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2015 End of Year Survey

December 31, 2015 by Sandie Leave a Comment

2015 End of Year Survey

It has been a tough year for me, my sister, and consequently the blog. Many thanks to those of you who’ve stuck it out with us. We’re ending 2015 with this end-of-year survey courtesy of the lovely Jamie of The Perpetual Page-Turner fame. Number Of Books You Read: 128 (22 short of my goal) Number of Re-Reads: 6 Genre… 

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Book Club Day: Reviews of TRACKED

September 14, 2015 by Sandie 1 Comment

Book Club Day: Reviews of TRACKED

It’s our fourth blogging anniversary week, and we’re featuring posts and giveaways every day this week, so stay tuned. Today we’re reviewing a book we read as a group over the summer — TRACKED by Jenny Martin. The book has been frequently compared to both STAR WARS and SPEED RACER, so obviously this is a… 

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Book Club Day: The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre

April 24, 2015 by Diana Leave a Comment

Book Club Day: The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre

Our April Book Club selection was “The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things” by Ann Aguirre. It’s been a while since we’ve had a love story to read, and most of our readers found it to be as sweet and encouraging as the main character Sage. Aguirre is one of those multi-talented authors who can… 

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Book Club Day: Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin

December 4, 2014 by Diana 1 Comment

Book Club Day: Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin

Our latest Book Club selection was “Tabula Rasa” by Kristen Lippert-Martin, who’s a debut author in the DC area, where Sandie lives. It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to post a Book Club selection, so we were more than happy to be able to read this book and share some of our… 

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Rogue Wave (Waterfire Saga #2) by Jennifer Donnelly & Giveaway

November 21, 2014 by Diana 6 Comments

Rogue Wave (Waterfire Saga #2) by Jennifer Donnelly & Giveaway

Teen Lit Rocks is delighted to participate in a giveaway that goes along with the upcoming release of “Rogue Wave” (Waterfire Saga #2) by Jennifer Donnelly, which comes out January 6, 2015 . We are sure that fans of “Deep Blue” (Waterfire Saga #1) will be excited to once again plunge into the water with… 

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YA Diversity Book Club: Favorite LGBT Themed Novels

November 20, 2014 by Sandie 4 Comments

YA Diversity Book Club: Favorite LGBT Themed Novels

Welcome to the fifth edition of the YA Diversity Book Club, a monthly feature we created in partnership with three other book bloggers: Kiki at Gone Pecan, Lucy at The Reading Date, and Kristan at We Heart YA. This month we read Sara Farizan’s sophomore novel “Tell Me How a Crush Should Feel,” a contemporary… 

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Reflections on ‘Barracuda’

September 30, 2014 by Sandie 1 Comment

Reflections on ‘Barracuda’

First let’s get it over with that the very first thing that comes to mind when I (and most of you over the age of 35) hear the word “Barracuda” is of course, Heart’s classic rock single. It’s one of my favorite rock anthems, and I think Annie and Nancy are amazing. But today, as… 

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s 50th Anniversary

August 4, 2014 by Sandie 1 Comment

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s 50th Anniversary

Puffin Books: 176 pages | Buy it on Amazon or IndieBound Growing up, I read and loved Roald Dahl’s books, so it has been one of my greatest pleasures as a mother to see my kids enjoy the same beloved children’s books that I did when I was their age. My son, now 12, has… 

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Book Club Day: On the Road to Find Out by Rachel Toor

July 23, 2014 by Diana Leave a Comment

Book Club Day: On the Road to Find Out by Rachel Toor

Our Summer Book Club selection was “On the Road to Find Out” by Rachel Toor. This is Toor’s debut YA novel, and it’s a very interesting, humorous, and inspiring story. Through her protagonist Alice, Toor teaches us how to run, how to overcome rejection, how to improve our vocabulary, and inadvertently about the mystery of… 

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Book Club Day: Pointe by Brandy Colbert

May 8, 2014 by Diana 1 Comment

Book Club Day: Pointe by Brandy Colbert

Our April Book Club selection was “Pointe” by Brandy Colbert. It’s not an easy, breezy, shallow book about a boy and girl who meetcute and overcome a few obstacles to be together forever. “Pointe” is a tough but powerful book dealing with several serious issues. It’s the story of  Theo, a 17-year-old African-American ballet student who… 

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