Tag: YA stand-alone

Dear Teen Me: The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour: Guest Post by Author Laura Langston

September 5, 2014 / 1 Comment / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Blog Tour
Dear Teen Me: The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour: Guest Post by Author Laura Langston

Hey guys, today I’m excited to be part of the official The Art of Getting Stared At Blog Tour! I didn’t have time to read the book (too many BEA ARCs!), but I really wanted to be part of the tour for this book because I think it addresses self-esteem and appearance issues that we all faced – and still face – as teens and adults. Here’s more on the book! The Art of Getting Stared At Author: Laura Langston (website | twitter | facebook) Publisher: Razorbill Canada (Penguin Canada) Publication date: September 9, 2014 After a school video she produced […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

May 14, 2014 / 5 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s need-it-now book is by YA royalty! Rain Reign Author: Ann M. Martin Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (Raincoast Books in Canada!) Expected publication: October 7th 2014  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 […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

February 5, 2014 / 15 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s pick is one probably most of you have heard about already… To All the Boys I’ve Loved BeforeAuthor: Jenny Han (website | twitter)Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: April 15, 2014 What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them–all at once? Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

January 29, 2014 / 10 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s pick is an adorable sounding contemp for summer:  Royally Lost Author: Angie Stanton (website | twitter) Publisher: Harper Collins/HarperTeen Expected publication date: May 6th 2014 Dragged on a family trip to Europe’s ancient cities, Becca wants nothing more than to go home. Trapped with her emotionally distant father, over-eager stepmother, and a brother who only wants to hook up with European hotties, Becca is miserable. That is until she meets Nikolai, a guy as mysterious as he is […]

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Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen

January 20, 2014 / 8 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen

North of Beautiful Author: Justina Chen (website | twitter) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: Gift from my lovely book buddy, @SarahO97 (thanks!) Format: Paperback, 373 pages Publication date: January 6, 2009  My rating: 4 out of 5 stars It’s hard not to notice Terra Cooper. She’s tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably “flawed” face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

January 15, 2014 / 15 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s WoW pick is one I’ve seen around the blogger circles all week: Open Road Summer Author: Emery Lord (website | twitter) Publisher: Walker Children’s Expected publication date: April 15th 2014  After breaking up with her bad-news boyfriend, Reagan O’Neill is ready to leave her rebellious ways behind. . . and her best friend, country superstar Lilah Montgomery, is nursing a broken heart of her own. Fortunately, Lilah’s 24-city tour is about to kick off, offering a perfect opportunity for a girls-only […]

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Review: How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford

January 13, 2014 / 7 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford

How to Say Goodbye in Robot Author: Natalie Standiford (website | twitter) Publisher: Scholastic PressFormat: Paperback, 276 pages Source: Toronto Public LibraryPublication date: October 1, 2009 My rating: 3 out of 5 stars From bestselling author Natalie Standiford, an amazing, touching story of two friends navigating the dark waters of their senior year. New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn’t made a new friend since third grade. […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes

November 6, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Book Memes, Uncategorized, Waiting on Wednesday
Waiting on Wednesday: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that book bloggers are eagerly anticipating. This week’s WoW pick is a super-cute sounding contemp: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes (twitter) Publisher: HarperTeen Expected publication: May 20, 2014  Soccer star Lainey Mitchell is used to getting what she wants, and when her boyfriend Jason breaks up with her for no reason, what she wants is to win him back before the start of their senior year. Lainey and her friend Bianca check the interwebz for tips and tricks, but the online dating […]

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Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

September 19, 2013 / 9 Comments / Posted by Tiff @ Mostly YA Lit in Review, Uncategorized
Review: The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford

The Boy on the Bridge Author: Natalie Standiford (website | twitter) Publisher: Scholastic Press Source: Toronto Public Library Format: Hardcover, 256 pages Publication date: July 30, 2013 My rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars Synopsis: Laura is a nineteen-year old college girl studying abroad in Leningrad in 1982. She’s a bit at loose ends, not really sure where she stands in a relationship back home. She comes to Russia to further her studies, but also because she wants to feel some of the passion and drama that she sees in Russian literature. It’s obviously a big culture shock to be in Leningrad, […]

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