Rock the DROP

Support TEEN Literature Day!

"Drop" teen books anywhere that teens hang out.

I've been dropping books for a few years and teens love them.

Will you be participating this year?

Listen to Tell Me a Secret

Holly Cupula is launching the free serialized podcast on Wednesday (8/18) at http://tellmeasecretnovel.com—the entire novel is read by award-winning actress Jenna Lamia (The Adoration of Jenna Fox, The Chosen One), and will be releasing 2-3 chapters per week to roughly follow the timeline of the novel. The chapters will be available for a limited time, plus there will be a special edition full version available






Plus tonight, Holly will be chatting with readergirlz on Twitter 6pm PST/9pm EST (look for the #rgz hashtag)

Review: Tell Me a Secret

Rand's sister died in a car accident years ago. She's never really moved past her sister's death. Instead, she's unconsciously following in her sister's footsteps.

She's at camp when she realizes she might be pregnant. After she takes the test, she still can't believe the truth. Rand turns the her boyfriend, whom she hasn't talk to most of the summer, but he's not there. He's starting to avoid her.

Rand tells her secret to her two friends, still believing that everything will turn out just fine. She'll get married earlier than planned and they will survive. That's not the case.

Soon she's without a boyfriend and her two friends. She's a social outcast. She's a stranger within her own house. Rand knows that she's keeping the baby. She doesn't know how everything will work out or even if it will anymore. All she knows is that she's not giving up or giving in.

My Thoughts: WOW! An amazing debut novel. This book is very powerful. I spent half the morning crying over it. It's sad and uplifting at the same time. An amazing tale our a girl trying to life in her sister's shadow but also trying desperately to find herself and her own path in life. I can't wait to see what Holly comes up with next!

I've had the good fortune to meet Holly, a readergirlz and she's super sweet.

The Cover: It's interesting and sexy, but not exactly a match for the book

Source: from Holly Cupala

Read Also: Impossible by Nancy Werlin

HAPPY TEEN READ WEEK!

Things to do:

1. Visit Libraries for wicked cool events all over the world
(At Otis we have free teen books up for grabs, Dungeons and Dragons night, Screening of the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Creating Ice Cream Sundaes)
2. Visit YALSA (ultra cool librarian club) to check out which books make it into the
Teens Top Ten - aka books you LOVE
3. Visits author sites - giving out free books
4. Visit READERGIRLZ who are hosting their annual awesome chatting with authors event all week long.
5. Enjoy a great book, talk about books, or introduce someone to your favorite books

2 wickedly awesome events:

Simon and Schuster holds 2nd annual Blogfest with 40 authors for 2 weeks. Ask questions and read their answers!

ReaderGirlz are holding an amazing event for TEEN READ WEEK (October 19th-24th) They're hosting chats with authors each night, lots of prizes, and great fun.




Check them both out!

Happy Teen Literature Day

How I love Teen Lit: Let me count the ways:

1. Vampires
2. Snarky Girls
3. Girls who Kick Butt
4. Spies
5. Demons
6. Witches
7. Historical Romance - esp in Jane Austen era
8. Realistic tales
9. Mysteries
10. Good vs. Evil


I know I could go on all day about teen lit and why I love it, but I'll just stop there. It boils down to, I have the best job in the world and people who work with teens ROCK! So chat up your friendly teen librarian today.

Operation TBD: Spread the Word!

Like Meg Cabot? Chat with her Live!

READERGIRLZ are chatting it up with Meg on Thursday, December 18th, 6:00 pm, Pacific or 9:00 pm Eastern, at the rgz MySpace group forum! Meg's up for talking about all of her work so feel free to drop in. You can chat about the READERGIRLZ book of the month, or ask any questions. The chat lasts about an hour. And it's going to be great

I know I'll be there...

News Round Up:

Author Michael Crichton died recently, read the details here

Melissa Walker (author of the wicked awesome Violet series)
has been been named the latest READERGIRL
so COOL!
I <3 the READERGIRLZ
Here she is chatting with author Sarah Dessen
about Sarah's upcoming book Along for the Ride

TEEN READ WEEK: Books with Bite

First be sure to VOTE for your favorite book: you can vote for three books

Then Vote for next year's theme

If you haven't seen the full TWLIGHT trailer: check it out. I 4 1 am dying to see this movie



Pimp out your own coffin, take quizzes, and other fun things

Finally, check out READERGIRLZ Nite Bites chats