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These Gentle Wounds

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YA Authors as YAs: The Helene Dunbar Edition + Giveaway (International)

YA Authors as YAs: The Helene Dunbar Edition + Giveaway (International)
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Welcome to the latest  YA Authors as YAs  interview ! Our goal? To prove that your favorite authors — no matter how AWESOME and COOL you think they are — were once awkward, weird, and they geeked out about fandoms and guilty-pleasure music JUST LIKE YOU when they were teens....
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Cover Reveal: These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar + Giveaway (International)

Cover Reveal: These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar + Giveaway (International)
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Ready for this week's cover reveal? You know we are! Today we're revealing Helene Dunbar's THESE GENTLE WOUNDS, available May 2014 from Flux. But before we get to the goods, here's a message from Helene:   Hi YABC readers. I’m Helene and thanks for making the dream of sharing the cover...
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Sarah Lindsay
The cover is nice, not my favorite. But the story is very interesting. I'm looking forward to reading it!
Thursday, 19 September 2013 12:41
Meryl Krieger
I like the glow of the sunlight - it brings out the essential optimism of being young and "standing up".
Thursday, 19 September 2013 12:41
Vivien
The cover really caught my eye!
Thursday, 19 September 2013 21:40
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FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

Giveaway: The Ruinous Sweep (US & Canada)

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The Ruinous Sweep (US & Canada) by: Tim Wynne-Jones Release Date: June 26, 2018 Publisher: Candlewick Press About the Book: On the night Donovan Turner is thrown out of a car on a highway in the ...
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Giveaway: Summer of Magic and Mazes (US Only)

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Disney-Hyperion is partnering with YA Books Central for this giveaway! Summer of Magic and Mazes (US Only) by: Rick Riordan Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Learn More: The Burning Maze : the Trials of Apo...
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It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel + Giveaway (US/Canada)

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Hi, YABCers! Today we're super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for THE MYSTERY OF BLACK HOLLOW LANE by Julia Nobel , releasing on March 5, 2019 from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky . Before we get to t...
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Spotlight on All the Little Lights by Jamie McGuire, Plus Interview, Excerpt, & Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to spotlight  All the Little Lights  by Jamie McGuire!  Read on for more about Jamie and her book, plus an interview, excerpt, & giveaway!    Meet Jam...
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Author Chat with Shani Petroff (Airports, Exes, and Other Things I'm Over), Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with Shani Petroff , author of  Airports, Exes and Other Things I'm Over .     Read on for more about Shani and her book, an interview, plus a giveaway! &nb...
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Author Of The Week: Chat with Claire LeGrand (Furyborn), Plus Giveaway!!

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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 give...
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