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02/14/12--05:31: CHOPSTICKS by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral – GIVEAWAY (chan 1827118)

Want to Win??? Fill out the Rafflecopter below.  You have  until February 21st to enter. If you don’t know what the book is about check out my review from a couple of days ago. a Rafflecopter giveaway You need javascript enabled to see this giveaway.


02/15/12--05:39: ROTTERS by Daniel Kraus – REVIEW (chan 1827118)

When Joey’s mother is killed he is sent to live with the father he never met – Ken Harnett.  In addition to dealing with the grief of losing his mother, he has to suffer through high school as the new kid where he immediately becomes the target of ridicule and pranks. No one in town [Keep Reading]


02/16/12--07:55: TORTURED by Caragh M. O’Brien – Short Story – Haiku REVIEW (chan 1827118)

Very short story Leon's tale of suffering Read after Birthmarked


02/17/12--05:14: Read HANA by Lauren Oliver for FREE – TODAY IS THE LAST DAY (chan 1827118)

On February 14th, Lauren Oliver presented her public with a gift. Because so many people had pre-ordered PANDEMONIUM (due out Feb. 28th) she released the short story HANA for 4 days ONLY. So, if I can count that means today, February 17th should be the last day it will be free.  You have to read [Keep Reading]


02/18/12--17:42: THE RIVER OF TIME Series by Lisa Tawn Bergren – REVIEW (chan 1827118)

Gabi and Lia Betarrini are spending the summer in Italy with their mother on an archeological dig. They have spent every summer on various digs with their parents for as long as they can remember and instead of enjoying the beautiful sights, they are bored out of their minds. While sneaking into an ancient tomb, Gabi [Keep Reading]


02/19/12--05:24: YALSA’s Teen Book Finder App (chan 1827118)

Ever since I heard the news about this app I have been checking the App store almost every day. Well, we are one step closer to being able to download it.  There was a comment on February 14th from Kathy Ishizuka (kishizuka@mediasourceinc.com, @kishizuka on Twitter), the Technology Editor for School Library Journal, announcing that the app is finally out [Keep Reading]


02/20/12--05:02: I HUNT KILLERS by Barry Lyga – REVIEW (chan 1827118)

Jazz Dent is the son of one of the most notorious serial killers in the United States.  Billy Dent proudly killed over one hundred young women and told his son about each and every one of them. He made Jazz responsible for keeping the trophies from the murders in order. Jazz knows how to go [Keep Reading]


02/21/12--12:38: Kim Purcell (Author of TRAFFICKED) – GUEST POST & GIVEAWAY (chan 1827118)

Karin’s Book Nook welcomes Kim Purcell, the author of TRAFFICKED, to the blog.  My novel, TRAFFICKED, is about a girl who comes from Moldova to Los Angeles to be a nanny and ends up a modern-day domestic slave. People ask me all the time if Hannah is based on someone. They would like me to [Keep Reading]


02/22/12--17:35: ONCE by Anna Carey – REVIEW (chan 1827118)

This review will be SPOILERISH if you haven’t read EVE, the first book in the series. Beware. In order to get the full appreciation for this book I would highly recommend reading EVE first.   When thinking about writing a review for ONCE, it’s hard to come up with something that doesn’t give things away. [Keep Reading]


02/23/12--07:23: ENVY by Gregg Olsen – REVIEW (chan 1827118)

The small town of Port Gamble, Washington is rocked by the death of one of their own. Katelyn, found dead by an apparent suicide, was a teenager like many others – having friend trouble, boy trouble, family trouble, but would she kill herself? Twins Hayley and Taylor don’t think so and decide to get to [Keep Reading]