We're an Open Book
I love subscription services and since I had a few dollars I told myself it was time to treat yo self and sign up for a bookish one. I weighed a lot of options, but decided to go with The Fresh Fiction Box. For 24.95 you get a”box of great reads, print and digital, and author keepsakes”. I loved it !
The inside of this box was so festive ! It was filled with colorful confetti and lots of postcards for upcoming adult and NA books. There was also some candy and a little pumpkin stress ball.
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Better World Books is like the Toms of the book world. With every used book you purchase a book is donated to someone in need. When I first heard about Better World Books I was a little hesitant because I didn’t know what shape the books would be in but they are usually pretty good.
These were all on sale ! The deal was for 40% off 5 or more of the bargain bin books. While I meant to do the minimum of 5…I ended up…. with 11
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Earlier this week Maggie Stiefvater shared the cover of The Raven King…and that the release date of the book has been pushed back again to April 2016, so it looks like I’ll be waiting even longer for this one.
This is another series I’ve been following since its release and I can’t wait to see how it ends. Also, the dress on this cover is insane !
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Well, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these and this was a hard one since so many authors I’ve read aren’t debuts. This topic also has the option of Top Ten Sophomore Novels That I Loved Just As Much If Not More As The Author’s Debut, so I’ll do that one too….
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| Martina Boone |
YA author Martina Boone is very busy; she serves on the board of the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia , debuted the second novel in her Heirs of Watson Island series and organizes a book drive campaign to help educators get book into the hands of teens.
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| Boone’s debut novel |
Earlier this month Martina took the time to share with us how she got involved in YA and the beginnings of the Compulsion for Reading campaign.
Martina’s debut novel Compulsion was published by Simon & Schuster last year , and since then Martina has been working to solve a problem that can exist between teens and their next favorite book. Access. She started The Compulsion for Reading Campaign to bring book to teens across the country. Each month a nominated teacher or librarian is chosen to receive a set of books donated by bloggers, authors or readers.
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