Happy Friday, guys! Time for another #FridayReads… This weekend, I’ll be reading Stained by Cheryl Rainfield Stained by Cheryl Rainfield Release Date: 2013-10-01 Sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for “normal.” Born with a port wine stain covering half her face, all her life she’s been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she’s abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the…
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Trailer: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Hey yall! Happy Thursday! Check out this great trailer for The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey Release Date: 2013-05-07from Putnam Juvenile “Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances.”—Entertainment Weekly (Grade A) The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on…
Read MoreBook of the Day: 97 Things To Do Before You Finish High School
I was sent a copy of 97 Things to Do Before You Finish High School by Erika Stalder 97 Things to Do Before You Finish High School by Erika Stalder Release Date: 2008-05-01 Being in high school is about a lot more than going to high school. It’s about discovering new places, new hobbies, and new people—and opening your eyes to the world. This book is about the stuff they don’t teach you in high school, like how to host a film festival, plan your first road trip, make a…
Read MoreBook of the Day: Crap
I was sent a copy of Crap: How to deal with annoying teachers, bosses, backstabbers, and other stuff that stinks by Erin Elisabeth Conley Crap: How to deal with annoying teachers, bosses, backstabbers, and other stuff that stinks by Erin Elisabeth Conley Release Date: 2009-04-01 Crap teaches which types of crap are useful (and which aren’t), how to avoid crap when possible, deal with it when it can’t be avoided, and flush it out of one’s life. Readers will learn how to break the crap cycle once and for all.…
Read MoreBook of the Day: Girl in a Funk
I was sent a copy of Girl in a Funk: Quick Stress Busters (and Why They Work) by Tanya Napier Girl in a Funk: Quick Stress Busters (and Why They Work) by Tanya Napier Release Date: 2007-05-01 Stress? You’ve got it covered. Between full-time school, part-time jobs, and some-time boyfriends, your moods swing like monkeys in the Amazon. But Girl in a Funk can help. With dozens of quick and easy ways to reduce your stress and stay on top of your game, this handy chill-out manual includes mental tricks,…
Read MoreBig List of 30 YA and Middle Grade Book Releases–December 2013
Here you go, guys! Yay! More hot new releases for December! This time, it’s the kids edition! For your viewing pleasure, here is a list of some of the books that are coming out this month! Please note this is by no means ALL of the books releasing in December! Infact, this is just a FEW of the kidlit & yalit fiction titles. Just a side note: Some of these aren’t really NEW RELEASES, but they are now releasing in paperback, so the PAPERBACK is new. Make sure you check…
Read MoreBig List of 30 Upcoming Adult Fiction Book Releases–December 2013
Hey guys! I know, I know. Im late, Im late. SURPRISE! haha… For your viewing pleasure, here is a list of some of the books that are coming out this month! Please note this is by no means ALL of the books releasing in December! Infact, this is just a FEW of the fiction titles. I’ll be posting a Big List of 30 YA/MiddleGrade December 2013 Book Releases tomorrow! Now, never you mind that clicking noise, thats just me…adding these f*ers to my wishlist!! Be sure to add them to…
Read MoreFriday Five: Five Books Your Kids Will LOVE! (Middle Grade Edition)
Happy Friday! Once again, my #FridayReads is exactly the same as it has been off and on for the last few weeks. This week I have picked BACK UP (#FridayReads – Doctor Sleep by Stephen King ) I don’t know why I keep stepping away from this one. I do though. So, rather than talk about Dr Sleep, again….. Lets do a Friday Five. This week, I want to talk about kids. This past Monday, I posted a list that I was sent by Penguin. This was a list of…
Read MoreTrailer: Hollow City -The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children
Hey yall! Happy Thursday! Check out this great trailer for Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Children) by Ransom Riggs Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Children) by Ransom Riggs Release Date: 2014-01-14from Quirk Books Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011—an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography that enthralled readers and critics alike. Publishers Weekly called it “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting,…
Read MoreBook of the Day: The How-To Handbook
I was sent a copy of The How-To Handbook: Shortcuts and Solutions for the Problems of Everyday Life by Martin Oliver The How-To Handbook: Shortcuts and Solutions for the Problems of Everyday Life by Martin Oliver Release Date: 2013-04-23 Whether you plan on spending your life playing sports, serving clients, running businesses, or flying to the moon, there are certain things that everyone just has to know how to do: unjamming a jar, for instance, fixing a flat tire, and removing a particularly embarrassing stain. They may seem simple in…
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