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A blog by any other name…
So, I changed the name of my blog. While I’ve gotten rid of the title “YA Fantastic Book Review,” the blog itself will not change drastically. Don’t worry! I’ll still be doing book reviews, but I wanted to have more … Continue reading
Zombie pulp fiction: Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
Hollowland by Amanda Hocking This is a zombie apocalypse book, pure and simple. Remy is a teenage survivor is also a kickass zombie killer. A virus that turns people into zombies is ravaging the world, and the book opens, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Hocking, apocalypse, dystopia, Hollowland, indie, pulp fiction, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review, young adult, zombies
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Fantastic Recommends: The Emerald Atlas
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens Three siblings who keep getting kicked out from orphanages find a secret magic book that transports them to another world. Orphans, a magic book, a secret world—I have to confess I didn’t have high … Continue reading
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Tagged John Stephens, kidlit, magic, magic book, The Emerald Atlas, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review, YA fantasy, young adult
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The Book of Three and echoes of LOTR
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander This is the story of an Assistant Pig Keeper with delusions of glory. Who couldn’t love that? The adventure really starts when Taran, the pig keeper in question, suddenly gets a taste of … Continue reading
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Tagged book of three, fantasy, lloyd alexander, Lord of the Rings, tolkien, YA Fantastic Book Review, young adult
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Top 10 Most Influential YA Novels of 20th Century
Think the whole YA thing came after Harry Potter? Think again. Check out my guest blog for the bookstore Printsasia.com on the Top Ten Most Influential YA Novels of the 20th Century. You’ll find a few you know and perhaps a … Continue reading
The Book Thief’s stolen hype
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak “Here is a small fact: You are going to die.” This is not the opening line of The Book Thief. It’s the 5th or 6th, but it’s a grabber, no? And it just about … Continue reading
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Tagged death, fantasy, Markus Zusak, npr, sara zaske, teen reads, The Book Thief, Top Ten, World War II, WWII, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review, young adult
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The Giver and its dystopian descendants
The Giver by Lois Lowry Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a very orderly community. Everything happens in stages. Dreams are discussed at breakfast. Emotions after dinner. At at 9 you get a bike, at 12 you start training for your career. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Delirium, divergent, dystopia, dystopian ya, Lauren Oliver, louis lowry, sara zaske, the giver, Veronica Roth, YA, YA Fantastic Book Review, young adult
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