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Indigo Awakening by Jordan Dane – Advance Review
Posted on December 12, 2012 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: Voices told Lucas Darby to run. Voices no one else can hear. He’s warned his sister not to look for him, but Rayne refuses to let her troubled […] -
The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel (manga) by Cassandra Clare – Review
Posted on December 4, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: A manga-adaption to the prequel of Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices is the story of Tessa Gray, a sixteen-year-old American girl traveling alone to Victorian […] -
The Girl is Trouble by Kathryn Miller Haines – Review
Posted on November 30, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Iris Anderson and her father have finally come to an understanding. Iris is allowed to help out at her Pop’s detective agency as long as she follows his rules […] -
The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress – Advance Review
Posted on November 27, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: An action-packed tale of gowns, guys, guns – and the heroines who use them all. Set in Edwardian London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very […] -
Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach – Review
Posted on November 20, 2012 | 5 CommentsBook Jacket: A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare – can Hero uncover the connections? When Hero starts sixth grade at a new school, she’s less concerned […] -
Undeadly by Michele Vail – Advance Review
Posted on November 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: The day I turned 16, my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then things got a little weird… Molly Bartolucci wants to blend in, date hottie […] -
Dark Star by Bethany Frenette – Review
Posted on November 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: Audrey Whitticomb has nothing to fear. Her mother is the superhero Morning Star, the most deadly crime-fighter in the Twin Cities, so it’s hard for Audrey not to […] -
Black City by Elizabeth Richards – Advance Review
Posted on November 7, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war. In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high […] -
Adam Gidwitz on tales dark and Grimm
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsBack at this year’s LA Times Festival of Books I was lucky enough to kidnap Adam Gidwitz and drag him away to a quiet-ish corner of the USC campus to chat […] -
Catherynne M. Valente on fairy tales, Fairyland, and more
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No CommentsWhen I heard Catherynne M. Valente was coming to town, I immediately pounced with an interview request – and happily she graciously agreed to let me steal her away to talk […]