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| Hitting the Books! |
| Well, summer is drawing to a close meaning you already are hitting the books and getting yourself settled into a school schedule, or you will be in the routine soon.
We want to remind you that you can still escape with a book --- for pleasure. As always, we have the new titles that you will want to check out!
Quick Reminder. We have TWO advance copies of THE A-LIST by Zoey Dean left. Want to read the book which the publisher describes as GOSSIP GIRL goes to LA? FAX us a note at 212-246-4640 or send us a snail mail note at Teenreads.com, 250 West 57th Street, Suite 1228, New York, NY 10107 with your name, your snail mail address and your parent's signature (necessary as you are giving us mailing information about you!) The first two people to write get them. So, get moving!
IMPORTANT NEWS
To curb the SPAM in our mailboxes we are trying something new. Going forward if you want to send us a question, post a word of mouth reply or write to us, you are going to have to post your reply on our mail forms. That way we are not releasing these address and we hope we can curb the SPAM.
Have a great month...
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com) for Teenreads.com
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| Author Talk: Carolyn Mackler, author of THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS |
Carolyn Mackler is the author of the acclaimed teen novel LOVE AND OTHER FOUR-LETTER WORDS and has been a contributing writer to Glamour, Teen People, Seventeen, and Shape magazines. In this interview Mackler discusses what inspired her to write her latest novel, THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS. She also reveals who some of her favorite authors for teens are and her future writing plans.
THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS by Carolyn Mackler (Fiction)
Don't let the whimsical title fool you --- although Carolyn Mackler's novel about 15-year-old Virginia Shreves is lighthearted and humorous, at its core is a serious message about self-confidence and self-acceptance. Reviewed by Norah Piehl and excerpted.
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Read the Author Talk, Review, and Excerpt here.
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| Review: HAWKSONG by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes |
Danica Shardae is an avian shapeshifter whose family has been at war with the serpiente for ages. As heir to the avian throne, Danica will do anything in her power to stop the bloodshed --- even allying herself with the terrifying leader of her family's greatest enemy. Reviewed by Ashley Hartlaub and excerpted.
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Read the review and the excerpt of HAWKSONG here.
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| Tell Us What You Think: FREAKY GREEN EYES by Joyce Carol Oates |
Your opinion matters to the publishers at HarperTempest. Each month they are going to share a not-yet-published title with us that they'd like to hear YOUR thoughts about. It's your chance to read an advanced reading copy of a book (known as as ARC') and tell them what YOU think! What could be more fun than a chance to preview a new book and then share your opinion? It's your chance to be a trendsetter!
This month's book is FREAKY GREEN EYES by Joyce Carol Oates, which is due in stores in September 2003.
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Read more about FREAKY GREEN EYES by Joyce Carol Oates here.
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| Poll: Which best describes you and your book choices? |
Which best describes you and your book choices?
I influence others to read the books I like.
Others influence me to read the books they like.
It's pretty much equal --- I recommend books and others recommend them to me.
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Vote in the Poll here.
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| New Reading Group Guides for Teens |
| THE BOX CHILDREN by Sharon Wyse
Lou Ann Campbell is nearly twelve years old. She lives on a farm in Texas, and keeps five little dolls in a homemade shoebox house she fixed up for them. The box children are her only friends, the brothers and sisters she never had, the babies her mother was supposed to have but didn't. This is her first diary, and it's hard to hide it from her bullying older brother, her philandering father, and her crazy pregnant mother. But these are her secrets, her hopes, her dreams. And this is the summer she will stop talking to dolls...and start thinking about people and places she doesn't know yet.
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER by Mark Twain
Set in sixteenth-century England, Mark Twain's classic "tale for young people of all ages" features two identical-looking boys-a prince and a pauper-who trade clothes and step into each other's lives. While the urchin, Tom Canty, discovers luxury and power, Prince Edward, dressed in rags, roams his kingdom and experiences the cruelties inflicted on the poor by the Tudor monarchy. As Christopher Paul Curtis observes in his Introduction, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER is "funny, adventurous, and exciting, yet also chock-full of...exquisitely reasoned harangues against society's ills."
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Read our new Reading Guides for Teens here.
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| Cool New Books for August |
There's something for everybody in this month's roundup of cool new books, including horror stories, mysteries, coming-of-age tales, an update to a popular series, and a book that should be read by all --- a fascinating, visually stunning effort by award-winning author Wilborn Hampton, who follows several individuals through September 11th and its devastating aftermath.
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Read about the Cool New Books for August here.
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| Coming Soon |
Terry Brooks, John Grisham, and Nicholas Sparks are just a few of the authors with new books out in the second half of 2003. Check out Coming Attractions for a list of some of the books due in stores from August through October.
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Browse through forthcoming titles here.
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| Word of Mouth --- Tell Us What You're Reading and You Could Win a Book! |
This contest period, one teen reader will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE EARTH, MY BUTT AND OTHER BIG THINGS by Carolyn Mackler. (See official rules below.) To automatically enter to win, e-mail us your recommendations and ratings click on the link below.
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Post your Word of Mouth comments here.
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Have a great month...and make some time each day to read something you enjoy!
--- Carol Fitzgerald for Teenreads.com
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