Title: Beastly Author: Alex Flinn Genre: YA fiction Publication Date: 2007 Purchase Price: $7.00 (paperback) Beastly is yet another adaptation of the original La Belle et la Bête (1740, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve), this time set in modern day New York City. Kyle Kingsbury, an attractive but arrogant high school student, ticks off the wrong…
Tag: young adult fiction
“Murderer. The noose waits.”
Title: Poison Study Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: YA Fiction Publication Date: 2005 Purchase Price: $8.99 (ebook) Nineteen year-old Yelena is a murderer. She killed Reyad, General Brazell’s son, and has been ordered executed. According to the laws of Ixia, Yelena has a choice: be executed, or become Commander Ambrose’s food taster. Only a fool…
“Calla Tor has always known her destiny…”
Title: Nightshade Author: Andrea Cremer Genre: YA Fiction, Supernatural/Paranormal Publication Date: 2010 Purchase Price: $18.00 (hardcover) I’ve had Nightshade on my TBR list for some time — but because my local library is woefully inadequate, I could only get my hands on the audio book. It’s not that I don’t like audio books—they’re great on…
“What a waste of the wonder you were.”
Title: Fire Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy Publication Date: 2009 Purchase Price: $18.00 (hardback) I know, I just talked about Graceling, and I won’t shut up about my love of YA fiction. But I just can’t help myself: when I find a great author like Kristin Cashore, I gobble up every word I…
“Everyone knew what came to those who crossed King Randa of the Middluns.”
Title: Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy Publication Date: 2008 Purchase Price: $10.00 (paperback) In the Seven Kingdoms there is a saying: Beware the blue-eyed, green-eyed girl. Some are Graced with a talent for baking, or dancing, and even useless things like speaking backwards. But Katsa, niece of the King of the Middluns,…