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young adult literature

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Happy Book Birthday to Sarah Nichole Smetana and The Midnights!

Happy Happy Book Birthday to the rad Sarah Nicole Smetana, whose debut is out in the world today! Also, I'm reading it and it's PHENOMENAL. You should stop by Sarah's website to spy all the cool talk and a round up of the insane media coverage this amazing book has been getting. I read one of these posts at Germ Magazine and it's fascinating (also she was electrocuted)! This voice-driven coming-of-age YA novel is perfect for fans of Katie Cotugno and Playlist for the Dead. Susannah Hayes has never been in the spotlight, but she dreams of following her father[...]

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Happy Book Birthday to Proof of Lies by Diana Rodriguez Wallach

Happy Book birthday today to Proof of Lies (Anastasia Phoenix, #1) by Diana Rodriguez Wallach! In case you're wondering what it's about, it's a flipping YA spy thriller series! That's right! It sounds lovely, doesn't it? Here's the blurb: Some secrets are best kept hidden…  Anastasia Phoenix has always been the odd girl out, whether moving from city to international city with her scientist parents or being the black belt who speaks four languages. And most definitely as the orphan whose sister is missing, presumed dead. She’s the only one who bel[...]

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One More Day and the Pizza is Yours

I’ve been working hard. In fact, fourteen authors and a cover artist and I have been working hard. On what? Well, on, as far as I’m aware, the first anthology of it’s kind…A young adult pizza anthology (affectionately dubbed the Pizzathology) called A Pizza My Heart.               A Pizza My Heart contains fifteen amazing stories of murder, mystery, love, monsters, and more and every single story revolves around pizza. I’m so honored and proud to work with these authors and our amazing cover artist Haley.[...]

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After the Storm – A Woodsview Christmas Story Just For You!

Woodsview fans, we have a surprise for you today. But first, we want to say thank you. Thank you for the tremendous amount of love you have shown Harrowed, and for your patience as we get ready to bring Haunted to you. We care about these characters so much, and to see them resonate with so many of you has been more rewarding than we can possibly imagine. And so today, we come bearing a gift, in the form of a Christmas story. It's called After the Storm, and it takes place just eight weeks after the events of Harrowed.   Two months ago, Avery Bla[...]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty

I practically fainted when I heard about this book. I'm a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes, so I was beyond excited to hear about a YA novel coming to a bookshelf near you! Have you heard of an upcoming YA book called Lock & Mori? Well. Get ready. Check out Lock & Mori In modern-day London, two brilliant high school students, one Sherlock Holmes and a Miss James "Mori" Moriarty, meet. A murder will bring them together. The truth very well might drive them apart. Before they were mortal enemies, they were much more. FACT: Someone has been murdered in London[...]