Tag: young adult fiction
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Light of the White Bear Kickstarter Project
David Clement-Davies, author of The Sight,Fell, and Fire Bringer, is running a Kickstarter project to bring his newest book, Light of the White Bear, to the United States. I’ve read several of his books and really enjoyed them. If you like books about wild animals, with deep social…
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Book Review: The Summer Prince
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson June and her best friend Gil are thrilled to wrangle an invite to the official celebration of the newly elected Summer King, Enki. But they never anticipate that Gil and Enki will fall in love, or how much Enki will affect both of…
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Book Review: The Archived
The Archived by Victoria Schwab It hasn’t even been a year since Ben died, and Mackenzie Bishop is already forgetting what her brother looked like. Her mother copes with the grief by throwing herself with artificial cheerfulness into projects, while her father copes by retreating into himself. Mac knows…
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Book Review: The Color of Rain
The Color of Rain by Cori McCarthy Plot: Rain White lives in Earth City, where she ekes out a living trying to take care of her little brother, Walker. That is, until Walker becomes one of the Touched, people who have a degenerative brain disease. If the authorities find out…
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Book Review: The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey The 1st Wave: Lights Out The 2nd Wave: Surf’s Up The 3rd Wave: Pestilence The 4th Wave: Silencer Plot: Nearly 7 billion people are dead, almost the entire population of the world, killed in four successive waves of destruction sent by the aliens.…
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My Favorite Books that Didn't Make the Shortlist
I used to think that the job of a book awards committee was to pick the best books of the year. After six years of serving on the Cybils Awards panel choosing the shortlist for science fiction & fantasy, I know differently. The truth is that there are any number…
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Ratha's Creature Graphic Novel
Ratha’s Creature Graphic Novel Sample PageI’m excited to announce that, after months of planning, we’ve launched a Kickstarter project to fund a graphic novel version of *Ratha’s Creature. *My company, Imaginator Press, is the current publisher of the Ratha series, and last year author Clare Bell…
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Gift
Gift is an exciting new project being released today, from Andrea J. Buchanan, author of The Daring Book for Girls. * *Gift is a new multimedia paranormal YA novel which includes music by Fredrik Larsson, as well as art, videos, triggered events, and a graphic novel story. There’s even a…
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The Pool of Fire by John Christopher
The Pool of Fire by John Christopher The Pool of Fire is the third book in the Tripods series by John Christopher. I’m reposting my reviews in tribute to this great science fiction writer who died last week. Time is running short, and the final push to overthrow the…
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The White Mountains by John Christopher
In tribute to science fiction writer John Christopher, who just passed away, I’m reposting my review of The White Mountains, the first book in his Tripods series. Will Parker is 13 years old, and in another year he will undergo the capping ceremony, which marks the passage to adulthood.…