James Patterson MAX Promotion!

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ENTER TO WIN A SET OF JAMES PATTERSON PAGETURNERS!

MAXIMUM RIDE – IF SHE LIVES, THE WORLD LIVES, IT’S THAT SIMPLE.

Read “MAX” - the newest book in the bestselling Maximum Ride series.

On sale in paperback 09/01/09!

Still reeling from their most recent adventure, Maximum Ride and the rest of the flock must head out to sea to uncover the secret behind a brand new series of disasters—fish are dying off the coast of Hawaii, hundreds of ships are being destroyed. As if that weren’t enough, they’re also being tracked by a criminal mastermind with, oh yeah, an army of mercenaries. Can the flock save themselves and the ocean, and the world, from utter destruction?

The Rules:

• E-mail or comment with your name and e-mail.
• Only US addresses allowed for this one, sorry.
• Deadline is September 14th at 6pm est.

The Prizes:

2 entrants will each receive a James Patterson Prize Pack:

• Maximum Ride: Max (paperback)
• Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (paperback)
• Maximum Ride: School’s Out – Forever (paperback)
• Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (paperback)
• Maximum Ride: The Final Warning (paperback)
• Maximum Ride: Manga (paperback)
• The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (paperback)
• Daniel X: Watch the Skies (hardcover)

The Fine Print:

The Maximum Ride: Max Promotion is open to legal US residents who are at least 13 years of age as of August 24, 2009. There will be two prizes for each Promotion. Each prize consists of the following eight (8) books: Maximum Ride: Max (paperback); Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (paperback); Maximum Ride: School’s Out – Forever (paperback); Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (paperback); Maximum Ride: The Final Warning (paperback); Maximum Ride: Manga (paperback); The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (paperback); and Daniel X: Watch the Skies (hardcover). The approximate retail value of each prize is $72.00. Winners will be confirmed on or about September 28, 2009 by email. Prizes will only be shipped to confirmed winners with addresses in the US. Prizes will be shipped within 30 days after a selected entrant is confirmed as a winner.

Good luck to all entrants!

-The YAthenaeum Team

This Week in YA- August 29, 2009

Random:

• Kay Cassidy, Tera Lynn Childs, Becca Fitzpatrick, and Alyson Noel started a site Living Your 5 about making the world a better place. You can find out more here.
• Cassandra Clare posted a few major announcements about the Mortal Instruments series, including a fourth book, movie, and graphic novel. Find out more here.
• Stephanie Kuehnert posted her women who rock Wednesday about April Mosqus. You can find out more about her and enter to win a tote bag and DVD here.
• Voting for YALSA's 2009 Teen's Top Ten is open now. Go vote here.
• In honor of her new book, BFF, Lauren Myracle has posted two snippets of what you'll find inside on her blog here and here.
• You can listen to chapter one and the afterward of Scott Westerfeld's new book, Leviathan, on his blog here.
• Robin Wasserman is giving away Catching Fire and Crashed. To find out more information and to enter go to her blog here.

Books that came out last week:

• The Walls Have Eyes by Clare B. Dunkle
• Violet Wings by Victoria Hanley
• Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
• Tombstone Tea by Joanne Dahme
• Shooting Star by Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
• Poster Boy by Dede Crane
• Love Is the Higher Law by David Levithan
• Go Girl!: A Planner by Helen Exley
• Diary of a Witness by Catherine Ryan Hyde
• Clifton Vol. 6: Kidnapping by Bob de Groot
• Break by Hannah Moskowitz
• Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
• Another Faust by Daniel And Dina Nayeri
• Andromeda Klein by Frank Portman
• Alphas #1 by Lisi Harrison

Books that come out this week:

• September 1- The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson
• September 1- The Midnight Charter by David Whitley )
• September 1- Listen by Nancy Coffelt
• September 1- Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
• September 1- Intertwined (Harlequin Teen) by Gena Showalter
• September 1- How to Date a Millionaire (Living Blonde) by Allison Rushby
• September 1- The Hollow by Jessica Verday
• September 1- Hate List by Jennifer Brown
• September 1- Hannah (Daughters Of The Sea) by Kathryn Lasky
• September 1- Falling by Sharon Dogar
• September 1- The Eyeball Collector by F.E. Higgins
• September 1- Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble
• September 1- Dragon Kiss (Tales of the Frog Princess) by E.D. Baker and E. D. Baker
• September 1- The Devouring #2: Soulstice by Simon Holt
• September 1- Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
• September 1- Dear Big V by Ellen W. Leroe
• September 1- Confessions of a First Daughter by Cassidy Calloway
  
• September 1- City of Fire (City Trilogy) by Laurence Yep
• September 1- The Circle Of Gold (The Book Of Time) by Guillaume Prevost
• September 1- Chanda's Wars by Allan Stratton
• September 1- The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. by Kate Messner
• September 1- Bras, Boys and Bad Hair Days: A Girl's Guide to Living with Style by Anita Naik
• September 1- bff: a girlfriend book you write together by Lauren Myracle
• September 1- Allison Investigates by Taylor Joseph
• September 3- Uncensored by Jeanne Mayo
• September 3- Possessions by Nancy Holder
• September 3- An Off Year by Claire Zulkey
• September 3- Newsgirl by Liza Ketchum

-The YAthenaeum Team

This Week in YA- August 22, 2009

Random:

• Susan Adrian is a staring a series of "Sock-Knockers" posts about YA books that well, knocked her socks off. More info on her post.
• Cyn Balog posted brief recaps of her last couple of signings over on her blog.
  
