Title: GLIMMERGLASS (Faeriewalker #1) Author: Jenna Black Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Release Date: May 25, 2010 Number of Pages: 294 Source of Book: Borrowed the paperback from a student who recommended it Author’s Website: www.jennablack.com/books_ya.htm Goodreads Summary: Normal. It’s all she’s ever wanted to be, but it couldn’t be further from her grasp… Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but… Read More
In My Mailbox – New Books This Week (12)
In My Mailbox is a shared posting idea started by Kristi at The Story Siren (read all about it here: In My Mailbox) for bloggers to share the books they’ve received and will be blogging about and reviewing soon. IMM is a semi-regular feature here on Teach 8 YA Book Blog to let my students know the books to be… Read More
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis
Title: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Author: Beth Revis Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin) Release Date: 1/11/11 Number of Pages: 398 How I Got It: Won a signed hardcover copy from publisher’s facebook contest Author’s Website: www.bethrevis.com Goodreads Summary: A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder. Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed… Read More
UNCOMMON CRIMINALS (Heist Society 2) Cover Reveal
I loved HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter. I’m a sucker for a good heist book or flick (Ocean’s Eleven or The Italian Job anyone?) They’re just so fun and Ally’s book was the same way. I bought the book right away in February, 2010 when Disney Hyperion released it because the summary sucked me right in. It’s about 17-year-old Kat, who… Read More
PROM & PREJUDICE by Elizabeth Eulberg
Title: PROM & PREJUDICE Author: Elizabeth Eulberg Publisher: Point (Scholastic) Release Date: January 1, 2011 Number of Pages: 231 How I Got It: Bought the Hardcover because of the author Author’s Website: www.elizabetheulberg.com Goodreads Synopsis: After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with the prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a scholarship, isn’t… Read More
FIVE FLAVORS OF DUMB by Antony John
Title: FIVE FLAVORS OF DUMB Author: Antony John Publisher: Dial Books Release Date: November 11, 2010 Number of Pages: 352 How I Got It: Hardcover to review for Book Divas Author’s Website: antonyjohn.net “For the record, I wasn’t around the day they decided to become Dumb.” So starts the story of high-school-senior, Piper, and how she came to be the… Read More
Why Young Adult Lit?
Last week, Dr. Harold Koplewicz, an adolescent psychiatrist, posted an article in The Huffington Post titled “‘Hunger Games’: Why Kids Love Disaster, Distress, & Dystopia” which addresses a question/concern I hear quite often about young adult books and the choices students are making. It seems to be a common theme lately with people questioning why teens are choosing and obsessing… Read More
In My Mailbox – New Books This Week (11)
In My Mailbox is a shared posting idea started by Kristi at The Story Siren (read all about it here: In My Mailbox) for bloggers to share the books they’ve received and will be blogging about and reviewing soon. IMM is a semi-regular feature here on Teach 8 YA Book Blog to let my students know the books to be… Read More
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