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Review: POISON by Bridget Zinn

May 16, 2013 Leave a Comment ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson
Review: POISON by Bridget Zinn

I really really loved POISON by Bridget Zinn. Like, a lot. I don’t really know how to put all my loviness into a comprehensive review. So I thought instead I’d make you a list. Here are the Top 5 Things I Love About POISON:

1. The protagonist, Kyra, has a companion animal. And it’s not a horse or a fierce werewolf or a clever cat. It’s a pig. A magical pig. A PIG.

2. My favorite series as a young reader was the ENCHANTED FOREST CHRONICLES by Patricia C. Wrede. Kyra would so get along with Wrede’s heroine, Cimorene.

3. Pie. Kyra loves pie. I love pie. Pie.

4. This heroine is a scientist. She makes potions, and, yes, poisons. She is really really good at it, too, which is part of what got her in trouble.

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Review: DEATH OF A KLEPTOMANIAC by Kristen Tracy

Mar 01, 2013 Leave a Comment ~ Written by Guest Blogger
Review: DEATH OF A KLEPTOMANIAC by Kristen Tracy

Reminiscent of HEAVEN LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE MALL by Wendy Mass, the latest YA novel from Kristen Tracy takes a look at a near-death experience from the point of view of a girl stuck in between this world in the next. With a hearty sense of humor, and a sweet protagonist, DEATH OF A KLEPTOMANIAC is a smart, fun read that makes me feel all squishy inside.

Molly is the girl who has worked her butt off to have it all — the right seat in the cafeteria, the right image, and the right boy. Finally, it’s looking like things are going her way, until an accent leaves her facing the afterworld, with just a few chances to experience life. Given the limited opportunity to revisit her favorite moments as a living, breathing person, Molly has choices to make. Choices she’s not ready for.

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Review: SHARKS & BOYS by Kristen Tracy

Jul 27, 2011 Leave a Comment ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson
Review: SHARKS & BOYS by Kristen Tracy

You know, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Kristen Tracy‘s latest, SHARKS & BOYS.  Sure, there would be sharks, and yes, there would be boys.  But the plot is bigger, the characters more complex, than you’d ever get from the two words in the title. Enid is one of two fraternal twins, and [...]

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An open letter to a frightened mother and her bookless teen.

Jun 11, 2011 3 Comments ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson
An open letter to a frightened mother and her bookless teen.

To: Amy Freeman CC: Meghan Cox Gurdon Re:  Darkness Too Visible Dear Ms. Freeman, I am disheartened to know that you did not find any books for your 13-year-old daughter at your local Barnes & Noble. I mean, the saddest part of this whole fandangle is that you went home without a book! Or maybe [...]

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Interview with Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, authors of PICTURE THE DEAD.

Mar 29, 2011 Leave a Comment ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson
Interview with Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, authors of PICTURE THE DEAD.

Not long ago I read a brilliant historical fiction.  Taking place in Civil War era Massachusetts,  PICTURE THE DEAD is both gorgeously written and illustrated, following the plight of young Jennie, a girl who has recently lost her brother and fiance to the war.  Living under the same roof as her fiance’s mom (and her [...]

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Interview with EMILY FRANKLIN and BRENDAN HALPIN, authors of JENNA & JONAH’S FAUXMANCE!

Feb 09, 2011 Leave a Comment ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson
Interview with EMILY FRANKLIN and BRENDAN HALPIN, authors of JENNA & JONAH’S FAUXMANCE!

I recently had the pleasure of reading JENNA & JONAH’S FAUXMANCE, a sweet, fun novel in two voices from the duo who wrote one of my favorite books of this summer, THE HALF-LIFE OF PLANETS.  Brendan Halpin and Emily Franklin take on some very different characters in FAUXMANCE — teen actors Charlie and Aaron, a [...]

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Interview with Yvonne Woon, author of DEAD BEAUTIFUL!

Jan 24, 2011 Leave a Comment ~ Written by E. Kristin Anderson
Interview with Yvonne Woon, author of DEAD BEAUTIFUL!

Not long ago I wrote about my love for Yvonne Woon‘s DEAD BEAUTIFUL, a paranormal romance set at the mysterious Gottfried academy and a to-die-for mythology.  I’m super psyched to have Yvonne here today to talk about her must-read debut! E. Kristin Anderson: DEAD BEAUTIFUL is so different from any of the paranormals I’ve read [...]

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EKA

E. Kristin Anderson grew up in Westbrook, Maine and is a graduate of Connecticut College. She has a fancy diploma that says “B.A. in Classics,” which makes her sound smart but has not helped her get any jobs in Ancient Rome. Ms. Anderson is the co-editor of Dear Teen Me, an anthology based on the popular website. Her poetry has been published worldwide in many magazines and she is an assistant YA and Children’s editor at Hunger Mountain. Once upon a time she worked at The New Yorker. Look out for Ms. Anderson's work in the forthcoming anthology Coin Opera II, a collection of poems about video games from Sidekick Books and Futuredaze, an anthology of YA SciFi from Underwords. She now lives in Austin, TX and blogs at EKristinAnderson.com and MetreMaids.com. She is represented by Christina Hogrebe at the Jane Rotrosen Agency.

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