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Good Reads ARC + Swag Giveaway WINNERS!
Good Reads ARC + Swag Giveaway WINNERS!
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Thanks for entering the giveaway! Those of you who commented on my reviews of those 6 books,... I enjoyed reading your comments. We had a total of 394 entries, so without further ado, the first place winner as random.org decrees it is: #207 randomlybree !!! Second place winner is: #226  ... (more) Good Reads ARC + Swag Giveaway WINNERS!
Discussion: Does YA Lit Belong in Classrooms?
Discussion: Does YA Lit Belong in Classrooms?
stephsureads.blogspot.com — The latest thing to stir up the YA lit and education communities is the removal of some... YA books being taught alongside classics in a college preparatory English class at Montgomery County High School in Kentucky. Many of the parents and administration argue that the books are not intellectual ... (more) Discussion: Does YA Lit Belong in Classrooms?
Wish List - December 2009
Wish List - December 2009
stephsureads.blogspot.com — So I didn't do a wish list feature that month, because I was incredibly busy. This month,... I'm no less busy, but I've decided that this is more fun to do for the moment... so there you go! Wish List is a monthly feature on my blog in which I mention recently published and soon-to-be published ... (more) Wish List - December 2009
Review: Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Review: Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Tags: YA, paranormal, mental illness, family, action, quirky Rating: 4 out of 5 Summary Hanna Jarvinen is... an unusual teenager. She is biracial, sees and hears hallucinations, wears only purple to remember her dead father (with whose ghost she still communicates)—and is hardly ... (more) Review: Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Waiting on Wednesday (41)
Waiting on Wednesday (41)
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Insatiable by Meg Cabot Sick of vampires? So is Meena Harper. But her boss is making her... write about them anyway, even though Meena doesn’t believe in them. Not that Meena isn’t familiar with the supernatural. See, Meena Harper knows how you’re going to die (not that you’re going to ... (more) Waiting on Wednesday (41)
Review: The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
Review: The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Tags: YA, feminism, cheerleading, secret societies Rating: 3 out of 5 Summary Jess Parker is used to... being the new girl at school. However, she always has her love of cheerleading to fall back on, even when her new teammates at Mt. Sterling High shun her because of a rumor that her ... (more) Review: The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy
In My Mailbox (21)
In My Mailbox (21)
stephsureads.blogspot.com — It's been a while since I've done an IMM post, and the books have really *gulp* piled... up. So for everyone's sake and mine, I'm only going to report the ones I've received for review. Really looking forward to reading these all! The Silent Gift by Michael Landon, Jr. and Cindy Kelley (Baker ... (more) In My Mailbox (21)
Review: Fallen by Lauren Kate
Review: Fallen by Lauren Kate
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Tags: YA, paranormal, fallen angels, love triangle, boarding school Rating: 2 out of 5 Summary When 17-year-old... Luce Price enters Sword & Cross reform boarding school in Savannah, Georgia, she is immediately attracted to the aloof, gorgeous, and strangely achingly familiar Daniel ... (more) Review: Fallen by Lauren Kate
Guest Blog: Greg of 5ftShelf.com
stephsureads.blogspot.com — I hope everyone had a splendid Thanksgiving (or Thursday, if Thanksgiving doesn't apply to you) and have... by now slept off the aftereffects of stuffing yourselves silly. I know I slept for a loooong time today, but now I'm all set to do some work and then to see New Moon with my friends--finally! ... (more) Guest Blog: Greg of 5ftShelf.com
Waiting on Wednesday (40)
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready When Aura's boyfriend dies a most untimely death, she is forced to reconsider... her relationship with the living and the dead alike. [from Jeri's website ] WICKED GAME and Aspect of Crow trilogy author Jeri Smith-Ready's first teen fiction GENERATION GHOST , ... (more) Waiting on Wednesday (40)
Lauren Kate GIVEAWAY!
Lauren Kate GIVEAWAY!
stephsureads.blogspot.com — By now you've probably heard of Fallen by Lauren Kate , coming out from Random House on... Dec. 8, which will most likely be really popular with lots of readers--even though *whispers* I personally didn't enjoy it that much. What you might not know, however, is that on Nov. 12, Lauren Kate came ... (more) Lauren Kate GIVEAWAY!
My Awesome Time at NCTE
My Awesome Time at NCTE
stephsureads.blogspot.com — NCTE stands for the National Council of Teachers of English. This past weekend, they held their annual... convention at the Philadelphia Convention Center, and through talking with my incredible professor/advisor/to-be (hopefully) thesis advisor, I found out that I would be able to go, and that my ... (more) My Awesome Time at NCTE
How Blogging Has Helped My Writing
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers is all about his theory that success more influenced by environment and experience... than innate talent. Sometimes, the "successful" ( put "successful" in quotes because I firmly believe there are many types of success, but Gladwell is talking mostly about fame ... (more) How Blogging Has Helped My Writing
Review: The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate
Review: The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Tags: YA, popularity, murder, drinking Rating: 3 out of 5 Summary High school senior Natalie Hargrove has... worked hard to get from trailer trash to a ruling member of Palmetto High School. The culmination of her work should be the much coveted Palmetto Princess crown, alongside her ... (more) Review: The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate
Waiting on Wednesday (39)
Waiting on Wednesday (39)
stephsureads.blogspot.com — The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan Danny Lipman is a thief . . . until one night... he robs the wrong house. He inadvertently breaks into the headquarters of the Shadow Project, a secret government organization where teenage spies are trained to leave their bodies, using astral projection ... (more) Waiting on Wednesday (39)
Good Reads ARC and Swag GIVEAWAY!
Good Reads ARC and Swag GIVEAWAY!
stephsureads.blogspot.com — It's been a while since I've done a giveaway, and so I thought: you know what, Steph?... You really need to host a giveaway soon! So, in the spirit of sharing the the love of reading and the opportunity to read, what with the upcoming holiday season and all, I'm giving away ARCs of the following ... (more) Good Reads ARC and Swag GIVEAWAY!
Review: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Review: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Tags: YA, romance, mystery, magic, South Rating: 4 out of 5 Summary Ethan Wate can’t wait to... get out of Gatlin, South Carolina, where his family has lived for many generations. Nothing new ever happens in Gatlin, and everyone knows everyone else’s business…until the mysterious and ... (more) Review: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
NaNoWriMo Week 2 Wrap-Up + An Excerpt...
NaNoWriMo Week 2 Wrap-Up + An Excerpt...
stephsureads.blogspot.com — I've had an erratic second week. Due to the craziness of my school schedule, I was only... able to write every other day--but oh man! I literally wrote about 3,000 words every time I could sit down to write. Now that my other main character's in the picture, some of the scenes seen to come a lot ... (more) NaNoWriMo Week 2 Wrap-Up + An Excerpt...
Friday Featured Blogger (18): Natalie of Book, Line, and Sinker!
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Nat of Book, Line, and Sinker and I totally bonded over our mutual love and respect for... Megan McCafferty many, many months ago. Since then, both of our blogs have undergone major layout changes, but one thing remains steady about her blog: the excellence of her content! She reads a variety of ... (more) Friday Featured Blogger (18): Natalie of Book, Line, and ...
Review (T2T): When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
Review (T2T): When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
stephsureads.blogspot.com — Tags: middle grade, YA, historical fiction, trains, fathers, rural Rating: 3.5  out of 5 Summary Around the... end of World War II, the tiny town of Rowlesburg, West Virginia, is undergoing some great and affecting changes. For years and years, steam engines have been a way of life ... (more) Review (T2T): When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
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