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by Suzanne Collins
Katniss Everdeen has had a tough life. She lives in District 12, the poorest district in the country of Panem, once known as North America, and in the poorest part of District 12 known as the Seam. When her father died, Kat became her family’s support system as her mother gave into grief [...]
by Julia Golding
Orphan Cat Royal, of the Theater Royal on Drury Lane, has recovered from her adventures and her stint in jail (The Diamond of Drury Lane) but just when she believes everything has gone back to normal, the unthinkable happens. Pedro, the young musical prodigy, former slave, and Cat’s good friend, has become a [...]
Lauren Conrad, of the reality show The Hills, has signed a three book deal with Harper Collins. When I first heard that she had signed a book deal I assumed it was to put her (oh so interesting) life story on paper, but no. She is writing a semi-autobiographical teen series about a girl who [...]
by Rosemary Clement-Moore
First, I know that I’ve posted about how uber-excited I was to read Hunger Games and now here I am obviously having read something instead of Hunger Games. I’ve had a very stressful last couple of weeks and needed something lighter to read. I want to be in a fully engaged frame of [...]
As I sit here and type this I am going into my 6th hour without power — thankfully I have an extra long life battery for my laptop. While we have been lucky not to have any major rain come through, today we had the mother of all wind storms. I have never seen anything [...]
by Hakase Mizuki
Chiaki notices Ororon alone and hurt on the street and offers to help him. What Chiaki doesn’t know is that Ororon is a demon, the King of Hell to be exact, and is fleeing from the many people (well, things I suppose) that are trying to kill him. For her kindness, Ororon offers [...]
I learned today that not only has my library purchased Hunger Games but they have also purchased Graceling. YEAH!!!! I really thought that I was going to have to buy it but now I will be able to enjoy its wonderfulness for free.
by Celia Rees
Sovay Middleton stands up for herself, her family, and her beliefs. When she finds out her fiance is cheating on her, she dresses up like a highwayman and robs him. When she learns her father is to be arrested for sedition and possibly treason, she rides out once again as a highwayman to [...]
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Cybils 2008
I am so very excited to learn that I am going to be a Young Adult Panel judge for this year’s Cybils. This is my first year involved with Cyblis and I can’t wait to get started. For those who don’t know, the Cybils are children and young adult bloggers’ literary awards. Check out their [...]
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