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