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| Teenreads.com Reader Survey, Book Club Ideas...and a New Contest |
| Thanks to all of you who already have answered our Teenreads.com Reader Survey! In the past 10 days we have heard from more than 330 of you. If you have not answered yet, please click on the link below and spend 5 minutes telling us how you feel about books and authors. Your replies will be shared at a panel discussion in LA in two weeks, as well as with publishers! If you have replied, please forward the link on to a bookloving friend. We would love to have more than 500 respondents. In case you are still hesitating, let me remind you that we are giving away one $100 Amazon gift certificate and two $25 Amazon.com gift certificates in a random drawing of all poll respondents.
This week we launched a new feature for a program that you will be hearing more about this summer --- Readers Circle. What's there? 18 great titles for book club discussions --- including HOLES, THE GIVER, WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME TO TOWN and THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LARRY --- along with discussion questions to get you started and terrific ideas on how to start a book club.
Monday, May 19th Teenreads.com will be interviewing some authors from the Reader's Circle program including Lois Lowry, Louis Sachar, Kimberly Willis Holt, Janet Tashjian, Jennifer Armstrong, Adam Bagdasarian and Ruth Pennebaker. If you have a question that you would like to ask one of these authors, please drop me a note by Sunday night at Carol@bookreporter.com. We will run our interview next month.
Also, some of these authors who have books in this program will be touring across the country throughout the summer! For those of you who live in the New York City area the tour kicks off Monday, with all of the authors mentioned above doing a panel discussion at Bank Street Auditorium at 610 W 112th Street at 6:30PM and 8:30PM. We will be there! See the link to the feature below for more details.
This month we also are linking to a new writing contest that is being conducted by an author who has just released a new book. Read on for details on how you could win a prize package worth $150!
Wow. Between these programs and the advance reading promotion we have been running from HarperTempest, it's clear that Teenreads.com is the place to find the book and author information that you are looking for.
Have a great month...it's almost the end of the school year! We're excited about that since it means you'll have more time to spend at Teenreads.com.
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com) for Teenreads.com
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Answer the Teenreads.com Reader Survey here.
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| Readers Circle --- Great Books To Read With A Book Club |
What do you do when you're reading a book that is so good --- so provocative -- that you just have to talk to someone about it? Why not do something about it? A book group is a great way to bring friends together to share your love of reading and inspire great conversations.
Wondering what to read? We have found a program called Readers Circle that has 18 books that are perfect choices. No matter what your reading preferences are --- contemporary fiction, humor, mysteries, history, classics --- you'll find a Readers Circle book to suit your taste.
What makes Readers Circle books special is that there's a Reader's Guide in every book (we also have them online for you right here at Teenreads.com). Perfect for book groups, this guide provides intriguing discussion questions, revealing author interviews, in-depth author biographies, insight into the writing process and recommendations for further reading.
Four new titles were added this month!
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Read more about Readers Circle books and ideas on starting a book club here.
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| Tell Us What You Think: THE SPEED OF LIGHT by Ron Carlson |
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!
This month's book is THE SPEED OF LIGHT by Ron Carlson, 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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| Author Talk: Ann Brashares, author of THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD |
Ann Brashares follows the huge success of her bestselling first novel, THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, with THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD, which continues the adventures of four best friends and the magical pair of jeans that fits each of them perfectly. In this interview, Brashares talks about the success of her debut novel, the themes addressed in the sequel, and what the future holds for her main characters.
THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD
Once again, Ann Brashares writes about the summertime experiences of four best friends and the pair of magical jeans that fits each of them perfectly in this sequel to THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS. Reviewed by Amy Alessio and excerpted.
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Read an interview with Ann Brashares and our review of THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD.
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| THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION by Nancy Farmer |
THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION by Nancy Farmer (Fiction)
Reviewed by Amy Alessio
To most people around him, Matt is a beast, not a boy. But for El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself.
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Read our review of THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION here.
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| Cool New Books for May |
This month's roundup of cool new books is jam-packed with mysteries and thrillers that will have you turning pages at lightning speed as you anxiously anticipate their conclusions. As always, we have updates to some of your favorite series titles, in addition to a very special book about the influence of New York City on children's literature and the emotionally charged story of a black teenager whose unspeakable murder helped serve as the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Read about the Cool New Books for May here.
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| This Month's Reviews |
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ZIPPED by Laura and Tom McNeal (Fiction)
Reviewed by Amy Alessio
When 15-year-old Mick reads an e-mail he was never meant to see, his world is shattered. His lovable and beautiful stepmother is having an affair with another man, while Mick's quiet and loyal dad has no idea.
GETTING THE GIRL by Markus Zusak (Fiction)
Reviewed by Carlie Kraft
In this follow-up to FIGHTING RUBEN WOLFE, Cameron encounters his first real conflict with the brother he worships --- and it's all over a girl named Octavia.
KEEPING YOU A SECRET by Julie Anne Peters (Fiction)
Reviewed by Carlie Kraft
When Holland Jaeger falls in love with Cece Goddard and comes out as a lesbian, she encounters difficulties with her family and friends --- not to mention her sense of self.
FIFTEEN LOVE by Robert Corbet (Fiction)
Reviewed by Amy Alessio
Mia thinks boys are immature; all they talk about are cars and sports, and all they think about is sex. But Will has no idea what girls talk about. He wishes he were a fly on the wall. If only he had a tape recorder and a hidden microphone!
ALL I WANT IS EVERYTHING: A Gossip Girl Novel by Cecily von Ziegesar
It's Christmastime, and Blair and Serena are best friends again and up to their old tricks --- partying hard and breaking hearts from Park Avenue to the Caribbean --- in the third installment of Cecily von Ziegesar's popular Gossip Girl series.
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Read this month's reviews here.
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| Word of Mouth --- Tell Us What You're Reading and You Could Win a Book! |
This contest period, one teen reader will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD by Ann Brashares (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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