Life Lessons from Gayle Forman @PenguinTeen + Giveaway!

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“SOME THINGS YOU CAN’T CONTROL, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY.” - Where She Went

Join us and Penguin Teen as we celebrate the amazing work of Gayle Forman in advance of the paperback release of I WAS HERE, her newest young adult book, on January 26th.

I Was Here

Author: Gayle Forman

Release Date: January 26th 2016

Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Cody and Meg were inseparable.
Two peas in a pod.
Until . . . they weren’t anymore.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, who broke Meg’s heart. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.

I Was Here is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss.

Thanks to Penguin Teen, 5 winners will receive a complete set of Gayle Forman paperbacks!

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8 Ways 'Triple Moon' Overlaps with 'Witches of East End'!

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz’s newest book TRIPLE MOON is essentially a golden gift from the gods of storytelling: Not only is it a magical, sexy, irresistible adventure of a book, it’s ALSO a glimmering beacon of spinoff light for everyone who watched Witches of East End and was totally devastated when it ended. Besides including the short story finale to the TV series at the end of the book, here’s what Witches of East End fans can expect to revisit in TRIPLE MOON (which, by the way, you’ll still totally love even if you didn’t watch the show):

**some potential show spoilers ahead!**

1. Ingrid Beauchamp 

Twin witches Molly and Mardi Overbrook are the stars of this story, and their adventures start when they’re shipped off to live with their “aunt” Ingrid to learn to control their powers.

2. Freya Beauchamp

Still working at the Inn, still gorgeous, still loving her freedom. And now, the gorgeous clothes she’s saved through the decades have new superfans – Molly and Mardi.

3. (Magical) Power Struggles

While sisters Ingrid and Freya had to play catch up with their magical powers once they learned they were witches, Molly and Mardi already know they’re witches – and they don’t want to be held back. However, failing to rein in their magical impulses could land them in Limbo. 

4. North Hampton

Get ready to delve back into the mist-shrouded, lush town Ingrid and Freya first learned THEY were witches in, and the perfect setting for a tinge of magic and a dash (see what we did there?) of romance.

5. Fair Haven

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Yes, the mansion is still alive and well – and wild parties are still the norm. A night at the Fair Haven will always be a night to remember…whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

6. Black Cats

There will be cats. But our lips are sealed regarding whether they’re humans in disguise or not…

7. The Gardiners

Prepare to meet a new crop of the oldest and wealthiest of North Hampton’s clans in the younger Gardiner boys Trent and Tris, who might just stir up as much trouble with Molly and Mardi as their older kin did with Ingrid and Freya.

8. Shape-shifters

The shapeshifter from Witches Of East End was absolutely terrifying, and there’s a chance a similar evil may plague our favorite witches again. *Shudders*
Can’t wait for more from your favorite world of witches? Get your copy of TRIPLE MOON here!

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#WickedReads week-long event!

 #TwitterGhostStory, is a week-long event (taking place 10/26-10/31) in which you can write a spooky story in 140 characters or less using #TwitterGhostStory to  enter for the chance to win a prize pack of the featured titles.

Also, there is one more Twitter chat taking place this Friday at 4pm that is being hosted by @YAbookscentral and @mashreads, respectively. The authors participating are:

10/30:
Danielle Vega (twitter.com/dvegabooks) author of The Merciless and Survive the Night
Peter Kujawinski (twitter.com/kujawinski) author of Nightfall
Kim Liggett (twitter.com/kim_liggett) author of Blood and Salt
April Genevieve Tucholke (https://twitter.com/apriltucholke) author of Slasher Girls & Monster Boys
Carol Goodman (https://twitter.com/C_Goodmania) author of Blythewood series
Sally Green (https://twitter.com/Sa11eGreen) author of the Half Bad series

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Place candy corn in bowl. Load horror flicks in DVD player. Queue the Monster Mash. And last but not least – ensure that your bookshelf is stocked with the perfect books to carry you all month long on a Halloween high to October 31st. These are the books with the creep factor, ghoulish romances, and deadly secrets we know will get the job done:

1. Nightfall 

Afraid of the dark? You should be. On Marin’s island, the sun doesn’t rise every 24 hours, it rises every 28 years…and she’s just been left behind in 14 hours of Night.

2. The Accident Season 

You might look forward to picking out the perfect Halloween costume every time fall comes around, but Kara has different priorities – every October, her family becomes inexplicably accident prone.

