What would you do if you sat down, turned on the evening news, and saw that the worst serial killer in state history had finally been arrested? Probably say, “Good riddance”, right?
What if the man they paraded in front of the news cameras was your father?
What if your father isn’t who you think he [...]
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Congratulations to Sarah Desson, who just sold a new novel! I loved her last novel, Lock and Key, and I can’t wait to read the new one.
Penguin Young Readers Group, longtime publisher of bestselling YA author Sarah Dessen, has acquired Dessen’s latest novel, Along for the Ride. Regina Hayes, president and publisher of Viking [...]
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A few weeks ago I received an ARC from Delacorte Books. Included with the ARC was a lipstick case from my favorite designer ever, Lilly Pulitzer! Now that might be a silly reason to move up the book on my TBR pile but it happened.
The Debs is the first in a new series [...]
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How did I miss this? (Thanks, Jen!) The title for the fifth Percy Jackson book has been revealed!
Percy Jackson and THE LAST OLYMPIAN will be published on May 9, 2009. I am so excited! There is no cover yet, but more information will be released over the coming weeks. Percy was a huge favorite in [...]
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“This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and something found. This is a story about Love. ” (page 1, Walt Disney’s Cinderella )
Cynthia Rylant is one of my favorite authors, and one I frequently rely on for great mentor texts. When I saw that she [...]
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In the interest of full disclosure, I am a news junkie. And I love following major cases. I am also a Law and Order addict. So when I received an advance copy of Elizabeth Scott’s Living Dead Girl, I was thrilled.
Alice has lived with Ray since she was ten. The neighbors [...]
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Save the Date! The Princeton (NJ) library will be holding its annual Children’s Book Festival on September 13. Check out the list of confirmed list of authors that will be in attendance! Some of my favorites are Dan Gutman, Wendy Mass, Rebecca Stead, and Sarah Beth Durst. I will definitely be in attendance- will you?
Still [...]
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Violet Greenfield wants nothing more than to be able to fade into the background of high school. Unfortunately, her height makes that almost impossible. To compensate for her long legs and ever-growing body, she tries to dress inconspicuously and avoids drawing any attention to herself. Even her job, at the small hometown [...]
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I am not going to do a full-on review of Breaking Dawn because they will be all over the place soon enough. Plus, the Twilight series is like candy to me, fluffy fun. I love the series, but I don’t think it warrants a literary review. I don’t want to ruin my [...]
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No spoilers! But I am done. I am satisfied. Detailed review to come in the next few days.
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