Anna recommends…REACHED by Ally Condie!

Though there were so many wonderful books published by Penguin this year, and frankly I find it incredibly hard to choose just one favorite, the first thing that came to mind when we conceived of this project was Reached by Ally Condie. Penguin acquired Matched in 2009, right about when I started working here, and I read it earlier than almost anybody in the world, which is such a crazy thing to think about a book that has blossomed into a genuine literary phenomenon! So in many ways, I’ve been with Cassia, and Cassia has been with me, since the very beginning, and I was both sad and excited when the manuscript of Reached finally landed in my inbox—sad because it was the last book, but excited because I knew that Ally was going to blow me away with her gorgeous writing, fascinating characters, true romance, and amazing plot revelations. And I was right! (As always.) If you haven’t had a chance to dive into this amazing series yet, there’s no time like the present—you have some time off for the holidays. USE IT WISELY!

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Mia recommends…MY LIFE NEXT DOOR by Huntley Fitzpatrick!

I don’t want to brag (which means I do) but I was the first to discover the fantastic My Life Next Door…I mean after the editor and the publisher but you KNOW what I mean. Whenever someone would ask: “What should I read this weekend?” I would immediately shove My Life Next Door on them. Soon everyone was on board, and WHY NOT? My Life Next Door is one of those summer reads that gives you those nice goose pimples you get when a writer gets romance just right, you know what I’m talking about? Yeah you do. 

Samantha has been living next to the Garretts her entire life, never really knowing much about them. Until once day Jase Garrett climbs up her terrace and changes everything. My Life Next Door is an addicting read about first love, friendship and all the hardships in between. I can’t wait for Huntley Fitzpatrick’s next book, but for now I’ll have to make do with reading My Life Next Door a couple of more times…not that I wasn’t going to anyway ;) 

I’m sure you all have heard of the classic YA novel, The Outsiders. I know I definitely read it when I was in school, and I know it’s one of those books that literally everyone has read. But not in e-book form! At least, not until today! Because The Outsiders is now available for purchase as an e-book!  Buy The Outsiders for your: Kindle Nook iPad
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I’m sure you all have heard of the classic YA novel, The Outsiders. I know I definitely read it when I was in school, and I know it’s one of those books that literally everyone has read. But not in e-book form! At least, not until today! Because The Outsiders is now available for purchase as an e-book! 

Buy The Outsiders for your:

Kindle

Nook

iPad

SO EXCITED to announce the tour stops for the YA or Bust! 2012 Group Tour, featuring Gayle Forman (author of If I Stay and Where She Went), Nina LaCour (Hold Still and The Disenchantments), and Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door)! The ladies are going on a road trip up and down the West Coast, of which we are, naturally, totally jealous. :) Check out the event stops on the Penguin Teen Facebook page and don’t forget to RSVP! We hear the ladies are cooking up some fun ideas for the events, so if you’re a West Coaster, you’re not going to want to miss out. 
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SO EXCITED to announce the tour stops for the YA or Bust! 2012 Group Tour, featuring Gayle Forman (author of If I Stay and Where She Went), Nina LaCour (Hold Still and The Disenchantments), and Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door)! The ladies are going on a road trip up and down the West Coast, of which we are, naturally, totally jealous. :) Check out the event stops on the Penguin Teen Facebook page and don’t forget to RSVP! We hear the ladies are cooking up some fun ideas for the events, so if you’re a West Coaster, you’re not going to want to miss out.