3. Blood and Salt 

You may want to avoid the corn mazes this year after reading this book: Ash Larkin follows her mom to the spiritual commune she escaped from long ago only to find something sinister waiting in the cornstalks…

4. Survive the Night 

An all-night, underground rave in the subway system of New York City – what could go wrong? Try mutilated bodies showing up in the tunnels halfway through the party.

5. The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen

Note: who said you can’t find romance at a seance? But be cautious, chances are more than likely your new crush has a dark secret.

6. Fiendish

Clementine DeVore spent ten years trapped in a cellar, silenced and forotten. Now she’s out and determined to uncover who put her there…and why.

7. The Blythewood Series

Ever fantasized about going to boarding school? Better make sure you’re prepared to make devastating sacrifices and face sinister forces trying to take advantage of you and your classmates.

8. The Merciless

Forget the burn book from Mean Girls, the mean girls in this book decide to give their classmate a torturous exorcism in the basement.

9. Slasher Girls and Monster Boys

What’s better than 1 bloodcurdling short story from one of your favorite YA authors? 14 bloodcurdling horror stories from 14 of your favorite YA authors, that’s how many.

10. The Half Bad series

In a modern-day England where good witches an bad witches live among us, Nathan is both…and he’s being hunted by both sides.

11. The Replacement

Mackie Doyle is The Replacement – left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. He has been raised among us. But he is not one of us. Now, he must face the dark creatures of the slag heaps from which he came and find his rightful place – in our world or theirs.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? Spooky reads @PenguinTeen is daring you to read at night!

With Halloween soon approaching, the amazing Penguin Teen has done a list of books you should read at night... Okay, maybe not. Unless you dare yourself!

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Maybe you got past the phase of being afraid of the dark when you were little and maybe you didn’t, but read on for 7 books that showed us it’s probably best to avoid hanging out after sundown…

1. Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski

On Marin’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every 24 hours, it comes every 28 YEARS…and she’s just been left behind in 14 years of Night. THIS is why we invented flashlights, people.

2. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

The Others have planned 5 Waves of destruction to take over planet Earth. The first? Lights Out: a massive electromagnetic pulse that shorted out all technology and anything that uses electricity. Approximately half a million people were killed by the first wave.

3. Survive the Night by Danielle Vega

If for some reason you were thinking a great Halloween plan would be attending an all-night underground rave in the dark subways of New York City, read this first and get back to us.

4. Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett

Ash Larkin follows her mother to the spiritual commune she escaped from long ago only to find something sinister in the dark corners of a village lost to time.

5. The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

Avoid hanging out in the shadows of Regency London, because an innocent-looking bystander could easily be possessed by a demon looking to do some serious damage to your soul.

6. Nerve by Jeanne Ryan

When you’re participating in an anonymous game of dares broadcast live online, the scariest part is when your eyes adjust to the darkness and your next challenge becomes clear…because ultimately, you have no control.

7. No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz

Four teens are quarantined with hundreds of shoppers at the mall because a biological bomb was discovered in the air ducts, and the heart-racing only intensifies when “Lights Out” is declared each night they’re trapped there.

8. Slasher Girls and Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke

Ah, the scary story – the reason we HAVE to keep night lights on hand. These 14 short stories from YA authors each ensure a tingling of the spine and chilling of the bones.

6 Fantasy Book Recommendations Brought to You by @PenguinTeen

Take a look at these amazing recommendations! Thanks, PenguinTeen for sharing!

We're excited for The Dead House Mirror Tour! #TheDeadHouse

We're part of The Dead House tour! Halloween is soon upon us and there's nothing better than to start preparing! Make sure to follow the tour. This start tomorrow 8/17.

thenovl:

I am real. I exist. They won’t kill me send me away.

Watch yo’ blog feed in the next two weeks… cause a cross-atlantic, dual-personality blog tour is headed your way. THE UK GETS THE DAY. THE US GETS THE NIGHT. Get ready to meet Carly and Kaitlyn—and learn about these two personalities in one body starting Monday. 

What #NOVLers think about Six Impossible Things!

  

Thank you for this, TheNovl!
Read Bri's full review here.

Look what these NOVLers had to say about Fiona Wood’s Six Impossible Things! We can’t wait for everyone to read this charming story of nerd-boy Dan… and his efforts to get it together when his life is falling apart. Sigh, we love Aussie lit. 

Read the first five chapters, and get ready to read it in its entirety on Tuesday! 


