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There are only a few days left until the biggest gift giving day of the year, and I suspect, that like me, you might be having trouble finding a book to give to that teen in my life. Fortunately, the good folks in our teen section have set up an entire display of great books … Continue reading Great Last Minute Books for Teens
The hunt is still on for Mortmain, the man who is organizing an army of clockwork monsters to destroy all Shadowhunters, and the stakes are heating up. After the break in and loss of a Pysix, the control over the Institute hangs in the balance. The Council has ordered Charlotte and the young Shadowhunters, Will … Continue reading Review: Clockwork Prince
On Sunday world famous John Connolly will be visiting our MysteryPeople folk in the store. You probably know him best from his books like The Book of Lost Things (recently re-released for kids) and his Charlie Parker series of books. John will be here to speak and sign copies of his new book, The Infernals, … Continue reading Teen Review: The Infernals
With Halloween just around the corner, I asked some of the folks on staff to tell me some of their favorite creepy books. Here's what they said: Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey Will Henry is an orphan, but he's been apprenticed to a monstrumologist, or one who studies monsters. A creepy, scary, gruesome book. The Marbury … Continue reading Creepy, Spooky Teen Books
Once a month the teens gather with me to discuss our latest read. This Saturday, we'll be coming together to discuss A Brief History of Montmaray. In this wonderful tale set on the fictional island kingdom of Montmaray, Princess Sophie, her sister and her cousin long for Paris or London, or any place other than … Continue reading Teen Bookclub This Thursday!
The 2011 National Book Award Finalists have been announced for this year, and we are fans of all of them. In case you hadn't heard them yet, they were: Chime Briony often flees to the swamp to hide from her family and her guilt. After all, she is a witch, and everyone knows that witches … Continue reading Teen National Book Award Finalists
I cannot wait. The others booksellers cannot wait. Our teen interns cannot wait. This is going to be an amazing book festival. One of the amazing authors coming is Gabrielle Zevin. Here's what one of our teens thought about her latest book: "It's 2083. A time where our current society had drastically, yet realistically, changed … Continue reading Teen Book Festival In Only 2 Days!!
Next weekend, teens and teen authors will be descending on Austin for the annual Austin Teen Book Festival. One of those authors will be Scott Westerfield, author of the amazing Uglies Books and the Leviathan series. So, it only seemed fitting to feature one of our teen reviews for his new book, Goliath. Goliath By … Continue reading Review: Goliath
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Our teens have been busy helping us on the floor, developing displays, and writing reviews. Here are a few of their thoughts on some of the books they've been reading: Ruby Red "Filled with many twists ,turns, and lots of humor, Ruby Red has made my top ten summer reads of 2011." To read Laura's … Continue reading What Our Teen Interns Are Reading . . .
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