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Books We Adore: The Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

April 4, 2018 by Erin Leave a Comment

Books We Adore: The Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., so we wanted to share a review not of a Civil Rights-era historical novel, but a novel that explores many of the issues still facing the African-American community, and therefore should be of importance to all Americans. –Sandie Shhhh. Don’t tell… 

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Emergency Contact Giveaway & Love

March 23, 2018 by Sandie 4 Comments

Emergency Contact Giveaway & Love

Simon Teen is partnering with Teen Lit Rocks for an amazing Emergency Contact giveaway! I wish I could enter it myself, because I love Herschel Supply backpacks, and the branded pop socket is adorable. We get pitched blog tours and giveaways all the time, but we’re picky about which ones we do. But we have… 

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Review: The Bone Queen by Alison Croggon

March 19, 2018 by Cassie Leave a Comment

Review: The Bone Queen by Alison Croggon

Cadvan of Lirigon is running from his past. Once one of the most powerful Bards in Edil-Amarandh, he made mistakes in his arrogance and youth that unleashed an unspeakable evil on the world. Realizing his mistake, he helped to recapture the evil and accepted his banishment from the world of the Bards. But it turns out… 

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Favorite 2017 Books You Should Read in 2018

January 17, 2018 by Sandie Leave a Comment

Favorite 2017 Books You Should Read in 2018

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know that January is half over and we should have posted this a month ago, but we figure it’s never too late to recommend some of our favorite 2017 books. If you haven’t read any of these yet, add them to your 2018 TBR list immediately! A Conjuring of Light by… 

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Heroines Who Rock: Nameless Queen from A Thousand Nights

November 3, 2017 by Erin Leave a Comment

Heroines Who Rock: Nameless Queen from A Thousand Nights

Heroines Who Rock: Nameless Queen from A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston Who She Is: She is the daughter of a desert trader, and the younger, less beautiful sister to his firstwife. She is her village’s sacrifice to the demon king Lo-Melkhiin. She is the latest in the hundreds of wives who slake his thirst. But… 

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Editor’s Pick: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

October 31, 2017 by Keely Leave a Comment

Editor’s Pick: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

John Green writes young adult fiction like few other writers can. His characters are witty, intelligent yet quirky and still very much teenagers dealing with everything that life throws at them. Turtles All the Way Down is very much the same and yet, very very different. Green has, in the past, skirted delicately around the… 

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Claire’s Summer Reading Guide: Five Great Reads

June 8, 2017 by Claire Leave a Comment

Claire’s Summer Reading Guide: Five Great Reads

If I know anything, I know that summer coming means I get to spend afternoons outside in my hammock reading. I live where there is snow. Real snow. Long, Canadian, winter, snow. So for me, summer reading starts as soon as the snow melts. Luckily that time has come, and I’ve decided to share some… 

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The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan: Giveaway

May 19, 2017 by Sandie 5 Comments

The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan: Giveaway

Thanks to Disney-Hyperion for providing a copy of the book and The Dark Prophecy-themed prize-pack products to review and give away. All views are my own. Since Apollo is the God of Music, Poetry, and the Sun, we are rounding up some summer essentials to have on hand for good summer reading. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite:… 

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Everything, Everything Movie Swag Giveaway

May 17, 2017 by Sandie 10 Comments

Everything, Everything Movie Swag Giveaway

Thanks to Warner Bros. and my friends at Allied Integrated Marketing, we’re giving away an Everything, Everything movie swag prize pack (including heart-shaped sticky notes, phone cover, zipped bag, and tote bag) to a lucky reader. To enter, you must have a U.S. address (sorry international friends) and leave a comment here or through our… 

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Literary Crush: Jefferson from The Gold Seer Trilogy

May 9, 2017 by Sandie Leave a Comment

Literary Crush: Jefferson from The Gold Seer Trilogy

Our last Literary Crush was Chase from Some of the Parts by Hannah Barnaby, and today we bring you Jefferson from The Gold Seer Trilogy: Walk on Earth a Stranger and Like a River Glorious  by Rae Carson. Yes, I’m waiting anxiously for the third and final book in The Gold Seer trilogy, Into the… 

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