• The trailer for Libba Bray's Going Bovine is now available on the EW.
• Sarah Rees Brennan posted the stops on her Exciting American Tour on her blog.
• Heather Brewer posted the cover for Eleventh Grade Burns on her blog.
• Ally Carter posted some "Good rules for the care and feeding of author email addresses" on her blog.
• Kristin Cashore posted info about book releases and tours on her blog.
• Terra Lynn Childs posted a "moment-by-moment" recap of the RITA awards.
• Lisa Gerber is making shelf space by having a giveaway.
  
• Shannon Hale posted on how to be a good reader on her blog.
• Justine Larbalestier will be making some appearances for the release of Liar, more info on her blog.
  
• Lesley Livingston posted a teaser of Darklight on her blog.
• Jaclyn Dolamore is giving away an ARC and some sketches of her upcoming book Magic Under Glass, more info on her blog.
• First two stops for the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour have been announced! Toronto & Austin!
• Robin Wasserman gave a clue about her upcoming sequel Crashed, over on her blog.
  
• Scott Westerfeld posted an even line-up for the Melbourne Writer's Festival on his blog.

Books that came out last week:

• Troubadour by Mary Hoffman
• Never Slow Dance with a Zombie by E. Van Lowe
• Karma for Beginners by Jessica Blank
• Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino
• The Darkling Curse: Something Wickedly Weird by Chris Mould
• Breathless by Jessica Warman
• Living on Impulse by Cara Haycak

Books that come out this week:

• Aug 25- The Walls Have Eyes by Clare B. Dunkle
• Aug 25- Violet Wings by Victoria Hanley
• Aug 25- Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
• Aug 25- Tombstone Tea by Joanne Dahme
• Aug 25- Shooting Star by Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
• Aug 25- Poster Boy by Dede Crane
• Aug 25- Love Is the Higher Law by David Levithan
• Aug 25- Go Girl!: A Planner by Helen Exley
• Aug 25- Diary of a Witness by Catherine Ryan Hyde
• Aug 25- Clifton Vol. 6: Kidnapping by Bob de Groot
• Aug 25- Break by Hannah Moskowitz
• Aug 25- Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
• Aug 25- Another Faust by Daniel And Dina Nayeri
• Aug 25- Andromeda Klein by Frank Portman
  
• Aug 25- Alphas #1 by Lisi Harrison

-The YAthenaeum Team

We're Back! A Reviewer's Story

First off, we'd like to apologize for our absence these past weeks (besides weeks in YA of course). This summer has been surprisingly hectic seeing as no one seemed to be in one place for more than a week. But now with barely a week to the beginning of school, the YAthenaeum Team is back and ready to bring you even more contests, reviews, and everything you need to know about YA.

So, to slowly make our way back into the scene of YA, we'd like to show you this animated trailer of Maggie Stiefvater's upcoming novel Ballad. Maggie did a great job, didn't she? (On both the trailer and we're assuming the book.)

Also, while we're on the note of videos. Listening Library's Fantasy Road Trip Contest has come to an end, and while there are many great entries, we'd like to single out Lorena's entry because it's just too cute. We're rooting for her!

-The YAthenaeum Team

This Week in YA- August 15, 2009

Random:

• Jennifer Lynn Barnes posted 2 sentences of her new book coming out next year, Raised by Wolves, on her blog here.
• Remember the Fantasy Road Trip Contest we mentioned in June? Well, Libba Bray made a post about it here. We have until Monday to help make it better than her 7th grade dance!
• Sarah Rees Brennan wrote a great parody of the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie on her blog here.
• Heather Brewer announced a new The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod spin off series, The Slayer Journals, that she will be working on on her blog here.
• Carrie Jones posted the cover for Captivate on her blog here.
• Friday was the last day of Stephanie Kuehnert's Ballads of Suburbia Cyber Launch Party. She is announcing all the winners from this week and the grand-prize winner on Monday, so it's your last chance to enter. Find out more information on her blog here.
• Lisa Mantchev is beginning the Eyes Like Stars: The Worldwide Glitter Tour. To find out more information go to her blog post here.
• Melissa Marr and Alyson Noel announced that they among multiple other authors will be organizing a tour for September of 2010. You can find out more information on Melissa's blog here, Alyson's blog here, or on the Smart Chicks Kick It Tour facebook page here.
• HarperTeen put up the first 83 pages of Rampant by Diana Peterfreund here.

Books that came out last week:

• The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer
• After by Amy Efaw
• The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
• When the Snow Fell by Henning Mankell
• What If . . . All Your Friends Turned on You by Liz Ruckdeschel and Sara James
• Sleepless by Thomas Fahy
• Rosie and Skate by Beth Ann Bauman
• Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson
• The Poisons of Caux: The Hollow Bettle (Book I) by Susannah Appelbaum
• The Monster Variations by Daniel Kraus
• Meridian by Amber Kizer
• Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
• Hamlet by John Marsden
• Besties by Cathy Hopkins
• The Anarchist's Angel (Definitions) by Gareth Thompson
• Journey to Atlantis by Philip Roy

Books that come out this week:

• Aug 18-Troubadour by Mary Hoffman
• Aug 18-Never Slow Dance with a Zombie by E. Van Lowe
• Aug 18-Karma for Beginners by Jessica Blank
• Aug 18-Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino
• Aug 18-The Darkling Curse: Something Wickedly Weird by Chris Mould
• Aug 18-Breathless by Jessica Warman
• Aug 20-Living on Impulse by Cara Haycak

-The YAthenaeum Team