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    • The Planet Theives
    • The Planet Thieves is a strong middle grade debut from author Dan Krokos. With it's intriguing premise and unique way it entwines a typical school story with that of saving the world, The Planet Thieves was a treat. I really enjoyed the characters, particularly the female characters. Both Merrin and Susan were both just really well rounded characters and I loved how loyal they were to their cause. The rivalry between Tom and...
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  • friends Ashley Rogers and Erica, Editor are now friends
    • Reader reviewed by Luke SkywalkerComparison of the novels: Bridge to Terabithia and A Bridge to Wisemans Cove The characters in a Bridge to Terabithia were more uplifting and showed the best side of human nature compared with the characters from A Bridge to Wisemans Cove. The three important characters in a Bridge to Terabithia are Jesse Aarons, Leslie Burke and Mary Belle Aarons. Jesse Aarons is an artistic boy. He has anger...
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  •   I was excited to have the opportunity to read the YA paranormal novel, PRAEFATIO.  Here is our interview with author Georgia McBride.  Make sure to check out the giveaway at the bottom of the post!    
    easyblog 11 hours ago
    • Seventeen-year-old Grace Ann Miller turns up after being missing. Authorities think she’s delusional as she tells them stories filled with Fallen, archangels(oh, yeah, she’s one), prophecies, and even Lucifer. Yeah, they think she’s lost it and Grace finds herself hospitalized. She’s not sure what’s real or not. During her time away, literally a whole new world opened up to her. She finds out she plays a pivotal role. ...
    wall 11 hours ago
    • Seventeen-year-old Grace Ann Miller turns up after being missing. Authorities think she’s delusional as she tells them stories filled with Fallen, archangels(oh, yeah, she’s one), prophecies, and even Lucifer. Yeah, they think she’s lost it and Grace finds herself hospitalized. She’s not sure what’s real or not. During her time away, literally a whole new world opened up to her. She finds out she plays a pivotal role. ...
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  • I would love to win either Reboot or The Elite!
    easyblog 14 hours ago
  • I absolutely LOVE this cover. So whimsical and mysterious!
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  • A guest voted as helpful a review, A Bit Lackluster, written by Erica, Editor.
    • Stranded by Jeff Probst was an interesting read. The premise was interesting but how the story carried out was not enough to fully capture my attention and make me fall in love with this survival novel. While Jeff Probst is trying to portray the stakes as high, that is not the way Stranded came across. I was looking for a fast paced, high energy survival story and instead what I got was a very...
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  • I would of course love to win...but the video is awesome too! I love watching authors, well, saying pretty much anything! LOL
    easyblog 14 hours ago
  • My greatest fear is something bad happening to my daughter.
    easyblog 14 hours ago
  • I would keep my emotions. It's better to FEEL SOMETHING than NOTHING AT ALL.
    easyblog 14 hours ago
  • The Chancellor.
    easyblog 14 hours ago
    • I’m going to start off this review by coming straight out of the closet as a reader who loved Bill Konigsberg’s “Openly Straight.” As an openly gay man, I wish this book had been out when I was a high school student trying to go beyond labels to be seen as a person and not as a sexuality. “Openly Straight” follows Rafe, an openly gay high school junior from Boulder, Colorado. Rafe has had...
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  • YES I too want to win this!!!!
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    • May (Daughters of the Sea #2)
    • My new passion OK OK obsession! MERMAIDS!!!! I know lately everyone is saying overdone, just like all the vampire books. I think that is all in how you write your mermaid book. If it is done in the same old same old mermaid fashion than of course overdone! Daughters of the Sea series is wonderfully written by author Kathryn Lasky. May has her own story, she has a missing part from her that...
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    • Hannah (Daughters of the Sea #1)
