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Category Archives: Simon & Schuster
Review: What the Spell? by Brittany Geragotelis
Title: What the Spell? Rating: Genre: YA / Paranormal Release Date: January 29, 2013 Publisher: Simon and Schuster Review: Brooklyn is an average, angst-ridden teenage girl who feels invisible. Except she’s a witch and her parents have agreed to unbind her powers on the night of her sixteenth birthday. So she does what any normal teenage girl would do: goes nuts. After drastically changing her appearance (with spells of course) until she’s barely recognizable, Brooklyn walks with her head held high. She’s on a mission to become popular. Why I liked this book: Brittany writes really well. The entire novel … Continue reading
Posted in Brittany Geragotelis, Fallon, Life's a Witch, Paranormal, Simon & Schuster, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged brittany geragotelis, Fallon, life's a witch, paranormal, Review, spells, The Readiacs, what the spell, witch, YA
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Second Chance Summer Review by Morgan Matson
Second Chance Summer By: Morgan Matson Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUT NOW! Summary: Taylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains. Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven’t actually gone … Continue reading
Posted in Coming of Age, Family, Holly, Simon & Schuster, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged beach read, summer, YA
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Review: Ten Girls to Watch by @CharityShumway
Book- Ten Girls to Watch Author- Charity Shumway Publisher- Simon and Schuster Published- July 31, 2012 Summary-Dawn West is trying to make her way in New York City. She’s got an ex-boyfriend she can’t quite stop seeing, a writing career that’s gotten about as far as penning an online lawn care advice column, and a small hometown in Oregon that’s her last recourse if she can’t make next month’s rent. So when Dawn lands a job tracking down the past winners of Charm magazine’s “Ten Girls to Watch” contest, she’s thrilled. Not only is she being paid to interview … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Holly, Review, Romance, Simon & Schuster, The Readiacs, The Readiacs, YA
Tagged CHARITY SHUMWAY, Review, YA
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Review: Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham
Author: Hilary Weisman Graham Book: Reunited Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pub Date: June 12, 2012 Description of book: 1 Concert. 2,000 Miles. 3 Ex-Best Friends. Award: Winner of the 2011 SCBWI Book Launch Award Rating: Review: Once in a great while, a book comes a long that I feel I can really relate to. Reunited is one of those books. Every time I go anywhere with my best friends, some sort of unrealistic shenanigans happen to us. The same is true with Alice, Teirnan, and Summer in Reunited. They used to be the best of friends … Continue reading
The Taker by Alma Katsu GIVEAWAY
True love can last an eternity… but immortality comes at a price… On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae—Lanny—walks into his ER, she changes his life forever. A mysterious woman with a past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. He is inexplicably drawn to her, despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort. And as she begins to tell her story, a story of enduring … Continue reading
Posted in Alma Katsu, Contest, Drama, Fantasy, Giveaways, Gothic, Historical, Horror, Mystery, Review, Romance, Science Fiction, Simon & Schuster, Supernatural, Suspense, The Readiacs, Thriller
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When You Were Mine by @RebeccaASerle
Title: When You Were Mine Author: Rebecca Serle Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: Out Now Review: Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet. They meet, they fall in love, their families are rivals, and it all ends in tragedy. But how many of us know that before Juliet, there was another love interest on Romeo’s radar? In fact, it was Rosaline who our hero was madly in love with and he was only at that party to catch a glimpse of her and not Juliet. And it is that aspect of the famous Shakespearean tragedy that When You Were … Continue reading
Posted in Angst, Drama, Rebecca Searle, Review, Romance, Simon & Schuster, YA, Yvette
Tagged Drama, Rebecca Serle, Review, Romance, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Tradegy, When You Were Mine, Yvette
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What She Left Behind by Tracy Bilen
Title: What She Left Behind Rating: Genre: YA Publisher: Simon & Schuster Release Date: May 1, 2012 Review: From the first few chapters, I was positive I wasn’t going to be able to stop reading until I knew what happened to Sara’s mom. Right away this book pulls you in to Sara’s life, a life filled with so much hurt and sadness that you just want to reach through the pages, give her a hug and tell her everything will be ok, even if you’re not sure if that’s the truth. Sara’s dad is physically abusive to her mother and … Continue reading
Posted in Jaymes, Mystery, Review, Simon & Schuster, The Readiacs, Tracy Bilen, YA
Tagged Jaymes, Mystery, Review, Simon & Schuster, The Readiacs, Tracy Bilen, What She Left Behind, YA
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The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodgkin
Author: Michelle Hodgkin Publisher: Simon & Schuster Published: 1 March 2012 (UK) Review: Poor Mara Dyer. Fate’s handed her a raw deal which she can neither understand nor control and once she realises the horrifying extent of what she is capable of; she decides to take matters into her own hands without properly thinking about the repercussions. The story starts in taboo circumstances. Three friends playing with an Ouija board and dabbling with the devil by asking him how they are going to die. Six months later and the friends are all dead – except Mara. The question is, as … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Mara Dyer, Michelle Hodgkin, Mystery, Review, Simon & Schuster, Supernatural, The Readiacs, Thriller, YA, Yvette
Tagged Michelle Hodgkin, Mystery, Review, Thriller, Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, YA, Yvette
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Mortal Instruments Pincards
Simon & Schuster Canada’s YA blog shared some Mortal Instruments pincards in honor of the wait for the May 8th release of City of Lost Souls, the fifth installment of The Mortal Instruments. The countdown is on to May 8. Only 64 days left to go! Click here to see all available pincards!
Posted in News, Simon & Schuster
Tagged Cassie Clare, Fallon, news, Simon & Schuster, The Mortal Instruments
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Self-Published Authors Take Note
Wattpad Author Brittany Geragotelis Inks Deal with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Young-adult novelist and book blogger Brittany Geragotelis has inked a deal with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers to re-launch her self-published title, Life’s a Witch. In addition, Simon & Schuster will publish a sequel to the book and a prequel in three eBook installments. The deal was negotiated by publisher Justin Chanda and Marsal Lyon Literary Agency’s Kevan Lyon. Senior editor Alexandra Cooper will edit. Geragotelis (pictured, via) released Life’s a Witch as a free serial eBook on Wattpad, drawing more than 18 million … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, GalleyCat, Self-published, Simon & Schuster
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