Articles by Desi
Desilula is our resident "Tween" who helps give us insight to all the Young adult and children's books from the perspective of....well...a young adult. She loves to read and write and absolutely hates math! Her favorite books include classics like "Little Women" and "Alice in Wonderland", but she is hip with all the latest young adult books including her favorite, "Hunger Games"! She enjoys hanging out with friends and doing activities like swimming, skate boarding, climbing trees, and performing in plays or musicals. She plays a little piano, and a little guitar (mostly power chords;)) and has played in a band. She loves animals and plans to travel the world someday!
Review: The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
Book: The Mockingbirds
Author: Daisy Whitney
Release: November 2010
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Some schools have honor codes.
Others have handbooks.
Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds.
Themis Academy is a quiet boarding school with an exceptional student …
What do Veronica Roth, Rachel Caine, Holly Black & Jana Oliver have in common?
What do Veronica Roth, Rachel Caine, Holly Black & Jana Oliver have in common…besides all being talented authors? Ok, and yeah, they are all attractive female writers but how about the fact that they each …
Teen Review: Rubinrot “Ruby Red” by Kerstin Gier
Author: Kerstin Gier
Book: Ruby Red
Translator: Anthea Bell
Series: Edelstein Trilogy Book 1
Release: May 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Get Red PR
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling …
Review: Midnight Magic by Nancy Di Fabbio
Book: Midnight Magic
Author: Nancy Di Fabbio
Release: September 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Publisher
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Fourteen-year-old Mattie is obsessed with horses. Thrilled to discover a primitive painting of a beautiful black horse hidden in the attic …
Desi shares her favorite easy recipe for Red Pepper Jelly!
Hi everyone!
I wanted to share a recipe for one of my favorite things to make for the holidays, Red Pepper Jelly! This is pretty simple to make and makes a great present for teachers and …
Desi dishes on the books she’s thankful for & the dish she waits all year to devour…
This year has been crazy…chaotic may even be a better word to describe the roller-coaster that 2011 has been. There have been so many changes for me since last Turkey day that just thinking about …
Tween Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Author: Moira Young
Book: Blood Red Road
Series: Dustlands (book 1)
Release: June 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon
Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been …
Tween Review: Last Breath by Rachel Caine
Author: Rachel Caine
Book: Last Breath
Series: Morganville 11
Release: November 2011
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon - Barnes & Noble
With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when …
Tween Review: ASHES by Ilsa J. Bick + GIVEAWAY!!!
Author: Ilsa J. Bick
Book: Ashes
Series: ASHES Trilogy-Book 1
Release: September 6, 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
It could happen tomorrow . . .
An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out …
Tween Review: Torn by Erica O’Rourke
Author: Erica O’Rourke
Book: Torn
Release: July 2011
Series: Torn Trilogy 1
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Kensington Teen
Purchase: Amazon - Book Depository
Everyone has secrets.
Even best friends.
Swirling black descends like ravens, large enough to block the glow of the streetlights. A dull roar …
ARC Teen Review: Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Author: Amy Kathleen Ryan
Book: Glow
Release: September 13, 2011
Series: Sky Chasers 1
Reviewer: Desi
Source: St. Martin’s Griffin
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
If a violent battle destroyed the only world you’ve ever known, would you be brave enough to …
ARC Tween Review and Giveaway: Soul Thief by Jana Oliver
Book: Soul Thief
Author: Jana Oliver
Release: August 30 , 2011
Series: Demon Trappers book 2
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Author
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Riley Blackthorne is beginning to learn that there are worse things than death by demon. And love …
Tween Review: Touch Of Frost by Jennifer Estep
Author: Jennifer Estep
Book: Touch Of Frost
Release: July 27, 2011
Series: Mythos Academy 1
Source: Kensington Books
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Gwen Frost is an outsider at Mythos Academy, a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, …
Teen Review: Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
Author: Tera Lynn Childs
Book: Forgive My Fins
Release: June, 2010
Series: Forgive My Fins 1
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming …
Teen Review: Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
Author: Tera Lynn Childs
Book: Goddess Boot Camp
Series: Oh. My. Gods! 2
Release: June, 2009
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Seventeen-year-old Phoebe has recently learned that she’s a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe). Now, …
Tween Review: Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
Author: Tera Lynn Childs
Book: Oh. My. Gods.
Release: May, 2008
Series: Oh My Gods! 1
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
When Phoebe’s mom returns from Greece with a new husband and plans to move to an island …
Tera Lynn Childs Good Summertime reads MEGA Giveaway!
I have been so excited about this feature for a while now. There is just something about summer that alters my mood and leaves me wanting to read particular type of book– nothing too heavy, …
Giveaway: Desi’s Favorite Book Boys
Post Written by Doll Desilula
I wanted in on the action this week. So, I did what young girls do best…I whined and begged and persisted until the grown-ups caved. :)
You see, I LOVE books and …
Tween Review & Giveaway: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Post written by Doll Desilula
Book: Beautiful Creatures
Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Series: Caster Chronicles 1
Release: December 1, 2009
Source: Book Expo America
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin …
Tween Review: Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Post Written by Doll Desilula
Author: Ann Aguirre
Book: Enclave
Release: April 12, 2011
Series: Razorland 1
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSE In Deuce’s world, people earn the right to a name only if they …