    • Never having read a novel about mermaids before I was quite sceptical of how I would feel about the story. To my surprise I loved the book! Lasky is a beautiful writer that left me reading through the night unable to put the book down. The main character Hannah is 15 years old when the ophanage that she has called home fo all those years doesn't want to place her in a "suitable"...
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  • I love the cover, I have cover illness I often too often judge a book by it!
    easyblog 15 hours ago
  • I am not sure
    easyblog 15 hours ago
  • I would love them all but Reboot is something I am super excited for
    easyblog 15 hours ago
  • The cover is beautiful!
    easyblog 15 hours ago
  • I'd keep my emotions!
    easyblog 15 hours ago
  • I'm not sure that everyone has a "meant to be" but I'd like to hope so.
    easyblog 15 hours ago
  • Very beautiful cover and lucious dress.
    easyblog 16 hours ago
    • Girl of Nightmares
    • Hope a third book can come.
    wall 16 hours ago
    • Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna #1)
    • hope for Cas to find Anna.
    wall 17 hours ago
  • A guest voted as helpful a review, Not your average Mythology., written by Jen, Editor.
    • What I loved: I really enjoyed this. It's unlike any other mythology inspired book I've read because it takes into account free will in addition to the good and evil that resides in all of us. The detailed world building makes you feel as if you've just stepped into the story and Hope and Micah are both strong, well developed characters. They both have interesting abilities that when combined, add an extra level of uniqueness...
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  • Life After Theft!
    easyblog 19 hours ago
    • The Tragedy Paper
    • Back before I read either book, I decided that the blurb for The Tragedy Paper was very similar to the concept of Thirteen Reasons Why. Now, after reading both novels, I think the comparison is a good one. Though not entirely identical, the set-up and structure for both novels is nearly identical side by side, especially in the beginning stages of The Tragedy Paper; afterward, their stories diverge a bit. In general, I would...
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    • Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking #3)
    • I think that after the truly exhausting and grueling experience I had with The Ask and the Answer, I needed something different. And I got that, for which I am very grateful. Monsters of Men is just as intense and thrilling as the two books that came before, but it’s not as dark. This is the light at the end of a very, very long tunnel, and it’s a welcome relief. Oddly enough, Monsters...
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    • The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking #2)
    • This is one of the most emotionally draining books I’ve ever read. Patrick Ness went all out; he didn’t sugarcoat things and he didn’t try to spare the reader’s feelings. The end result was 500 of the most exhausting pages I’ve ever read. The final sentence made me want to collapse in bed and sleep forever (what’s worse, the final book is most likely going to be 20 times more intense). This, officially, is...
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    • The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1)
    • It took me a while to warm up to this book—about 100 pages or so. That’s rather a long time, though since the book itself was nearly 500 pages, it wasn’t too bad. But once things started happening (the first 100 pages cover a 6-hour period or so), then it was practically impossible to put this book down. The travels of Todd, Viola and the talking dog Manchee were wholly engrossing. This book is...
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    • The Gray Wolf Throne (Seven Realms #3)
    • Reading high fantasy is always an investment. You have to invest your time, since fantasy is one of the most long-winded genres there is. You have to invest your patience, because there’s a good chance the author will jerk you around for several hundred pages before s/he makes a plot development you’ve been holding your breath for. And you also have to invest your emotions, because if the series is good, much loved and very...
    wall 22 hours ago
  • I'm most interested in The Selection! But they ALL look good! ThaNks for the giveaway!
    easyblog 22 hours ago

