In association with the Children’s Book Council (CBC) and Every Child a Reader (ECAR), Teenreads.com is giving you a very special opportunity to let your voices be heard by telling us up to 15 of your favorite books of 2015. The five titles that receive the most votes will serve as the finalists for the CBC’s 2015 Teen Choice Book of the Year. Once the five finalists have been determined, we will tell you where you can go vote for them.
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Hi Teenreaders,
The holidays are about all sorts of things --- celebrating your culture and religion, getting together with family and friends, and having an excuse to eat as many latkes and gingerbread men as humanly possible. And what’s that pesky thing I forgot? Oh right --- presents!
While giving and receiving is a lovely tradition, I’m not going to pretend it’s a calm one…as the clock ticks toward December 13th (the last night of Hanukkah) and the 24th (Christmas Eve), you can find more and more harried people running through the street (or the mall), glasses askew, shopping bags waving around wildly and smacking passersby in the head.
This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that is perfect for holiday giving and that you may want to include on your “to me/from me” list. Read more about it, and enter our Holiday Cheer Contest by Thursday, December 10th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of A QUILT FOR CHRISTMAS by Sandra Dallas, which is now available in paperback. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
December's roundup of History titles includes Kim MacQuarrie's LIFE AND DEATH IN THE ANDES, which offers unique portraits of legendary characters along South America’s mountain spine, from Charles Darwin to the present day; CONQUERORS, in which Roger Crowley tells the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers; Michael A. McDonnell's MASTERS OF EMPIRE, which reveals the pivotal role played by the native peoples of the Great Lakes in the history of North America; and AGINCOURT, Sir Ranulph Fiennes' dynamic account of the Battle of Agincourt, which gives a unique perspective on one of the most significant battles in English history.
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December 9, 2015
Posted by emily
Mary Kubica is the New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD GIRL and, more recently, PRETTY BABY, both nailbiters about the things that hold families together…and the things that tear them apart. Fortunately, in her real life, it seems that she’s more familiar with the former, particularly when it comes to beloved holiday traditions. Here, she talks about the magic of reading with her kids (and watching them read), always, but especially during this enchanted time of year.
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear.
Attribution
George Herbert
The following are lists of books releasing the weeks of December 7th and December 14th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers.
Reviewer (text)
Isabel C., Teen Board member
WINTER is the final novel in The Lunar Chronicles series, which takes place in a world where earth is united and faces Luna, a country on the moon. Lunars can use mental manipulation to control what those around them see, feel and do. In this final fairy tale retelling, we see Snow White, or Winter’s, story unfold, as well as see the endings to the stories of all the characters we love. Read More
Teaser
Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend --- the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as her stepmother, Queen Levana, believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.
Promo
Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend --- the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as her stepmother, Queen Levana, believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.
About the Book
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.
Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend --- the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long.
Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters? Fans will not want to miss this thrilling conclusion to Marissa Meyer's national bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.
This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that is perfect for holiday giving and that you may want to include on your “to me/from me” list. Read more about it, and enter our Holiday Cheer Contest by Wednesday, December 9th at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of ASHLEY BELL by Dean Koontz, which is now in stores. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!
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