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| What Got Your Vote.... |
Happy March!
Here in New York the weather has turned wonderful. It's time to start thinking about SPRING!
Last month we asked...Which books that are "required reading" would you read for fun? The hands down winner was TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. If you have not read this book already, you may want to pick it up. If you have, you may want to read the reading group guide for this book, which can be found below.
Lots of great book news this month so keep reading.....
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com) for Teenreads
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Check out the reading guide for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
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| Cool New Books for March |
We're thinking Spring (finally!) and to celebrate its arrival, we've compiled a huge list of cool new books. This month, we have short story collections, inspirational tales, love stories and updates to some of your favorite series titles --- plus an all-new series that is sure to please many of you!
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Read Cool New Books here.
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| Tell Us What You Think: |
Your opinion matters to the publishers at HarperTempest. Each month they are going to share a not-yet-published title with us that they'd like to hear YOUR thoughts about. It's your chance to read an advanced reading copy of a book (known as an ARC) and tell them what YOU think! What could be more fun than a chance to preview a new book and then share your opinion? It's your chance to be a trendsetter!
Your opinion matters to the publishers at HarperTempest. Each month they are going to share a not-yet-published title with us that they'd like to hear YOUR thoughts about. It's your chance to read an advanced reading copy of a book (known as as ARC') and tell them what YOU think! What could be more fun than a chance to preview a new book and then share your opinion? It's your chance to be a trendsetter!
This month's book is ALICE, I THINK by Susan Juby, which is due in stores in June 2003.
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Find out more about Tell Us What You Think here.
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| TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A HEARTLESS GIRL |
TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A HEARTLESS GIRL by Martha Brooks (Fiction)
Reviewed by Briana Orr
On the run after taking her latest boyfriend's truck, with a pocketful of stolen money and a heart full of pain, seventeen-year-old Noreen Stall seems to invite trouble. And trouble comes soon enough as her latest mistakes trigger calamities that shake the lives of the residents of Pembina Lake.
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Read a review of TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A HEARTLESS GIRL here.
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| SHADES OF SIMON GRAY |
SHADES OF SIMON GRAY by Joyce McDonald (Suspense)
Reviewed by Carlie Kraft
Simon Gray appears to be the ideal teenager. However, after he wraps his Honda around a tree, a series of secrets about a small town begins to unfold. Is Simon really the reliable and trustworthy person everyone thinks he is?
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Read a review SHADES OF SIMON GRAY and an excerpt.
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| GEOGRAPHY CLUB |
GEOGRAPHY CLUB by Brent Hartinger (Fiction)
Reviewed by Jim Gladstone
Russel Middlebrook is convinced he's the only gay kid at Goodkind High School --- until he finds out that his online gay chat buddy is none other than Kevin, the popular but closeted star of the school's baseball team. He soon meets other gay students and they decide to form a club --- but how can they do this without drawing attention to themselves?
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Read a review of GEOGRAPHY CLUB and an excerpt.
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| Don't Miss: FENG SHUI CHIC: Change Your Life With Spirit and Style |
FENG SHUI CHIC: Change Your Life With Spirit and Style by Carole Swann Meltzer and David Andrusia (Self Help)
Let's face it --- we can all use a little feng shui in our lives. What is it, you may ask? Well, feng shui is a Chinese philosophy that focuses on the relationship between humans and their environment, how everything is connected and affects our well being. Its theories offer us a way to understand why certain things occur and how to create a comfortable environment that lets us live and work efficiently and productively.
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Read more about FENG SHUI CHIC: Change Your Life With Spirit and Style here.
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| PAINT ME LIKE I AM: Teen Poems from Writerscorps by Nikki Giovanni |
| PAINT ME LIKE I AM: Teen Poems from Writerscorps by
Nikki Giovanni (Poetry)
Reviewed by Amy Alessio
Nikki Giovanni has assembled this marvelous collection of poems by teens who have taken part in writing programs run by a national nonprofit organization called Writerscorps.
And a reminder for all of you who are poets...
Once again we are promoting the Claudia Seaman Poetry Award this year. The award was established in 1983 in Poughkeepsie, New York, by the Seaman family in honor of their daughter and sister, Claudia, a young poet. With the help of the Community Foundation of Dutchess County and the Teenreads.com website, the award, a national competition open to all students in grades 9 through 12, is held each year to encourage, support, and promote young writers. With a $500 cash prize and publication of the winning poem in the literary journal HANGING LOOSE, it is hoped that the Claudia Ann Seaman Poetry Award will help keep interest in reading and writing poetry alive and well at the high school level.
The Claudia Ann Seaman Poetry Award is open to all high school students across the country. Each writer may submit two poems on any subject and in any form as long as their submission does not exceed 10 pages in length. The deadline for entering this annual contest is May 1, 2003.
For all you poets out there, get writing!
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Read a review of PAINT ME AS I AM and details about a Poetry Contest with a $500 prize!
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| Word of Mouth --- Tell Us What You're Reading and Your Could Win a Book! |
This contest period, one teen reader will be randomly chosen to win a copy of SMALL AVALANCHES AND OTHER STORIES by Joyce Carol Oates. (See official rules below.) To automatically enter to win, e-mail us your recommendations and ratings at: wordofmouth@teenreads.com.
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Post on Word of Mouth --- see rules here.
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Have a great month...and make some time each day to read something you enjoy!
--- Carol Fitzgerald for Teenreads.com
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