TeenLit


Peeled by Joan Bauer. read more »

 


Saga by Conor Kostick. read more »

 


Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr.

The sequel to the amazing Wicked Lovely tells the story of one of Aislinn's human friends who doesn't know anything about the faeries living around them or that Aislinn is now Queen of the Summer Court. Leslie is a girl whose life has turned upside down, her mother left, her father turned inward, her brother deals drugs, and she was sold as a sexual favor to cover his debts. She is damaged but not broken as she turns to a tattoo to restart her life, declaring her body her own again. But it is not that simple, because Rabbit, her tattoo artist has ties to the Dark Court and Leslie finds herself slowly drawn into their fight for survival through the very tattoo she thought would mark a new beginning of freedom. read more »

 


MTV has an interview with Ashley Greene, star of the film version of Stephanie Meyer's popular vampire books.  She tells of her own love of the novels, and talks about fan concerns about her height and the length of her hair. read more »

 


The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart.

Released March 25th, 2008.

Frankie is a sophomore at a private boarding school, Alabaster. As a freshman she was invisible to the popular crowd, although her older sister had introduced her to everyone multiple times. But now with a fuller figure, she gains the attention of Matthew, a very cute senior. Frankie starts going out with Matthew but becomes more and more worried about what exactly he sees in her beyond her body. When she discovers that Matthew and his friends are part of a secret all-male society on campus, she waits and waits for him to tell her about it. But when he doesn't, Frankie takes matters into her own hands and makes the Loyal Order her own with a blend of modern technology and classic pranks. read more »

 


A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce.

Drawn in immediately by the cover image, I found myself captured by the intricate world I entered and the strength of the characterizations. read more »

 


Season of Ice by Diane Les Becquets.

Genesis' father is a logger and gets extra work repairing docks on the lake. But one day he heads out to repair a dock and disappears. His truck is left on the shore, his boat is found floating in the lake with the life preservers still inside, and all Genesis is left with is questions and no answers. When the lake freezes over for the winter, the search is called off and answers are very hard to find. There are rumors that her father faked his death to leave her stepmother behind so Genesis begins the process of tracking down the people in her father's life from the logging camp. She will find answers on the way, but what answers will they be? read more »

 


Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt (released on April 21st, 2008)

Schmidt
has created another wonder of a work, completely different once again
from his previous books but just as rich in language while remaining
easy to read and devour. read more »

 


The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer. read more »

 


The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson.

I loved Pearson's A Room on Lorelei Street and so immediately tore into her new book.   And was completely surprised and amazed by what I found. read more »