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Author Of The Week: Chat with Jonathan Maberry (Broken Lands), 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 giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!         Introducing Jonathan Maberry,  YABC's Author of the...
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John
The cover and description fill me with horror! I'm frightened!
Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:33
Debra Branigan
This cover will attract your YA readers of this genre in droves. The storyline sounds awesome and I can't wait to read this one. G... Read More
Sunday, 16 December 2018 21:45
Marisa Fort
The cover is awesome and the synopsis sounds amazing!
Saturday, 05 January 2019 21:11
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Beth Edwards, Blog Manager

Author Chat with Tommy Wallach (Strange Fire), Plus Giveaway!

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Today we're excited to chat with Tommy Wallach , author of  Strange Fire! Read on for more about Tommy and his book, plus a giveaway!         Meet  Tommy Wallach ! Tommy Wallach is a Los Angeles-based musician, novelist, and screenwriter. He is the author of Thanks for the Trouble and...
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That lightbulb on the cover looks like it needs to be replaced! Oregon Trail meets Westworld sounds interesting!
Monday, 02 October 2017 21:09
Kara S
I love the cover; it fits in well with the aesthetic of the other two novels by Wallach, too. Thanks for this opportunity, Kara S... Read More
Sunday, 08 October 2017 02:20
Sandy S
The Giver is my favorite book so I am excited to read this (the synopsis mentioned this)! Thanks for the heads up about it. The ... Read More
Thursday, 12 October 2017 19:23
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CJ Redwine, Site and Staff Manager

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza - Day 12

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Welcome to the last post in YABC's first annual 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Extravaganza! We're featuring some of the hottest titles of the year--perfect for the book lover on your holiday list!--with exciting prize packs every day for the first twelve days of December. Each giveaway will run for seven...
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!!! Okay, on one hand a blockbuster package packed with personal must-reads like Hotel Ruby & Willful Machines -- and on the other... Read More
Saturday, 12 December 2015 12:46
Lizet huerta
All are books that would be in my bookshelf's
Sunday, 13 December 2015 19:23
Michelle McRoberts
I'm most excited about Zeroes, Consent, & Willful Machines, But I want to read all of these!
Tuesday, 15 December 2015 14:40
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Kayla King, Staff Reviewer

Simon & Schuster Press Release

Simon & Schuster Press Release
  SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS PREEMPTS  THE DIABOLIC  BY S. J. KINCAID   New York, New York, September 30— Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced today that it will publish  The Diabolic  by S. J. Kincaid, a YA stand-alone action-adventure thriller set in space, which will be...
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FEATURED GIVEAWAYS

MINE FOREVER: Author Interview + Giveaway! (US Only)
Today we're excited to chat with Skylar Nightingale author of  Mine Forever: A YA Romance.  Read on for more about Skylar and her book, plus enter a giveaway!      Mine Foreve...
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Teen Titans Raven: Author Video + Giveaway! (US/CAN)
  Today we're excited to spotlight Teen Titans Raven by Kami Garcia and illustrated by Gabriel Picola. Read on for more about Kami and her book, plus a video & giveaway!    ABOUT TH...
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Author of the Week plus Giveaway! (International)
This week's Author of the Week is actually a pair of authors who are cowriting one of the hottest contemporary series of the summer! Meet Ann Maree Craven and Michelle MacQueen, check out their latest...
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THE RIFT Giveaway! (US/CAN)
The Rift (US & Canada) by: Rachael Craw Release Date: October 8, 2019 Publisher: Candlewick Press     About the Book: As corporate greed is pitted against supernatural forces, two young ...
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MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT Cover Reveal + Giveaway (US Only)
  Today, we're super excited to share the gorgeous cover for MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT, by Jessica Pennington. (April 2020 from Tor Teen). We're big fans of summer romcoms and can't wait to get our han...
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EYE OF ZEUS Cover Reveal plus Giveaway! (US Only)
Today, we're super excited to reveal the awesome cover for EYE OF ZEUS by Alane Adams releasing April 2020 from SparkPress.This book is perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson series, and we are so in l...
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