I don’t post a lot of book trailers but the trailer for Once Upon A Time Machine was just too much fun. For those who don’t know, this is a graphic novel that adds a sci-fi twist to many of our favorite children’s stories and fables. You can read my full review here. Synopsis: Fairy tales […]
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Stacking The Shelves/ IMM (10.06)
Hello, beautiful book people! For a nice change of pace (since I actually added to my book collection recently), I wanted to do an IMM/ Stacking the Shelves post. It’s actually going to cover the last few weeks since it makes more sense than doing a post with one or two books each week. I […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cover Reveal: Awoken by Timothy Miller
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press Publish Date: August 13, 2013 Synopsis: Awoken by Timothy Miller is the story of fourteen-year-old Michael Stevens has never been ordinary; no orphan who hears music coming from rocks considers himself a typical teenager. But life gets a lot more complicated when two-foot-tall, albino, doll-like men sneak into his room one night, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Scored by Lauren McLaughlin
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publish Date: October 25, 2011 Source: Library Goodreads Rating: 5/5 College Acceptance Letters Synopsis: Set in the future when teenagers are monitored via camera and their recorded actions and confessions plugged into a computer program that determines their ability to succeed. All kids given a “score” that determines their […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: The Exceptionals by Erin Cashman
Publisher: Holiday House Inc. Publish Date: February 1st, 2012 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Hawks Synopsis: Born into a famous family of exceptionally talented people, 15-year-old Claire Walker has deliberately chosen to live an average life. But everything changes the night of the Spring Fling, when her parents decide it’s high time she transferred to Cambial Academy–the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Guest Post: Erin Cashman
Erin Cashman is the author of The Exceptionals (february2012), a fantastic YA novel about a girl who can speak to animals and her journey to figure out who she is and what is important. What a Great Idea by Erin Cashman Where does an idea for a book come from? I read that the idea […]
Read the rest of this entry »Review: Promised by Caragh O’Brien
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publish Date: October 2nd, 2012 Source: ARC Goodreads Rating: 3/5 Birthmarks Synopsis: After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and upending the rigid matriarchy of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her biggest challenge ever. She must lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them […]
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