By
Battle of the Kids' Books Update
Round 2 Match 1: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. II: The Kingdom of the Waves
wins out over Mark Twain bio The Trouble Begins at 8.
Round 2 Match 2: Coe Booth chooses Chains over Tender Morsels.
Round 2, Match 3: The Hunger Games takes out We Are the Ship.
Graceling goes up against The Lincolns in the final match for this round. It's also catching up to The Hunger Games in the reader's choice vote.
Quick links...
Liz B. at Tea Cozy points out a not insignificant error in the recent Wall Street Journal article, "Scary Green Monsters." The article does have a list of green-themed YA and middle grade books for Earth Day, though, if you're interested.
Roger Sutton: Do book reviews make a difference?
Lauren Myracle starts a ning for her upcoming book Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks. (Via Ally Carter)
House of Night's P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast appear on Rachel Ray. (From Monday, via YA booknerd)
YALSA lists the 25 teen-chosen nominees for the 2009 YALSA Teens' Top Ten List. The Top Ten will be announced in October.
This week I'm reading Catherine Jinks's Reformed Vampire Support Group. So far, I'm loving this quirky mystery. It clues us in (finally!) to the "realities" of vampire life (like how they aren't all stunningly beautiful and they don't all live in amazing old houses with big windows). And Jinks adds another twist: the narrator is a vampire who happens to be a successful author of a vampire series. Happy reading.--Heidi
Comments