Scouting Archive
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Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris – Advance Review
Posted on April 18, 2012 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing... -
The Girl in the Park by Mariah Fredericks – Advance Review
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: When Wendy Geller’s body is found in Central Park after the night of a rager, newspaper headlines scream,”Death in the Park: Party Girl Found Strangled.” But shy Rain,... -
Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross – Review
Posted on April 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths about why she can’t return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see... -
Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal – Review
Posted on April 10, 2012 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where... -
Scott Westerfeld on all things Uglies
Posted on April 5, 2012 | 1 CommentWay back at Comic-con 2011, Scott Westerfeld graciously allowed me to corner him at the last possible moment – on the last day, after his last signing, literally minutes before... -
Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen – Review
Posted on April 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsBook Jacket: Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance. Posing as one of... -
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers – Advance Review
Posted on March 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St.... -
The Incorrigible Blog Tour: As Agatha Swanburne Once Said…
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsYou can often find Penelope Lumley, the plucky young governess of Maryrose Wood’s The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series, asking herself: What Would Agatha Swanburn Do? (Agatha Swanburne, of... -
Wonder Show by Hannah Barnaby – Review
Posted on March 24, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, friends and neighbors, allow me to change your lives! Step inside Mosco’s Traveling Wonder Show! You’ve read about them in magazines, these... -
Poison Most Vial by Benedict Carey – Advance Review
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Murder in the lab! The famous forensic scientist Dr. Ramachandran is stone-cold dead, and Ruby Rose’s father is the prime suspect. It’s one more reason for Ruby to...
