October 2009 Tours
Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff
Summary:
Andrew Zansky is a seriously overweight teenager who doesn't fit: in his pants (size 44), in his family (parents are divorced), or in school (a too-small desk, a too-beautiful girl). If only his mom weren't a caterer. If only his parents were back together. If only he were thin. Andy imagines his life would be completely different. But she is, they're not, and he isn't. What to do? Discover a hidden talent for football, of course.
This compelling and laugh-out-loud funny YA novel follows the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of a thoroughly believable character, complete with AP American History, a libidinous best friend, and the new girl who sees beyond the obvious. As Andy inches toward adulthood, he comes to understand that feeling different doesn't make him weird or special; it makes him just like everyone else.
Tour Stops:
October 27--Kristi's Review
October 28--Sharon
October 29--Steph Su's Review and Interview
October 30--Irish's Review
October 31--Michelle's Review
November 1--Alea's Review and Guest Post
November 2--Khy's Review
November 3--Catt's Review
November 4--Harmony
November 5--Mitali's Review
Andrew Zansky is a seriously overweight teenager who doesn't fit: in his pants (size 44), in his family (parents are divorced), or in school (a too-small desk, a too-beautiful girl). If only his mom weren't a caterer. If only his parents were back together. If only he were thin. Andy imagines his life would be completely different. But she is, they're not, and he isn't. What to do? Discover a hidden talent for football, of course.
This compelling and laugh-out-loud funny YA novel follows the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of a thoroughly believable character, complete with AP American History, a libidinous best friend, and the new girl who sees beyond the obvious. As Andy inches toward adulthood, he comes to understand that feeling different doesn't make him weird or special; it makes him just like everyone else.
Tour Stops:
October 27--Kristi's Review
October 28--Sharon
October 29--Steph Su's Review and Interview
October 30--Irish's Review
October 31--Michelle's Review
November 1--Alea's Review and Guest Post
November 2--Khy's Review
November 3--Catt's Review
November 4--Harmony
November 5--Mitali's Review
Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa Klein
Summary:
The daughter Macbeth might have had, if Shakespeare had thought to create her…
Albia has grown up with no knowledge of her mother of her father, the powerful Macbeth. Instead she knows the dark lure of the Wychelm Wood and the moors, where she’s been raised by three strange sisters. It’s only when the ambitious Macbeth seeks out the sisters to foretell his fate that Albia’s life becomes tangled with the man who leaves nothing but bloodshed in his wake. She even falls in love with Fleance, Macbeth’s rival for the throne. Yet when Albia learns that she has the second sight, she must decide whether to ignore the terrible future she foresees—or to change it. Will she be able to save the man she loves from her murderous father? And can she forgive her parents their wrongs, or must she destroy them to save Scotland from tyranny?
In her highly anticipated follow-up to Ophelia, Lisa Klein delivers a powerful reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, featuring a young woman so seamlessly drawn it seems impossible she was not part of the Bard’s original play.
Tour Stops:
October 22--Cinnamon
October 23--Sarahbear's Review
October 24--Hope
October 25--Catt's Review
October 26--Khy's Review
October 27--Jessica Marie
October 28--Ali's Review
October 29--Mitali's Review
October 30--Tasha
October 31--Complusive Reader's Review
The daughter Macbeth might have had, if Shakespeare had thought to create her…
Albia has grown up with no knowledge of her mother of her father, the powerful Macbeth. Instead she knows the dark lure of the Wychelm Wood and the moors, where she’s been raised by three strange sisters. It’s only when the ambitious Macbeth seeks out the sisters to foretell his fate that Albia’s life becomes tangled with the man who leaves nothing but bloodshed in his wake. She even falls in love with Fleance, Macbeth’s rival for the throne. Yet when Albia learns that she has the second sight, she must decide whether to ignore the terrible future she foresees—or to change it. Will she be able to save the man she loves from her murderous father? And can she forgive her parents their wrongs, or must she destroy them to save Scotland from tyranny?
