Late May 2010
Can't wait to grab a beach towel and head to the shore with some of the hottest books of the summer? Well, Teenreads.com is going to help five lucky readers kick off the summer in style with our Fourth Annual Beach Bag of Books Contest. Winners will each receive a beach bag that includes 14 books and everything you need for a great day at the pool or beach. Enter for your chance to celebrate the summer with Teenreads.com!
Does your school have a required summer reading list? Aside from the books assigned for school, do you make up personal summer reading lists for yourself?
May 21, 2010, 113 voters
Love stinks. Just ask Mason Rice, the 16-year-old protagonist of C. K. Kelly Martin's new novel, THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE AND DEATH. On quite possibly the greatest night of his life, he finally hooks up with the girl of his dreams, only to have his heart shattered the following day. But as luck would have it, he meets an attractive 23-year-old woman who's more than willing to help him pick up the pieces... turning his life completely upside down in the process.
Today, regular contributor Denise Neary lets us in on a secret crush and highlights one of her favorite publishers and their engaging blog.
Helping children around the world to read and learn. That’s the mission of Scholastic.
Does your school have a required summer reading list? Aside from the books assigned for school, do you make up personal summer reading lists for yourself?
May 20, 2010, 659 voters
In today's guest post, British author Tom Rob Smith (CHILD 44 and THE SECRET SPEECH) talks about the thinking and overthinking around writing "the second book". And read on for a great quote from Lee Child about advice.
Does your book club read the same author more than once? In other words, let's say you loved Garth Stein's THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN. When you see that he has a new release, in this case RAVEN STOLE THE MOON, (which is a re-release but stay with me)..
