Halloween, Cake, and YA Literature

I received an email today telling that me that on the October 29th season finale of Ace of Cakes one of the featured cakes will be in the shape of Charlotte from Tonya Hurley’s  Ghostgirl. The cake is being made on the episode for the launch party of Ghostgirl: Homecoming. According to the email the [...]

Ghostgirl:Homecoming- Tonya Hurley

 

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This is the sequel to Ghostgirl- Tonya Hurley which I already reviewed.  Again the cover is visually appealing, and the book has a rich feel to it.  I think that overall I enjoyed the first book more, but I can’t say why exactly- I guess I just found the story line a bit more intriguing. [...]

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes- Chris Crutcher

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Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes was a great read.  The story is told from the perspective of a teenage boy who is overweight.  He tells about his friendship with a girl named Sarah Byrnes, whose face is horribly disfigured due to burns suffered when she was three.  Along with issues of appearance and friendship, [...]

June Recap

I am sorely disappointed in myself for my reading habits this month.  Though in my defense; I moved and started working full time.  I will do better in July I promise.
Here are the THREE books I read in June:
1.  Ghostgirl- Tonya Hurley
2. Max- James Patterson
3. The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins (not reviewed yet)
 
Total YA Books [...]

YALSA YA Bookshelf Project

Someone on one of the Ning’s  I belong to mentioned the YA Bookshelf Project being done by YALSA so I decided to explore it more.  On the YALSA wiki they are compiling a list of books that would appeal to a broad range of 12-18 year olds.  They explain that it isn’t just a “best [...]

Summer Reading List

This summer I hope to get a bit of reading done- especially on the 12 hr each way road trip I’m going on.
So I’m going to start a list of books that I want to read- this list will have both YA and non-YA lit on it. I might even through in some non-fiction… [...]

Results: Poll 7- Content in YA Lit

Here are the results of this week’s poll:
Should sex, drugs, alcohol, and violence be portrayed in YA Lit?
1. Yes. Kids experience it so it should be included. 56% (10 votes)
2. Yes, but only if the potential consequences of participating in those activities is shown. 17% (3 votes)
3. Other: 11% (2 votes)
4. No, stories can be [...]

Poll #7- Content in YA Literature

 
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Results for Poll #6: Favorite Genre

Here are the results from last weeks poll:
1.  Realistic Fiction 28% (7 votes)
2.  Sci-Fi 16% (4 votes)
2.  Multi-Genre/Alternative Genre 16% (4 votes)
2.  Other: 16% (4 votes) 
3.  Fantasy 12% (3 votes)
4.  Graphic Novels 8% (2 votes)
5.  Plays/Drama 4% (1 votes) 
 
Historical Fiction received no votes.  I wonder if people have the same taste in genre across the [...]

Being Nikki- Meg Cabot (ARC)

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Being Nikki is being released today!  The second book in Cabot’s “Airhead” series, Being Nikki continues the story of Em/Nikki and her friends.  As this is an ARC that was sent to be by Cabot and her publisher, I had not already read the first book in the series, Airhead.  I would highly recommend [...]