Dumplin’ tells the story of Willowdean Dickson, a teenage girl who is fat and doesn’t shy away from that. Her size is part of her but she knows that it isn’t all she is and she owns that. She’s confident…
Book Review: The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen
Ghost stories are often a hit or miss for me. I’m one of those people that likes to have my endings clear-cut and easy to understand and most times, ghost stories don’t do that. That being said, I went into…
Read of the Week: ‘The Foxglove Killings’ by Tara Kelly
The Foxglove Killings by Tara Kelly Tara Kelly won my undying affection after Amplified, which to this date is still one of my all-time favorite reads. There’s something about her ability to write so honestly and emotionally about the young…
Book Review: ‘A School for Unusual Girls’ by Kathleen Baldwin
Because of A School for Unusual Girls, which is set in the Regency era, I finally found out what the Regency era in the United Kingdom is. The Regency is the period from 1811 to 1820, when King George III…
Book News: David Levithan Announces Four New Books, Including ‘Dash & Lily’ Sequel
David Levithan announced four new books he plans to publish starting in 2016. He recently inked a four book deal with Random House Children’s Books imprint, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Levithan will be re-teaming with Nick and…
Read of the Week: ‘Shades of Doon’ by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon
Shades of Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon It’s crazy to think that two years ago I was blabbering about Morlocks and just last year that I turned The National into the official sound guys of Doon. Book series always go…
Chloe Grace Moretz Stars in ‘The 5th Wave’ International Sneak Peek
Wow, I have to say I’m impressed by The 5th Wave’s international trailer. I’m not sure what I was expecting from the movie adaptation of Rick Yancey’s popular young adult thriller, but I was very cautiously optimistic that it would…