So this week I’ve been busy at work (hence the short blog posts), and things are just coming together. I can’t wait to share this project with my blog readers (soon – I promise). For now, today’s awesome news is that my dear friend Kate now has an agent. I met her last summer at […]
book review: Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
Velde, Vivian Vande. Heir Apparent. Harcourt; 2002. Similar books: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner; Dark Lord of Derkholm by Dianna Wynne Jones; Across the Universe by Beth Revis. Synopsis and Snippet Giannine Bellisario is about to celebrate her 14th birthday. This year, she actually receives a present from her father on time. It is […]
gone missing
Wow, sorry for not posting on Wednesday – and the late post today! Vacation came and went, and for some reason my scheduled blog posts didn’t go up. So here I am, back from missing. Which would be a great title. BACK FROM MISSING. Now I just need a story to go with it. So […]
book review: VIXEN by Jillian Larkin
Larkin, Jillian. Vixen. New York: Delacorte Book for Young Readers, 2010. Similar books The Luxe by Anna Godbersen, Gossip Girls by Cecily von Ziegesar, The Season by Sarah MacLean She didn’t feel like wearing a garter tonight. Her gold-beaded dress, cascading in waves of crystalline fringe, covered the intersection between her sheer stockings and bare […]
what books sold big in 2010 (or how you can become a bestseller)
For those who don’t follow Publisher’s Weekly, they released their book sales stats last week. So what are you guesses? Here’s the top 10 list for the hardcover children’s books. (see the main article here) 1. The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5). Jeff Kinney. Abrams/Amulet (3,316,509). 2. The Short Second Life of […]
Chersti Nieveen 