Whose ready for new books? 2013-2014 has a variety of young authors publishing their first novels. These writers are just starting their careers and I’m sure this won’t be the last time we hear from them.…
25 Authors Published Under 25 : The Teenaged Dreams
Many writers start writing in their teens as a way to develop their skills or just for fun. However, some teenage writers have caught the eye of Big Six publishers and are on their way to becoming published authors. …
25 Authors Published Under 25 Volume Two : Welcome
Last spring after learning how young many 2012 debut authors were, we embarked on a search to create a list of 25 Authors Published Under 25 . . . and we did. Now we are back again ! After months of collecting names and researching we are ready for 25 Authors Published Under 25 Part Two.
As a blog that focuses on books for young adults, we hope our series on 25 Authors Published Under 25 displays the talent of young authors and inspire young writers to continue writing and developing their skills.
Our Authors
- Part 1 : The Teenaged Dreams
- Part 2 : The 2013-2014 Debuts
- Part 3 : Wattpadders and Youtubers
- Part 4 :. . . And They Got A Film
- Part 5 : The Comeback Kids
Introducing : Days of David Levithan
In summer 2012 Jess attempted to read every Sarah Dessen novel in publication order and this winter I’m attempting a similar feat with David Levithan. If you are contemporary YA reader, Levithan’s mix of prose, eccentricity, humor and storytelling is something you have to experience.
From Fall 2013 – Fall 2014 I will be discussing and reviewing most of David Levithan’s novels ending with his newest National Book Award Nominated novel, Two Boys Kissing.
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Audiobook Review : The Gravity of Birds by Tracy Guzman
- Release Date: August 6th 2013
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
- Audiobook Hours: 12 hours 46 minutes
Synopsis: Sisters Natalie and Alice Kessler were close, until adolescence wrenched them apart. Natalie is headstrong, manipulative—and beautiful; Alice is a dreamer who loves books and birds. During their family’s summer holiday at the lake, Alice falls under the thrall of a struggling young painter, Thomas Bayber, in whom she finds a kindred spirit. Natalie, however, remains strangely unmoved, sitting for a family portrait with surprising indifference. But by the end of the summer, three lives are shattered.In The Gravity of Birds histories and memories refuse to stay buried; in the end only the excavation of the past will enable its survivors to love again
I chose this audiobook for two reasons; 1.) I think the narrator, Cassandra Campbell, is amazing and 2.) I wanted to read more adult “literary-ish” novels….
ARC Review : Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Kate Aleander
- Release Date : September 24th 2013
- Publisher : Scholastic Point
- Genre : Paranormal Mystery/History
- Pages : 304
Synopsis: Paris, France: a city of fashion, chocolate croissants, and cute boys. Colette Iselin is thrilled be there for the first time, on her spring break class trip.
But a series of gruesome murders are taking place around the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours the sights, Colette keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ball gown and powdered wig, who looks like Marie Antoinette.
Colette knows her status-obsessed friends won’t believe her, so she seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they discover that the murder victims are all descendants of people who ultimately brought about Marie Antoinette’s beheading. The queen’s ghost has been awakened, and now she’s wreaking her bloodthirsty revenge.
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