday (Random House US)/ Harvill Secker (UK) Publication date: September 2011 Hardcover: 387 pages The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is…
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: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: August 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein. They are…
Title: Heroes at Odds Author: Moira J. Moore Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication date: July 2011 Paperback: 352 pages Shield Lee Mallorough and Source Shintaro Karish are steadfast in their commitment to protect Westsea no matter what disaster –…
Title: Magic Slays Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication date: May 2011 Paperback: 308 pages Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the…
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…
Title: Juliet Immortal Author: Stacey Jay Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Publication date: August 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as…
Title: A Long Long Sleep Author: Anna Sheehan Genre: Speculative Fiction/Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick (US)/Gollancz (UK) Publication date: August 2011 (US & UK) Hardcover: 352 pages Rosalinda Fitzroy has been asleep for sixty-two…