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YA Wednesday: Summer Picks from John Green, Cassie Clare & Markus Zusak

I always want to know what books my favorite authors are reading and recommending, so we asked John Green, Cassandra Clare, and Markus Zusak to tell us what four books they recommend this summer. Check out their great lists below... Continue reading

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YA Wednesday: Margaret Stohl Talks to Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo is one of my favorite new teen authors and her Grisha Trilogy is not to be missed. The second book, Siege and Storm, is one of our Best Teen Books of June and if you thought you were... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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Ya Wednesday: Book Expo in the Big Apple

Last week was Book Expo America, the giant tradeshow and social event for publishers, booksellers, and authors, in NYC. There were a ton of books to see and authors to meet, a whirlwind of excitement and book love--here were some... Continue reading

Posted Jun 5, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: "Gorgeous" Paul Rudnick

As a screenwriter, Paul Rudnick has some big hit movies under his belt and now he’s put his cinematic savvy to good use in his first young adult novel that we picked as a Best Teen book of May, Gorgeous.... Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: Marie Lu Talks to Rick Yancy About "The 5th Wave"

Rick Yancey's new book, The 5th Wave, sucked me in and pulled me under from the first page to the last with it's terrifying and thrilling story of an alien invasion like you've never seen. We made it our Best... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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Sunny Days and Summer Books

With warm weather finally setting in and the end of school just over the horizon it's finally time to start thinking about all the books we want to read this summer. Will this be the year I finally read Dante's... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: Team Levithan & Cremer

In the last few years we've seen great examples of two popular authors coming together in one novel and giving fans the best of their combined talents--Will Grayson, Will Grayson and The Future of Us are among my favorites, what... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: "Rapture Practice"

What if you didn't see a movie until you were fifteen? Or were forbidden to listen to popular music when you were a teenager? Sounds a little like Footloose, but, in fact, that was Aaron Hartzler's life. And we get... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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The Making of a Bestselling Children's Book

In children's books there are those rare gems that come out of the gate like the literary equivalent of a coveted holiday toy, but unlike those talking Elmo's and Cabbage Patch dolls (for those of you old enough to remember)... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: Assassination Training at the Convent

Escaping a vicious arranged marriage, learning your dad is Saint Mortain (the God of Death), training as an assassin at a mysterious convent, AND falling in love--what could be better than Grave Mercy, the first book in Robin LaFevers trilogy?... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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Children's Choice Book Awards: The Finalists

The Children's Choice Book Awards are a relatively new, but have a unique method of choosing the winners--the votes of children. Educators, librarians, and classrooms full of kids can all be involved--reading the finalist books and submitting a vote for... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: "Unremembered" and Jason Bourne

When I picked up Jessica Brody's Unremembered I thought I'd just read a couple pages to get started and then get on to something else. Five chapters later I had to tear myself away and couldn't wait to get back... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: Amazon Asks Lauren Oliver

Lauren Oliver become a YA favorite with Before I Fall, her novel of a teenage mean girl who is killed in a car crash but then wakes up to re-live her last day again and again over the course of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Today is a Seuss-tacular celebration of reading, thanks to the annual National Education Association's "Read Across America" event. Some classrooms celebrated yesterday with pajama parties and read-a-thons while other kids are sitting down with their Seuss books today, on what... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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Broadway, Baby--Tim Federle on "Better Nate Than Ever"

Young fans of Broadway musicals or Glee rejoice--Tim Federle has written your novel. To be honest, I'm not even a huge fan of musicals (don't tell anyone) but I laughed my way through Better Nate Than Ever, and had the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: "Out of the Easy" Best YA of February

Ruta Sepetys' first book had the unusual coincidence of a title that includes the words "Shades of Gray" though her YA novel, Between Shades of Gray, is about as far from the 50 Shades variety as you can get. A... Continue reading

Posted Feb 20, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: You Asked, They Answered--"Beautiful Creatures" Amazon Q&A

Tomorrow Beautiful Creatures opens in theaters with an all-star cast, so this Valentine's Day you'll find me stuffing my face with chocolates in a dark movie theater (and how many of you will be joining me?). The Castor Chronicles (there... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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50 Years of a Children's Book Classic

Do you remember Amelia Bedelia? She hasn't gone anywhere, but it's been 50 years now since the ditzy housekeeper first made kids laugh with her literal interpretations and misunderstandings. This year Amelia is getting a series of chapter books and... Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: Best of the Month in "Scarlet"

Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles are like Grimm's Fairy Tales meets Blade Runner--action-packed sci-fi/fantasy with romance and intrigue. Meyer's writing projects the stories beautifully on the big screen in your mind and begs for an actual movie version which would be... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: 2013 Printz Award

I don't know about the rest of you, but this year's Michael L. Printz picks were a bit of a surprise to me. Don't get me wrong--the winner, In Darkness by Nick Lake, is a book to rave about (one... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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2013 Children's Book Award Winners

Today the American Library Association announced the winners of the biggest children's book awards of the year at a ceremony here in Seattle. It was really exciting to be in the audience with publishers, authors, librarians and booksellers as we... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday: A Q&A with Gayle Forman

Do you believe in love at first sight? In Gayle Forman's new young adult novel, Just One Day, predictable, reliable Allyson Healy meets free spirit Willem on the final stop of her Teen Tours! excursion and it turns her world... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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Award Winner Clare Vanderpool's Favorite Children's Books

With the 2013 Newbery Award winner soon to be announced (on January 28), author Clare Vanderpool has released her first book since her debut novel Moon Over Manifest won the 2011 Newbery Medal. No small amount of expectation accompanies the... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday - Favorite Book Covers

Don't judge a book by its cover...blah, blah, blah. I may not judge the book, but I absolutely judge the cover (how can you not?) and this month there are a couple really cool YA book jackets that caught my... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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YA Wednesday's Next Great Read: "The Tragedy Paper"

If you are a fan of Thirteen Reasons Why or John Green, I think you've got your next great read in our favorite YA book of January: The Tragedy Paper. Like Thirteen Reasons Why, the novel is told through multiple... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2013 at Omnivoracious

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