Naila’s conservative immigrant parents have always said the same thing: She may choose what to study, how to wear her hair, and what to be when she grows up—but they will choose her husband. Following their cultural tradition, they will plan an arranged marriage for her. And until then, dating—even friendship with a boy—is forbidden. […]
Category: Book Things and Reviews
Review: The Heir
Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it […]
June Titles to Look For
Spring has flown by and June is right around the corner- graduations, summer reading, and more new books coming our way! I’ve picked out nine June titles that I’m especially looking forward to seeing being published in June, including the finale of the Boy Nobody / I am the Assassin trilogy, two focusing on really huge issues […]
Review: An Ember in The Ashes
Today I am reviewing An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir. It is her first book, released April 28, 2015 by Penguin Young Readers Group, ISBN 9781595148032. An Ember in the Ashes is just beautiful, a wonderful action adventure fantasy for young adults that is just under 500 pages (464 is the official count). Told in dual […]
Book Review: The Girl at Midnight
Today I’m reviewing the debut novel by Melissa Grey, A Girl at Midnight. Released April 28 by Random House, ISBN 9780385744652, and the first in a series, A Girl at Midnight is a contemporary supernatural suspense YA book that needs to be on your shelves ASAP. I’d recommend it to readers who love Daughter of Smoke and Bone, […]
TLA: Notes from Science Fiction and Dystopia Panel
Last Wednesday at the Texas Library Assocation, I had the extreme pleasure to attend the Explore the Science in the YA Science Fiction and Dystopia Genres panel. Speaking was Kiera Cass (The Selection Series), Lauren Oliver (Derlium Series, Vanishing Girls), Jessica Brody (Unchanged), Cecil Castellucci (Tin Star, Stone in the Sky), and Lydia Kang (Catalyst). Science behind […]
New Books Alert
There are so many new books coming out in late April and all throughout May, it’s insane. From continuations of series to the beginning of new ones, explorations of mental illness, historical fiction, retellings of fairy tales, and worlds of contemporary supernatural fantasy, so many of them look so SO good! I’ve pulled out sixteen titles […]
TLA: Author Sessions
What would any conference be without author sessions? TLA is going to be PACKED with author sessions- the only problem is going to be having to choose which one to go to! From discussing diversity and evaluating authenticity in voices to what makes series books tick and up and coming debut authors, there is something […]
TLA: Programming Sessions
So we’ve talked about all the graphic novel greatness, the makerspace marvelousness, and the terrific training sessions that are going on at TLA next week. (Catch that awesomeness?) What could be next? Librarians and specialists sharing their programming knowledge with everyone! Librarianship is one of the few professions that WANT you to copy their work- […]
TLA: Training Sessions
Conferences are a brilliant time to explore things outside of your area- you can sit in on a session that catches your fancy or that you need a bit of brushing up on, and get that bit of training in without having to track down a webinar or other class and figure out how to […]