Fresh Takes from the Teen Shelves

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March roars in with Great YA Titles

March brings the Madness of too many great books to choose from! I managed to narrow it down to a collection of paranormal romance, magical suspense, period-set adventure, and quirky contemporary romance... sometimes in the same book. Enjoy! THE COLLECTOR, by Victoria Scott Read More...

YA In February -- Suspense, Romance and Adventure Await

Romance, Adventure and Thrillers heat things up with these February YA releases from favorite and debut authors. ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE (Finishing School) Gail Carriger (Little Brown) Read More...

From Sherlock Holmes (the young one) to Dr. Moreau to Downton Abby-esque

Week of January 1 DR. FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTERS Suzanne Weyn (Scholastic) Dr. Frankenstein left behind a legend...as well as two unacknowledged twin daughters. When Giselle and Ingrid claim their inheritance, nobody is safe as the mad doctor's legacy leads to a twisted, macabre journey of romance and horror. ALTERED Jennifer Read More...

Sweep Away in History ... and across the border

Two historical YA adventures lead the pack of releases this week, along with comedy, horror and popular paranormal romance. CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein (Hyperion Books Read More...

Here's a snapshot of some of the many new releases in YA this week!

New Releases: ENCHANTED by Alethea Kontis. (Harcourt) It isn't easy being the overlooked sibling to six older sisters. Sunday's only comfort is writing stories, and her new friendship with an enchanted frog. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing Read More...

Don't miss YA releases for May 1, 2012

Blockbusters and slow boilers, May has got it all. Here are books I'm most looking forward to this week. WHEN YOU WERE MINE – Read More...

All That's New in September

So many cool books to tell you about this month!  Some are departures--new things from established authors--and some are debuts, and some are just cool. PARANORMAL/SUPERNATURAL Read More...

Burning up on the Shelves in August for YA Readers...

Contemporary YA Romances heat up the dog days of summer, with (of course) plenty of  chilling paranormal novels when things get to steamy. Read on for cool July and August Picks from the Teen Shelves. CONTEMPORARY If you’ve been hankering for a delicious romance grounded in reality, here are some great books to check out. Read More...

June's YA Books & Meet Myra McEntire

If you’ve been looking for an engaging contemporary or an engrossing paranormal to take to the beach or the pool this summer, you are in luck. June is bursting out all over with both fun and frightening reads. Paranormal Reads Read More...

More than flowers blooming in May...

Beauty-queen survivalists, time travel, blood magic and a little Cyrano de Bergerac--this jumbo-sized edition of Fresh Takes has a whole bunch of somethings for everyone. CONTEMPORARY (mostly) NOVELS The YA lexicon has yet to come up with a standardized way to classify the wide variety of the category. I usually break my recommendations up into "Paranormal" and "Contemporary" meaning “non-paranormal.” But this time I have a historical novel. And Read More...

Meet Two YA debut authors: Jennifer Archer and Kirsten Hubbard plus April Best Bets

April is blooming with exciting YA books. Paranormal books, like this months feature from Jennifer Archer, continue to run rampant, but I’m including a bonus interview with contemporary debut author Kirsten Hubbard. PARANORMAL Veteran woman’s fiction author Jennifer Archer makes her YA debut this month with Read More...

Meet Gwen Hayes

The book landscape in March is in full bloom. Lots of great releases this month, so you should hit the Teen section of your local (or online) bookstore early and often. Read More...

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