Saturday, May 9, 2009

This Week in YA- May 9, 2009

Random:
  • Holly Black posted the new covers of the Tithe series on her blog.
  • Meg Cabot posted the new Being Nikki trailer: Here.
  • Linda Gerber is hosting a release party for her new book Death by Denim, more details in her blog.
  • Shannon Hale's Austenland was nominated for Best New Fiction category for the Jane Austen's Regency World Awards 2009. You can vote here.
  • Maureen Johnson posted a guide for giving Graduation Speeches on her blog.
  • Mary E. Pearson posted the cover of the paperback of The Adoration of Jenna Fox here.
  • Carrie Ryan sold the movie rights to The Forest of Hands and Teeth, more info on her blog.
  • Melissa Walker compiled a list of contests you still have time to enter on her blog.
Books that came out last week:
  • The Plague by Joanne Dahme
  • My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi
  • The Jewels of Sofia Tate by Doris Etienne
  • Ghost Huntress Book 1: The Awakening by Marley Gibson
  • Dragon's Heart: The Pit Dragon Chroniclesby Jane Yolen and Jonathon Schmidt
  • Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez
  • Cathy's Ring by Sean Stewart, Jordan Weisman, and Cathy Brigg
  • The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
  • So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones
  • Shrinking Violet by Danielle Joseph
  • Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma
  • Flirtin' With the Monster by Ellen Hopkins
  • Being Nikki by Meg Cabot
Books that come out this week:
  • May 12- The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones
  • May 12-Triskellion 2: The Burning by Will Peterson
  • May 12-Super Stock Rookie (Motor Novels) by Will Weaver
  • May 12-Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
  • May 12-The Other Half of Life by Kim Ablon Whitney
  • May 12-Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino
  • May 12-Legacy of Blood by Michael Ford
  • May 12-Kaleidoscope Eyes by Jen Bryant
  • May 12-If the Witness Lied by Caroline B. Cooney
  • May 12-Hidden Voices: The Orphan Musicians of Venice by Pat Lowery Collins
  • May 12-Gossip Girl, The Carlyles #3: Take a Chance on Me by Cecily von Ziegesar
  • May 12-GirlForce by Nikki Goldstein
  • May 12-Generation Dead: Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters
  • May 12-Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 1st Case by Shane Peacock
  • May 12-The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
  • May 12-Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George
  • May 12-David Inside Out by Lee Bantle
  • May 12-Darkwood by M.E. Breen and Molly Breen
  • May 12-The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams and Jenna Lamia
  • May 12-Breathless by Lurlene McDaniel
  • May 12-Bad to the Bone: A Nannies Novel by Melody Mayer
  • May 13-All About Us #4: Who Made You a Princess?by Shelley Adina
  • May 14-Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti
  • May 14-The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
  • May 14-Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
  • May 14-Slob by Ellen Potter
  • May 14-Quantum Prophecy: The Reckoning: Book Three by Michael Carroll
  • May 14-Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle
  • May 14-Gods of Manhattan II: Spirits in the Park by Scott Mebus
  • May 14-Exclusively Chloe by J. A. Yang
  • May 14-Dull Boy by Sarah Cross
  • May 14-Death by Denim (Death By...) by Linda Gerber
  • May 14-Chasing the Bear: A Young Spenser Novel by Robert B. Parker
  • May 14-Blade: Playing Dead by Tim Bowler
  • May 14-Blackbringer (Dreamdark) by Laini Taylor
  • May 14-Are U 4 Real? by Sara Kadefors and Tara Chace
  • May 14-Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund
-The YAthenaeum Team

2 comments:

Heather Zundel said...

Can I tell you how much I LOVE these posts?! They are the most amazing collection of YA information I've ever seen. It's incredible.

Where do you find all this out? Seriously, it's like - I can't describe how cool this is. You YAthenaeum team, are my heroes. ^_^

YAthenaeum said...

Haha, I'm glad you enjoy our work, and the fact that you're giving us feedback (yay!).
It's what I like to call, 3 hours of copy & paste through author blogs, and Amazon.

-Lorena