Sorrow’s Knot by Erin Bow I knew Erin Bow was a masterful writer after reading her last book, Plain Kate, so I was excited when I saw...

The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal This book reads as an exploration of the brutal truth behind fairy tales. The novel is...

I’m very excited to have Kathryn Lasky on my blog today! Kathryn Lasky is a prolific author, having written everything from fiction to...

The first fifty pages or so read like a post-apocalyptic survival story, mixed with the main character’s memories of his relationships...

Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler is a YA memoir about the author’s struggles as a teenager to find his place in his conservative...

The Diviners by Libba Bray is about a group of teenagers with psychic powers that are emerging in response to an evil, supernatural...

I’m excited to be part of Cheryl’s Rainfield’s Cover Reveal blog tour! Book Description: In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen...

It’s that time again! Every year I choose my favorite kids’ books, and this year instead of making my millions of excuses about how it’s...

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is YA historical fiction at its very best. The story takes place in World War II and is told from the...

I knew The Fault in Our Stars would be a great book just because it was by John Green, co-author of the amazingly fabulous Will Grayson^2...

Through the story, Taylor struggles to unravel the secrets about her family and about the strange dreams she’s been having. She’s helped...

Last week my writing group was discussing our group’s book-of-the-month, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart. We were going around,...

Out of all the kid’s books I read this year, these are my favorites. I attempted to order them by author and by reading level (YA,...

The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness is a YA dystopia series about a planet where men’s thoughts can be heard out loud by everyone...

I won a writing award! Okay–to be more accurate, I received a “Letter of Merit” (sort of like honorable mention) from the Society for...

In many other respects, this book was better than the first book. For example, in Shiver, I felt a few of the side characters weren’t...

But Shiver isn’t without it’s flaws. Grace’s best friends feel rather thin as characters and I often found I had trouble caring about...

Really enjoyed this character driven book about a teenaged girl named Ruby who was abandoned by her mother and was forced by social...

But in the end (or rather from the very beginning) I was completely blown away by this book–by its authenticity, by its courage, and yes,...

Here are my favorite new-to-me children’s books this year, in order by author. Last year, I used Indiebound for this list, but for some...