![Conversations (ish) with Katsa [Graceling by Kristin Cashore]](http://weartheoldcoats.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/graceling.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "Conversations (ish) with Katsa [Graceling by Kristin Cashore]")
Read more about the book here! So when I first decided that I’d interview Katsa, the Katsa, I’ve got to admit I didn’t really think it through. Yes, I was a bit nervous about meeting her. There’s two reasons for this. One: I’ve never met a girl like Katsa. She’s one of the strongest heroines … Continue reading »
Synopsis from Goodreads. It’s the mid-1990s, and fifteen year-old Guernsey schoolgirls, Renée and Flo, are not really meant to be friends. Thoughtful, introspective and studious Flo couldn’t be more different to ambitious, extroverted and sexually curious Renée. But Renée and Flo are united by loneliness and their dysfunctional families, and an intense bond is formed. … Continue reading »
Synopsis from Goodreads. JAMES AND ALEX have barely anything in common anymore—least of all their experiences in high school, where James is a popular senior and Alex is suddenly an outcast. But at home, there is Henry, the precocious 10-year-old across the street, who eagerly befriends them both. And when Alex takes up running, there … Continue reading »
WARNING: Contains images of an extremely well-loved book that may cause offence to book lovers who get twitchy if the front cover is slightly scuffed. A Little Princess is one of my favourite, favourite books. I first read it in primary school when I discovered a copy in the school’s library. And I was hooked. … Continue reading »
Synopsis from Goodreads. Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls. Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life. … Continue reading »
Synopsis from Goodreads. Velvet is an orphan. She struggles to make ends meet by working in a steam, laundry, where the work is back-breaking and exhausting. So when she attracts the attention of the glamorous clairvoyant Madame Savoya, she cannot believe her good fortune. Raised to the status of lady’s maid, Velvet is given elegant … Continue reading »
I must be a bit early for my lesson because there are a few other girls already waiting in the corridor. They’re leaning against the lockers or sitting on the sparkling floor. They’re all beautiful and, for some reason, they’re all wearing their own clothes. Oh, crap. I forgot. High schools don’t always wear uniforms. … Continue reading »
Synopsis from Goodreads. My mother is still alive, and she is going to come for me one day. Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck which left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother … Continue reading »
So I know, I know… every other Saturday (Yep, every other Saturday. I made an executive decision and decided to make it like that because I’m mad busy at the moment!) I’ve been posting an On Writing post exploring the ins and outs of writing YA stories. This post is a little different… My aim … Continue reading »
Synopsis from Goodreads. How many secrets can you hide in plain sight? Sprout Bradford has a secret. It’s not what you think—he’ll tell you he’s gay. He’ll tell you about his dad’s drinking and his mother’s death. The green fingerprints everywhere tell you when he last dyed his hair. But neither the reader nor Sprout … Continue reading »
