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Thursday, 18 January 2018

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Spotlight on Busted by Gina Ciocca, Plus Top 5 Books to Read in 2018, & Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to spotlight Busted by Gina Ciocca! Read on for more about Gina and her book, plus the top 5 books to read in 2018, and a giveaway! Meet Gina Ciocca! Gina Ciocca graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in English, but in her mind,...

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Spotlight on Busted (Gina Ciocca), Plus Top 5 & Giveaway!

Today we're excited to spotlight Busted by Gina Ciocca, plus an Top 5 & giveaway! Meet Gina Ciocca ! Gina Ciocca graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in English, but in her mind, she never left high school. She relocated from Connecticut to Georgia, where...

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Giveaway Top 5 Sourcebooks Fire Busted Gina Ciocca

It's Live!! Cover Reveal: Busted (Gina Ciocca), Plus Giveaway (US/Canada)

Hi, YABCers! Today we're excited to celebrate the cover reveal for Busted by Gina Ciocca, releasing January 2018, from Sourcebooks Fire . Before we get to the cover, here's a note from Gina: Hello, YABC! I am so thrilled to share the cover of BUSTED with you today. I...

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Author Chat with Nikki Richard (Demon In The Whitelands), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Today we're excited to chat with Nikki Richard, author of Demon In The Whitelands. Read on for more about Nikki and her book, plus an giveaway! Meet Nikk...

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Book Blast Tour: Guest Post with Trudi Trueit (Explorer Academy: The Double Helix), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Welcome Back to the Explorer Academy ! Welcome to the Explorer Academy: The Double Helix Book Blast! To celebrate the release of Explorer Academy: The Double Helix by...

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Author Of The Week: Chat with Emily Lloyd-Jones (The Bone Houses), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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 givea...

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Author Chat with Rivka Galchen (Rat Rule 79), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Today we're excited to chat with Rivka Galchen author of Rat Rule 79. Read on for more about Rivka and her book, plus an giveaway! Meet Rivka Galchen! Ri...

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Author Chat with Jasmin Kaur (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Today we're excited to chat with Jasmin Kaur author of When You Ask Me Where I'm Going. Read on for more about Jasmin and her book, plus an giveaway! Mee...

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Spotlight on When Butterfly Yellow (Thanhha Lai), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

Today we're excited to spotlight Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai. Read on for more about Thanhha and her book, an excerpt, plus an giveaway! Meet Thanhha Lai! &...

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Spotlight on Busted by Gina Ciocca, Plus Top 5 Books to Read in 2018, & Giveaway!

Spotlight on Busted (Gina Ciocca), Plus Top 5 & Giveaway!

It's Live!! Cover Reveal: Busted (Gina Ciocca), Plus Giveaway (US/Canada)

FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

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Author Of The Week: Chat with Emily Lloyd-Jones (The Bone Houses), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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Spotlight on When Butterfly Yellow (Thanhha Lai), Excerpt, Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)

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