INCARCERON is one of those books that I think boys will really like because it deals with prisons, fights, escapes, mysteries, secret plans, backstabbing, assassination plots, and science-fiction stuff that has action scenes and is intriguing. That being said, I struggled with it because I was really confused for most of the first hundred pages or so, and it wasn’t… Read More
In My Mailbox – New Books This Week (3)
In My Mailbox is a shared posting concept/listing from The Story Siren for YA book bloggers to share titles that have been arriving and will be showing up in reviews soon (read about what it is and how it got started here: In My Mailbox). This will be a semi-regular feature on Teach 8 YA Book Blog. This week I got a… Read More
Book Trailer for CRESCENDO by Becca Fitzpatrick
CRESCENDO by Becca Fitzpatrick, the sequel to fallen angel story HUSH, HUSH, comes out on October 19th – it’s one of the October sequel releases I’m looking forward to. In anticipation of the release, I’m posting the book trailer. Enjoy the preview, and if it seems interesting to you, go read HUSH, HUSH and look for CRESCENDO on October 19th.
FOREVER by Maggie Stiefvater Cover Reveal – Pre-order to get a SIGNED copy!
Maggie Stiefvater has released the book jacket image for FOREVER, the final book in The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy (begun with SHIVER and LINGER). Not only are these some of my favorite books ever, but also have the most beautiful covers I’ve seen for young adult books (designed by Christopher Stengel – see Maggie’s interview with him about the covers… Read More
October Releases I'm Looking Forward To
I’m really excited about some of the books that are coming out in October, lots of series sequels, and I’ve pre-ordered most of them. It looks like October will be a busy reading month. I’m looking forward to so many of them that I thought I’d share here! BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (sequel to BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) THE… Read More
In My Mailbox – New Books This Week (2)
In My Mailbox is a shared posting concept/listing from The Story Siren (read about what it is and how it got started here: In My Mailbox). This will be a semi-regular feature on Teach 8 YA Book Blog.This week’s In My Mailbox is mostly due to the fall Scholastic Book Club selections being so great. Thanks to them (and Random House sending… Read More
Celebrate BANNED BOOKS WEEK – Sept. 25-Oct. 2 – Read a Book!
The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are UNABLE to say. ~ Anaïs NinBooks: save people; save lives; help us figure out what we would do in certain situations; open our eyes to parts of the world we may never know otherwise; help us figure out our own lives, thoughts,… Read More
ACES UP by Lauren Barnholdt
When I was trying to decide what book to read next last week, I decided to go with another light-hearted cute book and chose ACES UP by Lauren Barnholdt. I supposed because I’ve been watching the World Series of Poker Main Event each week on TV lately, I had poker on the mind when I gravitated toward this book. The… Read More
