AWAKEN by Katie Kacvinsky – REVIEW
Our world is getting smaller and smaller. Facebook, Twitter, virtual school, the list goes on and on. We don’t even need to leave the house. We can have food delivered, work, and socialize – all from...
View ArticleTHOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM by Barbara Kerley – REVIEW
This picture book tells the story of how John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were instrumental to United States History. Beginning with their early years, Barbara Kerley highlights some major events that...
View ArticleWORST OF FRIENDS by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain – REVIEW
Suzanne Tripp Jurmain takes a different approach to her picture book about Thomas Jefferson and John Adams than Barbara Kerley does in THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM. Jurmain briefly covers the facts...
View ArticleUsing Pinterest to Promote and Keep Track of Reading
Well, Pinterest is the new craze! I’ve had an account for a while, but haven’t really done anything with it – UNTIL NOW. My problem originally was I was overwhelmed! There was so much to look at when...
View ArticleCHOPSTICKS by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral – REVIEW
Glory, a young piano prodigy, is missing. Glory’s mother died when she was young, leaving her alone with her father and a strict practice schedule. With about an hour of free time a day, Glory lives...
View ArticleWITCH & WIZARD by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet: MANGA Vol. 1 –...
Whit and Wisty are violently taken from their house in the middle of the night and thrown into jail with many other children. Their family (the Allgoods) are being accused of being magical – Whit...
View ArticleARTICLE 5 by Kristen Simmons – REVIEW
Absolutely AMAZING! I couldn’t put this book down. This one was a one-sitting read for me. Ember lives in a world where the Bill of Rights has been dissolved and replaced with the Moral Statutes....
View ArticleCHOPSTICKS by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral – GIVEAWAY
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...
View ArticleROTTERS by Daniel Kraus – REVIEW
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...
View ArticleTORTURED by Caragh M. O’Brien – Short Story – Haiku REVIEW
Very short story Leon’s tale of suffering Read after Birthmarked Free Kindle ebook Doesn’t add any needed stuff - Okay to skip Read my reviews of: BIRTHMARKED and PRIZED. See how the cover of...
View ArticleRead HANA by Lauren Oliver for FREE – TODAY IS THE LAST DAY
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...
View ArticleTHE RIVER OF TIME Series by Lisa Tawn Bergren – REVIEW
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...
View ArticleYALSA’s Teen Book Finder App
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...
View ArticleI HUNT KILLERS by Barry Lyga – REVIEW
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...
View ArticleKim Purcell (Author of TRAFFICKED) – GUEST POST & GIVEAWAY
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...
View ArticleONCE by Anna Carey – REVIEW
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...
View ArticleENVY by Gregg Olsen – REVIEW
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,...
View ArticleDo You Like To Read Science Fiction? – SURVEY
A Sci Fic Graphic Using Popplet (in progress) I’ve been thinking about Science Fiction a lot lately. I’ve always been the type of person to go through reading phases. In approximately 2000 I remember...
View ArticleTHE FIRE (WITCH & WIZARD #3) by James Patterson and Jill Dembowski – REVIEW
Whit and Wisty are on the run. Danger is around every corner with the New Order police on the lookout. Their pictures are posted everywhere making it difficult to blend in. Whit’s magic is running...
View ArticleBookLikes – A New Social Book Platform
Today, Karin’s Book Nook would like to welcome Dawid Piaskowski, Founder of BookLikes to the blog. I first found BookLikes when they posted a Valentine’s Day Infographic (see below). I decided to...
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