In her highly anticipated follow-up to Ophelia, Lisa Klein delivers a powerful reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, featuring a young woman so seamlessly drawn it seems impossible she was not part of the Bard’s original play.
Tour Stops:
October 22--Cinnamon
October 23--Sarahbear's Review
October 24--Hope
October 25--Catt's Review
October 26--Khy's Review
October 27--Jessica Marie
October 28--Ali's Review
October 29--Mitali's Review
October 30--Tasha
October 31--Complusive Reader's Review
Ice by Sarah Beth Durst
Summary:
When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairytale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth to become a prisoner of the trolls. Now that Cassie is older, she knows that this was a nice way of saying her mother had died. Cassie lives with her father at an Arctic research station, she is determined to become a scientist, and she has no time for make believe. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Cassie comes face to face with a polar bear who speaks to her. He tells her that her mother is alive, imprisoned in the troll castle. And that he can bring her back--if Cassie will agree to be his bride.
That is the beginning of Cassie's own real-life fairytale, one that sends her on an unbelievable journey across the brutal Arctic, through the Canadian boreal forest, and on the back of the North Wind to the land east of the sun and west of the moon. Before it is over, the world she knew will be swept away, and everything she holds dear will be taken from her--until she discovers the true meaning of love and family in the magical realm of Ice.
Tour Stops:
October 13 --Book Chic's Review
October 14 --Karin
October 15 --Lauren's Review
October 16 --Yan's Review and Interview
October 17 --Epic Rat's Review
October 18 --Sharon's Review
October 19 --Ravenous Reader's Interview
October 20 --Irish's Review
October 21 --Jacqueline
October 22 --Alea's Review
When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairytale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth to become a prisoner of the trolls. Now that Cassie is older, she knows that this was a nice way of saying her mother had died. Cassie lives with her father at an Arctic research station, she is determined to become a scientist, and she has no time for make believe. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Cassie comes face to face with a polar bear who speaks to her. He tells her that her mother is alive, imprisoned in the troll castle. And that he can bring her back--if Cassie will agree to be his bride.
That is the beginning of Cassie's own real-life fairytale, one that sends her on an unbelievable journey across the brutal Arctic, through the Canadian boreal forest, and on the back of the North Wind to the land east of the sun and west of the moon. Before it is over, the world she knew will be swept away, and everything she holds dear will be taken from her--until she discovers the true meaning of love and family in the magical realm of Ice.
Tour Stops:
October 13 --Book Chic's Review
October 14 --Karin
October 15 --Lauren's Review
October 16 --Yan's Review and Interview
October 17 --Epic Rat's Review
October 18 --Sharon's Review
October 19 --Ravenous Reader's Interview
October 20 --Irish's Review
October 21 --Jacqueline
October 22 --Alea's Review
The Kindling of GreenFyr by Mark Freeman
Summary:
Owen McInish, an awkward fourteen year old, bullied at school, and friendless except for his pet cat, Piper. That is, until a snow leopard is chased through the woods behind his house by three huge gray dogs with glowing green eyes.Owen saves the leopard from her pursuers, but the animal escapes him as well, only to return later. The cat’s behavior is peculiar, nothing like a wild animal, making Owen even more curious as to its origin. But only when the animal finally allows Owen to touch it, does Owen’s adventure truly begin.Owen finds himself experiencing friendships as he has never before, adventures as he has never imagined, and political intrigue as two worlds, long separated, begin to collide.
Tour Stops:
October 11 --Tasha
October 12 --Cinnamon
October 13 --Erica's Review
October 14 --Mariah's Review
October 15 --Robbie's Review
Owen McInish, an awkward fourteen year old, bullied at school, and friendless except for his pet cat, Piper. That is, until a snow leopard is chased through the woods behind his house by three huge gray dogs with glowing green eyes.Owen saves the leopard from her pursuers, but the animal escapes him as well, only to return later. The cat’s behavior is peculiar, nothing like a wild animal, making Owen even more curious as to its origin. But only when the animal finally allows Owen to touch it, does Owen’s adventure truly begin.Owen finds himself experiencing friendships as he has never before, adventures as he has never imagined, and political intrigue as two worlds, long separated, begin to collide.
