I found this incredibly fun activtity on Kristi’s (The Story Siren) website. Here is what you do: CREATE YOUR DEBUT YA COVER 1 – Go to “Fake Name Generator” or click http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/ The name that appears is your author name. 2 – Go to “Random Word Generator” or click http://www.websitestyle.com/parser/randomword.shtml The word listed under “Random [Keep Reading]
I love both LIFE AS WE KNEW IT and THE DEAD AND THE GONE, so you can only imagine how excited I got today when a student told me about the third book in the Moon series. I totally lost track of the progression of this series and I’m happy to be immersed in the [Keep Reading]
Cassandra Clare, author of the Mortal Instruments series, is writing a fourth book to add to the already trilogy. THE CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS will follow Simon’s experiences as he attempts to manage life as a vampire. Here is the synopsis: Love, blood, betrayal and revenge — the stakes are higher than ever in City [Keep Reading]
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I am flabbergasted. I received notification that Karin’s Book Nook has been nominated for a Book Blogger Appreciation Award. I’m so honored. It has been nominated for the Best YA Review Blog Award – The blog is supposed to cover primarily young adult books and have great reviews and recommendations. I’ve submitted the necessary information [Keep Reading]
with Patrick Ness 1) Your books, THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO and THE ASK AND THE ANSWER, are so unique, especially in the way you chose to use unconventional spelling throughout the text. What influenced your decision to spell certain words phonetically while leaving others spelled traditionally? Inspired by Russell Hoban’s brilliant Riddley Walker, I [Keep Reading]
Little, Brown – December 2009 I loved BEAUTIFUL CREATURES. Once I started I couldn’t put it down. The thickness didn’t deter me at all, in fact, I wanted more once I finished. Originally, I had a review posted here, but I had to delete it due to the fact it is going to be published [Keep Reading]
I’ve been feeling the pull of books again lately. There for a while I was in kind of a funk and couldn’t really focus on one book at a time. I’m looking forward to getting back into my routine. This week I’m Waiting and Waiting and Waiting for… The Hollow by Jessica Verday When Abbey’s [Keep Reading]
“Say It Again” Saturday was created because…Sometimes when I’m reading a book there are lines that just jump out at me. They make me want to laugh, cry, or just sit and think for a minute. Sometimes the lines are just beautifully written. They are the kind of lines that you want to stop reading, [Keep Reading]
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