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November 27, 2012 by Sarah Couri
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Harper Teen, July 2012 Reviewed from an ARC As a quick reminder, we only have a little time before our Pyrite Printz nominations close, so if you have a book that knocks your socks off this year, you should head over to the comments to let us know! But […]
November 25, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
Second Chance Summer, Morgan Matson Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 2012 Reviewed from final copy My friends, I have failed. For the first time this season, I’m calling DNF on an auto-contender I’m meant to be reviewing. Second Chance Summer is a fine book. But 100 pages in, I can see that […]
November 24, 2012 by Sarah Couri
Alright, y’all, I’m having a rough blog post, OK? Because I have here two books that I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed reading for myself. But when I switch to my magical Printz-o-vision, neither Keeping the Castle nor For Darkness Shows the Stars stands up to a more critical analysis. Pity me, the poor blogger, who has […]
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November 23, 2012 by Sophie Brookover
Waiting, by Carol Lynch Williams Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May, 2012 Reviewed from final copy I love a good, sad book. A real weepie is all my joy. I’ll try to avoid reading them, I’ll say, “oh, I’m not really in the mood for reading that,” but the truth is, a book […]
November 21, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein Hyperion, May 2012 Reviewed from ARC At last! I finally get to write about my one true love of the year, the book I will champion against all others as the be all, end all best book of the year. (Sorry, Railsea, you rock, but you’re still not number one, […]
November 19, 2012 by Karyn Silverman
The Pyrite Printz* nomination period is drawing to a close! Nominations are scheduled to close Wednesday, 11/28. You may nominate any YA title published in the US in 2012. You may only nominate one book. Ready? Head over to the original nomination post to nominate via commenting. Straw polling/ranking/winnowing will take place on 11/29-30, with […]
November 17, 2012 by Sarah Couri
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi Little, Brown, May, 2012 Reviewed from final copy So you know that Ship Breaker was the winner the year I served on the RealPrintz committee, right? And I can be a mature blogger — mature enough to admit that I wonder if my affection for “my” winner skews my […]
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