Tag: tween books

GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Go Viral with Click’d by Tamara Ireland Stone!

September 27, 2017 / 11 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Giveaways, Promo
GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Go Viral with Click’d by Tamara Ireland Stone!

Hi guys! I’m delighted today to be helping to promote CLICK’D by Tamara Ireland Stone. Click’d is a middle grade contemporary with a fun, techy concept about a girl who creates an app that goes viral – but also has a few glitches. Thanks to Disney-Hyperion, I got to check out this book, and they’re partnering with me for a giveaway! So if you know me, you know I ADORE Tamara’s YA books, including the Time Between Us series and Every Last Word. Her writing is always emotional, but clean and honest, and I can’t wait to explore this middle […]

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Middle Grade Reads #2 | Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress by Diana Peterfreund and Smile by Raina T..

February 24, 2017 / 0 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Middle Grade Reads, Mini-Reviews, Review
Middle Grade Reads #2 | Omega City: The Forbidden Fortress by Diana Peterfreund and Smile by Raina Telgemeier

A fast-paced, cerebral book, OMEGA CITY: The Forbidden Fortress continues the journey of Gillian Seagret, her brother Eric, and their friends Savannah, Howard, and Nate. Ten months after finding Omega City, an mythical underground town that proves to be real, and escaping the clutches of the Shepherds, a group of conspiracy theorists bent on taking the technology from Omega City for nefarious purposes, Gillian and Eric are now living at home with their mother while their father tours and promotes his book based on their adventures. Gillian’s mom is planning to move them to Idaho, and Gillian’s not happy about […]

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Way Better Than Lassie: Early Review – Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

October 3, 2014 / 2 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Way Better Than Lassie: Early Review – Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

Rain Reign Author: Ann M. Martin (website | twitter) Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Raincoast Books in Canada!) Source/Format: ARC from BEA14 Expected publication date: October 7, 2014 (next week!) My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars In her most powerful novel yet, Newbery Honor author Ann M. Martin tells the story of girl with mental/emotional challenges and the dog she loves. Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger’s syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose’s rules of homonyms, is very special. Rain was a […]

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Review: Jessica Darling’s It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettines..

September 7, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: Jessica Darling’s It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness, and Perfection

Jessica Darling’s It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness & Perfection Author: Megan McCafferty (website | twitter) Publisher: Poppy Source: Bought from Chapters.Indigo.ca Format: Hardcover, 240 pages Publication Date: September 3, 2013 My rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars Goodreads synopsis:  Move over, Dork Diaries! Jessica Darling, star of Megan McCafferty’s bestselling Jessica Darling series for adults, is back in a hilarious new series perfect for tween (10 to 14) girls. I hadn’t even gotten to homeroom yet and I’d already discovered five hard truths about junior high: 1. My best friend had turned pretty.2. She didn’t know it […]

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