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This just in from Epic Reads: The Rest of Us Just Live Here is the upcoming new novel by Patrick Ness and if that statement alone didn’t get you excited then this will: The book cover glows in the DARK.
There have only been a few book covers in history to glow in the dark (one of them was a special edition of Harry Potter) so join the ranks of being a big deal Patrick Ness! Keep your sights set on October of this year when this title is scheduled to be released. We can't stop thinking about Mosquitoland. We simply can't. The characters are buzzing in our heads. The road trip is ever rolling in our minds. Check out this Bookpage interview with our new favorite teen author. What do you think it is about the road-trip narrative that appeals so well to teen readers? “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, stepping out your front door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Tolkien got it. Because WHO doesn’t want to be Frodo in this scenario? We imagine Bilbo saying these words to us, speaking of mountains and elves and dragons and man: Is it time to go yet? I won’t speak for other readers, but I think part of why I’m so drawn to a journey story is because it’s an outward display of every character’s inward struggle: How do I get from here to there? You could set an entire book in one room, and that question still holds true. How did your musical background and growing up in the South influence this book? I did spend quite a few years of my childhood in Jackson, Mississippi, but we also lived in northern Ohio and central Kentucky and Nashville, and I also lived in England for a bit when I was in high school. So I’m not sure growing up in the South had any great influence on the book, but certainly moving around a lot did. In its infancy, Mosquitoland was going to be a story about a new kid at school. It was something I was quite familiar with and wanted to explore. But once I realized the key was back in Ohio, I knew I had to get Mim on the road. Even so, I tried to keep this sort of “new kid” mentality throughout the book. _ If you could sit next to anyone (real or fictional) for a 1,000-mile bus ride, who would you choose? I’m going to cheat and give you three: Elliott Smith, Aaron Sorkin and Samwise Gamgee. A big thanks for the interview to Book Page! Genre: Realistic Fiction
Write a bit about the story (no spoilers allowed!) A young teenage boy named Josh is trying to solve the mystery of his father's death. Was it an accident? How did he die? Is he still alive...? Write a few words about why you chose to read this book: This book looked very good and interested me because of the detail and real world situations. Josh never gives up. What's your favorite quote/line/moment from the story? "Something doesn't make sense and Josh needs to find out." Would you recommend this book to a friend? I would recommend this book to a younger teen because it is an easy ready and great book. It is full of adventure! Book review submitted by R.C. April 2015. For the past five years in March, Out of Print has organized a book-bracket tournament called "Book Madness." This year they reached out to one of our favorite authors John Green, to see how he would fill out his bracket. They asked him what he thought about the challenge after he completed his bracket:
"There were many difficult choices, but I was especially torn between Slaughterhouse-Five (Vonnegut's best book, in my opinion) and Breakfast of Champions (which meant a lot to me as a child). I had great fun being forced to choose among so many great books, but I am relieved in real life that one can read as much as one wants without ever having to pit one story against another." Click here to fill our your own March Madness bracket! Thanks Out of Print! Epic Reads does it again! Click above for a brief but telling video about our favorite library and book store department.
Doctor Who meets Sherlock in a debut novel, the first in a series, brimming with cheeky humor and a dose of the macabre.
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