Sunday, April 17, 2011

Read Along event for "Where She Went" by Gayle Forman


Join ComaCalm's Corner  to read along :
"The first Read Along, hosted on the (possibly!) 23rd is for Gayle Forman's Where She Went. Basically everyone that's read this book can join in and offer their thoughts on the book. They'll be a chat box on this blog and everything! Should be fun."


Official Book trailer:

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award - 2011

Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award - 2011


Winner

Half brother
Oppel, Kenneth


Producers Christian Taylor ("Hick") and Eva Orner ("Taxi to the Dark Side") have optioned Kenneth Oppel's young adult novel "Half Brother." via Variety.com

Reviews:

2. WondrouseReads had it in her mailbox long time ago, go bug her to post a review ;)
3. TheBookSmugglers promised to  write a review too: "loved Kenneth Oppel’s steampunk adventure trilogy, Airborn (well, I’m still working on books 2&3 which I WILL review at some point, dammit!"  

Finalist

Bradley, C. Alan



Brenna, Beverley A


Fitch, Sheree





Jocelyn, Marthe



McMurchy-Barber, Gina




The Dark Deeps
Slade, Arthur G. (Arthur Gregory)

Stratton, Allan





Honour Book

Donoghue, Emma

Weston, Robert Paul

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Just Kindling around...it's a sample ;)





one Blogger's journey from cute bump to cute baby :)

Smokinghotbooks journey into the mommyhood:

Wow, she is a nursing star now! Read the Smoking Hot Confession!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Cat Clarke's top 10 books with teens behaving badly, Guardian (UK)

Guardian:
"No one wants to read about perfect people acting impeccably. The best young adult fiction features gangs, pranks and even pyromania" 


*first read at the blog BookShelvesofDoom

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Vampire Books Coming April 2011


Vampire Books Coming April 2011:


Inspired by selection from Vampires.com
So little time, so many books....at least I can look at them quickly ;)

 

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

My Neighborhood Author


Bloggers interview personally the author in their neighborhood. Just an idea for meme


Before the Blogging Era - YA novels

I would like to know which the YA novels were hot and which were not "Before the Blogging Era"? And how hard it was to find the books?  


e·ra  (îrr)
n.
1. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.



one Blogger's books to pine for (The Story Siren's)

I can never see them like this, on my floor altogether, so I fantasize ...


Inspired by The Story Siren's post. Which one shall I pick, hmm...

Sunday, March 27, 2011

one Blogger's mailbox

Made for ParaJunkee's this week mailbox. Happy early Birthday to her on 30th of March!
P.S. My mock-up cover for the book "Blood Rights" by Kristen Painter ;)


Clarity by Kim Harrington
Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Blood Rights (House of Comarré) Kristen Painter
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (giveaway today!!)
The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter (Giveaway April 1)
One Hundred Candles by Mara Purnhagen
Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield
Shimmer by Alyson Noël
American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout