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Celebrating the release of the pithy, unique, and completely entertaining book Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, our Greek mythology-loving staff has pulled together of other Greek mythology influenced stories that are perfect for any demigod. Don't miss author Rick Riordan when he visits Austin in October! Ta'necia~ The Goddess Girls series by Joan Holub This series … Continue reading It’s All Greek (Mythology) to Me
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news kiddos, but the Austin school year begins in two weeks and summer vacation 2014 will be in the books. To get in the mindset of heading back to class, here are some of our staff's favorite books about school, which prove that school a great place to … Continue reading Books that Are too Cool for School
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps! August Buzz Book: The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson WHAT THE TEEN PRESS CORPS IS SAYING: "I enjoyed reading this novel immensely. It reminded me a lot of … Continue reading Teen Thursday
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you YA news from around the globe and highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corps! Texas Teen Book Fest News! There have been a lot of announcements from the fest in the past few weeks. Many amazing authors have joined the line up, so here … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Happy Summer Solstice! Even though the unofficial start of summer was nearly a month ago, the first official day of summer is Saturday. In BookKids, we love summer - popsicles, outdoor concerts, cooking things over fire, swimming at Barton Springs, and catching fireflies. We also love books about summer. We have a display of some books about summer, and … Continue reading Perfect Summer Books
~post by Ellen, BookKids Inventory Manager We get customers - teenagers and adults - who need the newest and best teen books because they “have read everything.” I try to keep up with as many of the major new releases as I can, but it’s impossible to read all the new books. Here are five … Continue reading Teen Thursday: Ellen’s April Teen Reads
~ post by Katie G "Cover to Reel" is a regular column in which I offer my two cents about that age-old debate of whether or not a movie did any kind of justice to the book it’s based on. If you have a teenager, have been around a teenager or know that teenagers exist, … Continue reading Cover to Reel: DIVERGENT
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you highlights from the BookPeople Teen Press Corp! _______________________________________________________________________ March Buzz Book: The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos The Teen Press Corp's Buzz Book for the month is The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos. The book is about, "A severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk … Continue reading Teen Thursday
It's YA lucky day! It's Teen Thursday! Where we bring you the highlights from BookPeople Teens and our Teen Press Corp Blog this week! Don't hold your breath. It's almost here, I swear! Allegiant is less than 2 weeks away! Colette: I read the first two books and loved them. I really liked the action. … Continue reading Teen Thursday
Here come the highlights from BookPeople Teens and our Teen Press Corp Blog this week! #ATBF13 unveiled this new poster for Dark Days vs Fierce Reads Game Show. This is something you can't miss. Mark you calendars: #ATBF13 at the Austin Convention Center on September 28th! Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. ________________________________________________ Guess … Continue reading Teen Thursday
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