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Cover Reveal: Lady Renegade by Rachel Hawkins!

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GUESS WHAT? Rachel revealed the cover of the final installment of Rebel Belle series! So in case you missed it, take a look below:

LADY RENEGADES

therealladyhawkins: 

THAT’S RIGHT! JUST HIT YA WITH THE COVER, NO PRELIMINARIES BECAUSE HARPER WOULD NOT HAVE TIME FOR THAT, AND NOR DO I!

Mes Anges, BEHOLD, the third and last (*sniff*) book in the Rebel Belle series, LADY RENEGADES, due out APRIL 12, 2016! You can pre-order noooowwww!

Now let’s go behind a cut and talk about this some, shall we? 

FIRST: Title. Huh. RenegadeS. PLURAL. Like, as in, MULTIPLE LADIES BEING RENEGADES. INTERESTING, yes? Man, it would be so cool if this book involved a bunch of teenage girls on a road trip to rescue a Rogue Oracle/Save the Day. Sure would like to read a book about that.

SECOND: Cooooovvvverrr! I loooooove! For one thing, PURPLE, yes, good, and secondly, look at that lovely glove! Look at the BOWS! And then OH LOOK A SWORD. That thing sure does look awesome and stabby, I’ll tell you what! I’ve always felt so, so fortunate with my Rebel Belle covers, that they’ve been the perfect mix of girly/funny/STAB YOU INNA FACE, and this last one is no exception. I can’t WAIT to see it next to the other two books!

THIRD: The description from Amazon!

Just as Harper Price starts coming to terms with her role as David Stark’s battle-ready Paladin, protector, and girlfriend—her world goes crazy all over again.

Overwhelmed by his Oracle powers, David flees Pine Grove and starts turning teenaged girls into Paladins—and these young ladies seem to think that Harper is the enemy David needs protecting from.  Ordinarily, Harper would be able to fight off any Paladin who comes her way, but her powers have been dwindling since David left town, which means her life is on the line yet again.

Now, it’s a desperate race for Harper to find and rescue David before she backslides from superhero to your garden-variety type-A belle. 

20 Fall Books Worthy of Your Summer Savings!

Once again Epic Reads created a list for upcoming YA books worth spending money! 

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Another book set in the Grisha world? YASSS PLEASE! We’ve read it and adored it and can tell you that it’s basically Ocean’s Eleven set in a fantasy world (but it does not include Brad Pitt eating, sadly.) Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone…
“Guys. This is a good one. This was the easiest 5 star rating I have given all year.“ – Lainey on Goodreads

• On sale September 29th
• Add it to your Goodreads

Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson

The first book in a new trilogy from acclaimed New York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson. A young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold must flee her home, taking her on a sweeping and dangerous journey across Gold Rush–era America. Walk on Earth a Stranger begins an epic saga from one of the finest writers of young adult literature.
“Peppered with instances regarding gender roles and life truths, Carson managed to blew me away with the vastness of humanity in this powerful start to a spectacular series.“ – Sana on Goodreads

• On sale September 22nd
• Add it to your Goodreads

Reawakened by Colleen Houck

Colleen Houck has a new series and the first book comes out this fall! When seventeen-year-old Lilliana Young enters the Metropolitan Museum of Art one morning during spring break, the last thing she expects to find is a live Egyptian prince with godlike powers, who has been reawakened after a thousand years of mummification. And she really can’t imagine being chosen to aid him in an epic quest that will lead them across the globe to find his brothers and complete a grand ceremony that will save mankind.
“Everything about this book is perfection. The romance. The world-building. The plot. The characters.“ – Faye on Goodreads

• On sale August 11th
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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she’s ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more.
“To me, it was just miles ahead of everything else I have read this year. I am honestly in awe of Nicola Yoon and this BEAUTIFUL book. I am officially obsessed.” – April on Goodreads

• On sale September 1st
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What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler

Critically acclaimed memoirist Aaron Hartzler, author of Rapture Practice, takes an unflinching look at what happens to a small town when some of its residents commit a terrible crime. This honest, authentic debut novel—inspired by the events in the Steubenville rape case—will resonate with readers who’ve ever walked that razor-thin line between guilt and innocence that so often gets blurred, one hundred and forty characters at a time.
“Shocking, terrifying and timely, with a reminder of the challenges that come with doing the right thing.” – Celeste_pewter on Goodreads

• On sale September 22nd
• Add it to your Goodreads