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Beth Edwards, Assistant Blog Manager
News & Updates

Author Of The Week: Chat with Kara Thomas (Little Monsters)!

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Welcome to our weekly special feature post,  Author Of The Week !! Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!       Introducing  Kara Thomas , YABC's Author of the...
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Danielle
I love the mystery aspect in the story. I read a sample from my library and it really hooked me!
Monday, 17 July 2017 21:55
Susan Light
I can't wait to read this book. I've been hearing lots of great things about it.
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 08:38
Mindy
The cover looks amazing and the synopsis sounds great!!!
Friday, 04 August 2017 23:34
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Beth Edwards, Assistant Blog Manager
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YABC Scavenger Hunt: Little Monsters (Kara Thomas), Excerpt & Extra Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to share  an excerpt from Little Monsters as part of the YABC Scavenger Hunt! Read on for more about Kara and her novel! And don't forget to answer the question from this post on the Scavenger Hunt form for a chance to win the  Grand Prize !...
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Danielle
I read a sampler from the library and loved this!!! It had a lot of mystery and tension!
Sunday, 09 July 2017 18:31
John
The cover is innovative, and the synopsis tells a crackin' good yarn!
Sunday, 09 July 2017 18:50
Dianna G.
Really liked the cover! The summary is interesting, but I didn't like the F bomb in the excerpt.
Sunday, 09 July 2017 21:25
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It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: The Key: The Eight Pillars of Timbuktu by Amira Rasayon + Giveaway (US/Canada)

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Hi, YABCers! Today we're super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for THE KEY: THE EIGHT PILLARS OF TIMBUKTU by Amira Rasayon, releasing on August 8, 2018 . Before we get to the cover, here's a no...
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Giveaway: EBB AND FLOW (US and Canada)

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Ebb and Flow (US and Canada) by: Heather Smith Release Date: April 3, 2018 Publisher: Kids Can Press About the Book: One summer, after a long plane ride and a rotten bad year I went to Grandma Jo’s. ...
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Author Chat with Jesse Andrews (MunMun), Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with Jesse Andrews , author of  MunMun .   Read on for more about Jesse and his book, plus a giveaway!   Meet  Jesse Andrews !    Jesse Andre...
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Giveaway: SEARCHING (US Only)

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Searching (A Prequel to the Starlight Chronicles) (US Only) by: C. S. Johnson Release Date: December 31, 2017 Publisher: C.S. Johnson About the Book: Long before she took up the title of Starry Knigh...
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Author Chat with Amy Trueblood and Gwen C. Katz (Nothing But Sky & Among The Red Stars) Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with Amy Trueblood and Gwen C Katz , authors of  Nothing But Sky & Among The Red Stars .   Read on for more about Amy & Gwen and their book, plus a givea...
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Lexa Hillyer (Winter Glass), Plus Giveaway!!

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