Latest YABC Blog Posts - Blog Tours, Announcements, and Giveaways

  • Cover Reveal: THIS IS HOW I FIND HER by Sara Polsky + Giveaway (US/Canada)

    We're happy to reveal the cover for Sara Polsky's THIS IS HOW I FIND HER on the YABC Blog today! But before we get to the goods, here's a message from Sara:   Hi, YABC! Welcome to the cover reveal for THIS IS HOW I FIND HER! I'm excited to be here to share the cover of my debut novel, THIS IS HOW I FIND HER. When I opened up the cover image e-mail from my editor my first tho ...

  • Interview with Barbara Elizabeth Walsh, Author of THE POPPY LADY

      With Memorial Day just around the corner, we here at YABC thought it would be great to speak with an author who has written about military service. Barbara Elizabeth Walsh wrote THE POPPY LADY, which details the story of Moina Belle Michael, a woman who devoted her life to helping American soldiers during World War I. Read below to find out what inspired Walsh to write Moina's story, and ...

  • Giveaway: GHOST LEOPARD Audio Book

      Ghost Leopard (A Zoe & Zak Adventure #1) by Lars Guignard Release Date: Audiobook released 2/26/13   Zoe and Zak are lost in exotic India, where gods and magic still exist. Before they can find their way home, they just have to do one little thing... ...Save a mythical creature from an ancient evil that wants to rule the world. When Zoe Guire goes ...

  • Cover Reveal: KINSLAYER by Jay Kristoff + Giveaway!

    Are you guys as stoked as I am to see the cover for KINSLAYER, the sequel to STORMDANCER?!  And what about that title? I love them both so hard. We're also letting you see the UK cover. Tell us which one you like best in the comments! ARE YOU READY FOR THE AWESOME?     ...     ...     ...     .. ...

  • Giveaway: Win Dark Days Tour Signed Books!

    I got a chance to catch up with these Pitch Dark Days authors and ask them a few questions: Kiera Cass (THE ELITE) Elizabeth Norris (UNBREAKABLE) Aprilynne Pike (LIFE AFTER THEFT) Amy Tintera (REBOOT) Check out their answers below, then enter to win one of these four signed books!     Do the Pitch Dark Days authors write in a linear style, fro ...

  • INSOMNIA Pre-Order Blog Hop - Win a Nook HD!

    Hey guys! Welcome to the INSOMNIA Pre-Order Blog Hop where you can enter to win a Nook HD!  Let me tell ya, you'll want to get your hands on this book. Here are a few reasons why:   About the book: Her eyes saved his life. Her dreams released his darkness. After four years of sleeplessness, high school junior Parker Chipp can’t take much more. Every night, instead ...

  • Want more Garrick from LOSING IT by Cora Carmack?

    Are you a fan of Garrick and Bliss from LOSING IT by New York Times Best Selling Author, Cora Carmack?  In anticipation of her upcoming release, FAKING IT, (which I've read and is fantastic!) Cora plans to release four different scenes once her pre-orders hit certain number thresholds. ALL FROM GARRICK'S POV! These scenes include: ·         T ...

  • Giveaway: Shutdown by Heather Anastasiu

      Shutdown by Heather Anastasiu Release Date: July 2, 2013   The battle is all but over, and hope seems to be lost. Zoe and her fellow Resistance fighters are on the run, having lost their home, their protection, and their leader. They are outnumbered and outmatched by the powerful corporation that controls the world, and the cruel Chancellor is inches away from comple ...

  • Giveaway: The Program by Suzanne Young (US only)

      The Program by Suzanne Young ISBN: 9781442445802 Release Date: April 30, 2013   Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. S ...

  • Join in the #PitchDarkDays Live Event!

    I'll be at the #PitchDarkDays event at Schuler Books & Music in Lansing, Michigan this Friday at 6pm. Any northerners coming to join me? If not, you can join in on Twitter, because I'll be live-tweeting the event! Which authors will be there?  Kiera Cass (THE ELITE) Elizabeth Norris (UNBREAKABLE) Aprilynne Pike (LIFE AFTER THEFT) Amy Tintera (REBOOT)   ...

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    Giveaway: Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill (US/Canada)

      Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill Release Date: November 2012     Meant to be or not meant to be . . . that is the question.  It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's queen of following rules and being prepa ...

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    Giveaway: ICONS Prize Pack by Margaret Stohl (US/Canada)

      Icons by Margaret Stohl Release Date: May 7th     Your heart beats only with their permission. Everything changed on The Day. The day the windows shattered. The day the power stopped. The day Dol's family dropped dead. The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting. Since then, Dol has lived a simple life in the countryside -- sa ...

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