In My Mailbox - Week of May 6

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Check out the post to see what others received in their mailbox.

Received from Sourcebooks Publishers

( I won a TLA Package!)

  

Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris - Marissa Moss

Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath - Helene Boudreau

 

While He was Away - Karen Schreck

Horrid Harry and the Zombie Vampire - Francesca Simon

 

Jason Steed: Revenge - Mark Cooper 

Anastasia Forever - Joy Preble

Purchased

  

Struck - Jennifer Bosworth

Unitl I Die - Amy Plum

One for the Murphys - Lynda Mullaly Hunt

12 Things to do Before You Crash and Burn

12 Things to do Before You Crash and Burn - James Proimos

James "Hercules" Martino's father died. He doesn't miss him. His father, the bestselling self-help author, was an ass.

Herc has been sent to stay with his uncle during the summer. His Uncle Anthony has given Herc a list of 12 things to do.

1. Choose a mission.
2. Find the best pizza joint in town.
3. Clean out the garage.
4. Muck the stalls at Riverbend Farm.
5. Read a complete book under a tree.
6. Go to a place of worship and pray.
7. Go on seven job interviews.
8. Spent the day thinking big thoughts. Write them down.
9. Eat a meal with a stranger.
                                                         10. Make your uncle something.
                                                         11. Recite a poem at Blake's Coffee Shop Midnight Poetry Reading.
                                                         12. Complete your mission

UnWholly - Neal Shusterman

UnWholly - Neal  Shusterman
Sequel to Unwind 

Unwinding has become a big business. Parts Pirates want to expand on Unwinding. Parts are sold on the black market. AWOLs are not allowed and will be hunted. 

Scientists are using unwinding as a way to create. Cam was created from unwound parts. Everything about him came from someone else. He "remembers" a girl staring out the window of the orphanage and knows that he has to find her.


Connor, Risa, and Lev have returned after escaping the explosion at Happy Jack Harvest Camp. 

Connor now runs things at the Graveyard. Risa is still there working as a medic. Both of them are coming to terms with injuries they sustained at Happy Jack's.

The Graveyard is being watched. Connor and his Whollies are in danger with few places to turn.



Release Date: August 28, 2012
Received from Publisher @ TLA: Simon and Shuster

Spirit of Texas Library Programming

The Spirit of Texas

The Spirit of Texas Reading Program Middle School 

Featured Author : Andrea White

Windows on the World Programming

(Check out the Future Gadgets program. Yours truly designed it.)

The Spirit of Texas Reading Program High School

Featured Author : Cynthia Leitich Smith

Tantalize Series Programming

YART SPOT
(Young Adult Round Table Spirit of Texas)

YART SPOT

YART SPOT is directory of authors and illustrators in Texas. Visit the website to search for authors in your area. Information includes: price per visit, skype, location, etc.

This is all still a work in progress. If you have any suggestions, let us know.

TLA 2012

I survived my 1st Texas Library Association Conference. Where's my badge/button/t-shirt?

I'm being very serious. There were 6 of us from my school district that travel the 8 hours 

(Google maps said it would only take 6 hours) to Houston. We had a minivan. I was driving. 

I enjoy driving...most of the time. 

 I'll get to that in a minute.

I enjoyed many free meals provided by Scholastic, EBSCO, and Capstone. 

Thank you for allowing me to eat my weight in pineapple!   

Sessions --- Well, I did make it to some. 4 counts as some. Right? 

(2 of which were mandatory for SPOT)

(I'm not making this sound any better for me, am I?)

I had a wonderful dinner with many fabulous authors. None of whom I spoke with. I was awestruck. 

(I was lucky enough to get the Poe t-shirt)

Back to the driving. A minivan. 6 women. 6 suitcases. 12 LARGE bags of books. 4 boxes of shoes. 

8 hours.

 Can't wait until Ft.Worth 2013!!

In My Mailbox - Week of April 8

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Check out the post to see what others received in their mailbox.

Received from Publishers

The Vicious Deep (ARC) - Zoraida Cordova
Revived (ARC) - Cat Patrick

The Boy Recession (ARC) - Flynn Meaney

Waiting on Wednesday (40)

Waiting on Wednesday spotlights upcoming releases that everyone's excited about.

Created by Jill at Breaking the Spine

Reunited - Hilary Weisman Graham

1 Concert
2,000 Miles
3 Ex-Best Friends


Alice, Summer, and Tiernan are ex-best friends.


Back in middle school, the three girls were inseparable. They were also the number one fans of the rock band Level3.


But when the band broke up, so did their friendship. Summer ran with the popular crowd, Tiernan was a rebellious wild-child, and Alice spent high school with her nose buried in books.


Now, just as the girls are about the graduate, Level3 announces a one-time-only reunion show.


Even though the concert's 2,000 miles away, Alice buys three tickets on an impulse.  And as it turns out, Summer and Tiernan have their own reasons to get out of town. Good thing Alice's graduation gift (a pea-green 1976 VW camper van known as the Pea Pod) is just the vehicle to get them there. 


But on the long drive cross-country, the girls hot more than a few bumps in the road. Will their friendship get an encore or is the show really over?


Release date: June 12, 2012