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Giveaway of Andrew Smith’s WINGER and STAND OFF

To celebrate the publication of Andrew Smith’s excellent sequel to Winger, Stand Off, I have three (3) sets of both books to giveaway! All you have to do is fill out the rafflecopter form below. Some Andrew-tastic posts: Review of Winger Review of Stand Off Review of The Alex Crow Review of Grasshopper Jungle 22 … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Wein: Ethiopia, Flying and “Foreignness”!

It is a pleasure today to welcome Elizabeth Wein, author of the brilliant Young Pilots series that includes Printz-honoured book Code Name Verity review, Rose Under Fire review and now, Black Dove, White Raven review. I’d like to start by asking what your inspiration for Black Dove, White Raven is. I know that’s such a … Continue reading

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Red Rising

We haven’t seen the end of dystopian fiction yet but, as Red Rising attests, the genre might be shifting its ground to new pastures: science fiction. Taking place on Mars in a universe where the solar system has been colonised for centuries, sci-fi elements remain rather subversive as Brown chooses instead to focus on the … Continue reading