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Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler Published May 1st , 2010 (Originally Published June 1st, 2009) Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Paperback, 290 Pages Source : Birthday Present Summary from Goodreads: "   " Don't worry, Anna. I'll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it." "Okay." "Promise me? Promise you won't say anything?" "Don't worry." I laughed. "It's our secret, right?" According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy ever day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie—-she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago. Beautifully written and emotionally hon...

Instead of bombarding everyone with two posts in a row, I'm going to combine my IMM for this week with the winners of the Across the Universe Haiku contest!! This weeks IMM is more like this past months IMM. =P ^^^This is what I got in my birthday pacakge from my all time best friend Eleni! (I've read both Twenty Boy Summer and Amy & Rogers and LOVED them both! The movie was hilarious, and right now Civil Twilight is my favorite CD! It was by far the best present ever!) ^^^For Review: Minder by Kate Kaynak Dark Book: A Wereling Novel by Steve Feasey Warped by Marissa Guibord The Lost Saint by Bree Despain (book & nailpolish for giveaway too!) ^^^From my book fairy: Entwined by Heather Dixon A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford Teeth: Vampire Tales by Various authors Fallen Angel by Heather Terrell *Special thanks to Kate Kaynak, Macmillin, Egmont & my bff!! ^^^Purchased by me:  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson Dash & Lily's Book...

I'd like to welcome Joelle Anthony, author of Restoring Harmony, to Flipping Pages! I got to ask Joelle a question about her work, so here it is! *** Flipping Pages for All Ages: Restoring Harmony reads like a contemporary YA mixed with a Dystopia YA. Was it your intention to create the feel of both genres in the book? Also, what are some of your favorite Contemps and Dystopian novels? ***** Joelle Anthony: I had no intention of writing a dystopian novel. In fact, I didn’t even know what a dystopian novel was until after my publisher put that label on Restoring Harmony. I set out to write a contemporary novel. While the setting is a key factor in the plot of RH, I purposefully set the book ten years after the Collapse so that it would be a backdrop and not the “big event” in the book. Dystopian is an interesting label for RH. I’m not sure it fits exactly. If you look up the definition, then in actually does fall into that category, but most people who love dystopian have ...

Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony Publication Date: May 13th, 2010 Published by Putnam Juvenile Hardcover, 320 Pages Source: ARC won from author Teen Book Scene Blog Tour Summary from Goodreads: "The year is 2041, and sixteen-year-old Molly McClure has lived a relatively quiet life on an isolated farming island in Canada, but when her family fears the worst may have happened to her grandparents in the US, Molly must brave the dangerous, chaotic world left after global economic collapse—one of massive oil shortages, rampant crime, and abandoned cities. Molly is relieved to find her grandparents alive in their Portland suburb, but they’re financially ruined and practically starving. What should’ve been a quick trip turns into a full-fledged rescue mission. And when Molly witnesses something the local crime bosses wishes she hadn’t, Molly’s only way home may be to beat them at their own game. Luckily, there’s a handsome stranger who’s willing to help. Restoring Harmony is a ...

I am delighted to be a part of the Teen Book Scene blog tour for Keary Taylor and her new novel Branded. Today as part of the tour, Alex, a character from Branded, will be answering some questions for us! Let's get right to it! ***** Question 1: What is your favorite song to listen to? to play? Alex: I’ve loved the Goo Goo Dolls for as long as I remember.  I’ll always love Theory of a Dead Man.  Black Eyed Peas are always great.  There’s not too much music that I really don’t like.  I’ll never get sick of playing Iris.  One of the best songs ever written.  Given recent events it has a whole new depth and meaning to me.  If there was a theme song to Jessica and I’s life it’d be that. Q2: Thai is your specialty, but what food or meal is your favorite to eat? Alex: Does an entire Thanksgiving dinner count?  Haha  There isn’t much that I don’t like to eat.  Oddly I’m a big potato fan, mashed potatoes, French fries, baked...

There have been a lot of books from this year that I absolutely love and adore, but the one that gets the top spot is Matched by Ally Condie. I attempted to do a mini-review of it a few months ago but it mostly consisted of me going over and over about just how much I loved it. Before I get into the giveaway, let's learn five fun things about Ally! ~Five Fun Facts~ I have one brother and two sisters and I am crazy about all of them. My husband and I have trained for and finished two marathons together. I've lived in three different states/countries: Utah, New York, and London. I've been to four Neil Diamond concerts. Before writing Matched, I published five other books with a smaller publisher.     ******   Ok.. so I'm jealous! I've always wanted to go to London!!   You've learned some new things about Ally, and now you can win her upcoming release Matched!   As long as The Book Depository delivers to your country, you can enter. All you have t...

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Publication Date: May 4th, 2010 Published By: Simon & Schuster Hardcover, 344 Pages Source: Present from my bestest Eleni :) Summary from Goodreads: " Amy Curry thinks her life sucks. Her mom decides to move from California to Connecticut to start anew--just in time for Amy's senior year. Her dad recently died in a car accident. So Amy embarks on a road trip to escape from it all, driving cross-country from the home she's always known toward her new life. Joining Amy on the road trip is Roger, the son of Amy's mother's old friend. Amy hasn't seen him in years, and she is less than thrilled to be driving across the country with a guy she barely knows. So she's surprised to find that she is developing a crush on him. At the same time, she's coming to terms with her father's death and how to put her own life back together after the accident. Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from t...

Sorry for the delay! I've got lots of winners to announce! All winners were randomly selected and have 48 hours to reply to my email with a mailing address. The winner of Beautiful Dead: Arizona is- Dahlia (The Book Shopaholic) The winner of a preordered copy of Tyger, Tyger is- IvaliceAlliance The winner of Harry Potter (Movie 1) is- Sarahem Congrats winners! If you didn't win, dont fret, I have a contest still going on for an ARC of Across the Universe until Nov.17th , and will also be having a contest for a preordered copy of Matched later this week! Sherry <3 

Branded by Keary Taylor Published March 4th, 2010 Published by CreateSpace Paperback, 374 Pages Source: Keary Taylor, Teen Book Scene Summary from Goodreads: "Jessica’s had the nightmares for as long as she can remember. Nightmares of being judged for people who have died, of being branded by the angels. Her friends and family think she’s a crazy because of it all. Yet she carries the mark of the condemned, seared into the back of her neck, and hides it and herself away from the world. But when two men she can’t ignore enter her life everything changes, including the nightmares. The two of them couldn’t be more different. She will do anything to be with one of them. Even tell him the truth about angels, why she never sleeps, and the scar on the back of her neck. But one of the two has set events into motion what will puller her toward her own judgment and turn her into the object of her greatest fear." Review: **** = 4 Stars The summary alone got me very interested in t...