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Like I mentioned last week, we have two great authors, Tahereh Mafi and Veronica Rossi, coming to join us on Thursday to talk about their new books. Last week a couple of our teens told you what they thought about Veronica Rossi's Under the Never Sky, and this week a couple of big kids (aka … Continue reading Shatter Me
Next Thursday, two great authors, Veronica Rossi and Tahereh Mafi, will be joining us in the store as part of the Pitch Dark : Dark Days event. This past week a couple of our teens read and reviewed Veronica Rossi's book, Under the Never Sky. Here's what they've been saying: Veronica Rossi did an amazing … Continue reading What Our Teens Are Reading
On March 16 at 7PM, three great authors will be visiting us to talk about their new teen books as part of the This is Teen! Live event. Moderated by David Levithan, the authors are Maggie Stiefvater, Siobhan Vivian, and Elizabeth Eulberg. So far, I've profiled Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races and Siobhan Vivian's The … Continue reading Review: Take a Bow
Big news, Lauren Conrad fans! Lauren will now be taking your questions when she's here at BookPeople on Thursday, April 19 at 7p! She will appear in conversation with her editor, Farrin Jacobs, about her new novel The Fame Game. After their Q&A, then it's your turn! We'll gather questions from the audience and Lauren will … Continue reading Lauren Conrad Event Update!
On March 16 at 7PM, three great authors will be visiting us to talk about their new teen books as part of the This is Teen! Live event. Moderated by David Levithan, the authors are Maggie Stiefvater, Siobhan Vivian, and Elizabeth Eulberg. Last week, I profiled Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races. Today I wanted to … Continue reading Review: The List
On March 16 at 7PM, three great authors will be visiting us to talk about their new teen books as part of the This is Teen! Live event. Over the next week, I'm going to be profiling each of those books, starting today with Maggie Stiefvater's The Scorpio Races. The Scorpio Races By Maggie Stiefvater … Continue reading Review: Scorpio Races
While perusing the New Arrivals shelves down in teen today, I came across four books that I want to read but somehow haven't yet. All of them just came out this month, and they can be loosely divided into 2 categories: Mystery & Fantasy. They are: Ripper By Stefan Petrucha Set in turn of the … Continue reading What I Want to Be Reading
I loved this book. I loved it very much. And I'm not the only one on staff who did. Here is our review by Wil Barbour, our Inventory Manager for BookKids and the Teen Section: When I first started to read the new young adult novel Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin by Robin Lafevers, I … Continue reading Top Shelf for April: Grave Mercy
So, normally, I'm reading a teen or kid book, but I do occasionally branch out and read books written specifically for adults. I know. It's a shock. Of course, this week I haven't gone very far a field -- I'm reading a parenting book about autism. I must confess that I'm not very far a … Continue reading What I’m Reading Right This Very Minute
Here at the store we have a review program for our teens. We give them free advance copies that we have received from the publishers, and the teens tell us what they think. Here's what some of our teens have been reading so far this month: Born Wicked Reviewed by Laura, age 14 "This story … Continue reading What Our Teens Are Reading
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