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Book Trailer: The Heart Is Not a Size

theunquietlibrary — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:24:03 +0000

From the Harper Teen YouTube Channel:

Check out a video for The Heart Is Not a Size, the acclaimed novel from author Beth Kephart.

More The Heart Is Not a Size:
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Georgia knows what it means to keep secrets. She knows how to ignore things. She knows that some things are better left unsaid. . . . Or are they?

When Georgia and her best friend, Riley, travel along with nine other suburban Pennsylvania kids to Anapra, a squatters’ village in the heat-flattened border city of Juarez, Mexico, secrets seem to percolate and threaten both a friendship and a life. Certainties unravel. Reality changes. And Georgia is left to figure out who she is outside the world she’s always known.

Beth Kephart paints a world filled with emotion, longing, and the hot Mexican sun.

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Yes, We Have the New Ally Carter Book!

theunquietlibrary — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:15:56 +0000

Are you a fan of Ally Carter? Did you love I’d Tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy? Be sure to check out her new book, Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover now!

Posted in Author News, Book Spotlights, Book Videos, new arrivals, YA Lit Tagged: "Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover", Ally Carter, authors, fun, reading, YA Lit, YouTube

Sneak Peek of Laurie Halse Anderson’s New Book: Wintergirls

theunquietlibrary — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:54:16 +0000

Laurie’s new book Wintergirls goes on sale Thursday, March 19–I am sure we will not be disappointed! Here is the sneak peek video:

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From the YouTube video description:

Dead girl walking, the boys say in the halls.
Tell us your secret, the girls whisper, one toilet to another.
I am that girl.
I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.
I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame.
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friends restless spirit.

In her most emotionally wrenching, lyrically written book since the multiple-award-winning Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lias descent into the powerful vortex of anorexia, and her painful path toward recovery.

Five Starred Reviews for Wintergirls:

“A devastating portrait of the extremes of self-deception.” -Booklist, starred review

“As difficult as reading this novel can be, it is even more difficult to put down.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Anderson perfectly captures the isolation and motivations of the anorexic.” -Kirkus Reviews starred review

“The intensity of emotion and vivid language here are more reminiscent of Anderson’s Speak…” -School Library Journal, starred review

“Readers will be absorbed by this gripping tale…” -BCCB, starred review

There is also a MySpace page for the book, too! How cool!

MySpace.com – Wintergirls – 18 – Female – - www.myspace.com/wintergirls via kwout

Posted in Author News, Book Spotlights, Book Videos, YA Lit, YA Lit 2.0 Tagged: book trailer, Laurie Halse Anderson, wintergirls, YouTube

BN Studio: Book Trailer Teaser for Fahrenheit 451!

theunquietlibrary — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:06:30 +0000

For those of you who love the classics, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 still speaks to today’s generation. Check out this great minute or so long book trailer teaser from Barnes and Noble Studio at YouTube!

Posted in Book Spotlights, Book Videos, Web 2.0 Tagged: Barnes and Noble Studio, book, books, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury, reading, YouTube

Looking for Book Reviews? Check out Ms. Hill’s Book Blog!

theunquietlibrary — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:11:09 +0000

Mrs. Hill’s Book Blog via kwout

I would like to point you to a fabulous resource for interesting and entertaining book reviews: Pamela Hill’s book blog! Ms. Hill, a middle school librarian, reviews the latest YA books with a fresh and fun perspective. I also love how she incorporates videos of book trailers, too! Be sure to bookmark this blog in your favorites or delicious account, or better yet, add it to your Google Reader account so that you don’t miss a single review!

Posted in Author News, Book Musings, Book Spotlights, Book Videos, YA Lit, YA Lit 2.0 Tagged: blog, book reviews, book trailers, cool, YA Lit, YAlit2.0

Sneak Peek: Secret Keeper Book Trailer!

theunquietlibrary — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:22:36 +0000

Check out the book trailer for YA author and friend of The Unquiet Library Mitali Perkins’ upcoming release, Secret Keeper! The book is set for release on January 13, and of course, you can get your copy in our media center! Woot!

You can also visit the website for the book at http://www.mitaliperkins.com/secret_keeper.html !

Posted in Author News, Book Spotlights, Book Videos, YA Lit, YA Lit 2.0 Tagged: book trailer, books, fun, Mitali Perkins, reading, YA Lit, YAlit 2.0, YouTube

Ask Dean Koontz @BN Studio via YouTube

theunquietlibrary — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:38:01 +0000

Many thanks to fellow library blogger Informania with the heads up on this fabulous resource: the Dean Koontz video blog at the Barnes and Noble Studio on YouTube! Here is a sampling of Koontz answers questions from fans and readers!

Posted in Author News, Book Videos, Web 2.0, YA Lit, YA Lit 2.0 Tagged: author 2.0, authors, BNStudio, books, Dean Koontz, fun, YAlit, YouTube

Harper Teen Books: Check Out This Web 2.0 Presence!

theunquietlibrary — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:26:34 +0000

If you are looking for reading suggestions or a fan of the authors from the Harper Teen imprint, then surf over to the Harper Teen Books website! Here you will find links to their You Tube Channel, their podcasts, their Twitter account, their MySpace page, and their Facebook page—these resources provide you the latest on your favorite authors and books! You can also enter contests, sign up for their newsletters, and check out multimedia features on the hottest authors and their books! Tap into these web 2.0 resources to find out the latest and greatest on today’s hottest YA authors and books!

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YouTube – harperteen’s Channel via kwout

Twitter / harperteen via kwout

Posted in Author News, Book Musings, Book Videos, podcasts, YA Lit Tagged: authors, book 2.0, books, Facebook, Harper Teen, MySpace, podcasts, reading 2.0, Twitter, Web 2.0, YA Lit, You Tube