Tour Stops:
October 11 --Tasha
October 12 --Cinnamon
October 13 --Erica's Review
October 14 --Mariah's Review
October 15 --Robbie's Review
The Tear Collector by Patrick Jones
Summary:
Fans of urban fantasy should prepare for a new kind of vampire–one that feeds off of tears instead of blood. Descended from an ancient line of creatures that gain their energy from human tears, Cassandra Gray depends on human sorrow to live. Only Cass has grown tired of living this life and wants to live like a human, especially now that she's met someone worth fighting for.
Tour Stops:
October 3 --Kelsey's Review
October 4 --Sara's Review and Interview
October 5 --Sarah's Review
October 6--Steph Su's Review
October 7 --Heather's Review
October 8 --Darcy's Review
October 9 --Senfaye's Review
October 10 --Harmony's Review
October 11 --Karin's Review
October 12 --Krista's Review
Fans of urban fantasy should prepare for a new kind of vampire–one that feeds off of tears instead of blood. Descended from an ancient line of creatures that gain their energy from human tears, Cassandra Gray depends on human sorrow to live. Only Cass has grown tired of living this life and wants to live like a human, especially now that she's met someone worth fighting for.
Tour Stops:
October 3 --Kelsey's Review
October 4 --Sara's Review and Interview
October 5 --Sarah's Review
October 6--Steph Su's Review
October 7 --Heather's Review
October 8 --Darcy's Review
October 9 --Senfaye's Review
October 10 --Harmony's Review
October 11 --Karin's Review
October 12 --Krista's Review
Slept Away by Julie Kraut
Summary:
Laney Parker is a city girl through and through. For her, summertime means stepping out of her itchy gray school uniform and into a season of tanning at rooftop swimming pools, brunching at sidewalk cafes, and—as soon as the parents leave for the Hamptons—partying at her classmates’ apartments.
But this summer Laney’s mother has other plans for Laney. It’s called Camp Timber Trails and rustic doesn’t even begin to describe the un-air-conditioned log cabin nightmare. Laney is way out of her element—the in-crowd is anything but cool, popularity seems to be determined by swimming skills, and the activities seem more like boot camp than summer camp.
Splattered with tie dye fall out, stripped of her cell, and going through Diet Coke withdrawal, Laney is barely hanging on. Being declared the biggest loser of the bunk is one thing, but when she realizes her summer crush is untouchably uncrushable in the real world, she starts to wonder, can camp cool possibly translate to cool cool?
Summer camp might just turn this city girl’s world upside down!
Tour Stops:
October 1 --Irish's Review
October 2 --Kelsey's Review
October 3 --Cassandra's Review
October 4 --Michelle's Review
Laney Parker is a city girl through and through. For her, summertime means stepping out of her itchy gray school uniform and into a season of tanning at rooftop swimming pools, brunching at sidewalk cafes, and—as soon as the parents leave for the Hamptons—partying at her classmates’ apartments.
But this summer Laney’s mother has other plans for Laney. It’s called Camp Timber Trails and rustic doesn’t even begin to describe the un-air-conditioned log cabin nightmare. Laney is way out of her element—the in-crowd is anything but cool, popularity seems to be determined by swimming skills, and the activities seem more like boot camp than summer camp.
Splattered with tie dye fall out, stripped of her cell, and going through Diet Coke withdrawal, Laney is barely hanging on. Being declared the biggest loser of the bunk is one thing, but when she realizes her summer crush is untouchably uncrushable in the real world, she starts to wonder, can camp cool possibly translate to cool cool?
Summer camp might just turn this city girl’s world upside down!
Tour Stops:
October 1 --Irish's Review
October 2 --Kelsey's Review
October 3 --Cassandra's Review
October 4 --Michelle's Review