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kitseaton · 1 year

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FULL SHIFT, Fall ‘24, @penguinteen written by Jennifer Dugan

Drawing weeping werewolves is trickier than I thought it would be.

Inking comic pages still in progress! I have more advanced previews and all kinds of shiny things on my Ko-Fi Page 🪲

#penguin teen #graphicnovel #full shift graphic novel #jennifer dugan #kit seaton #werewolves #werewolf #artists on tumblr #artists on kofi #sibling stories #sibling rivalry #sisters #werewolves not swearwolves #the woof book

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johannamation · 6 months

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COVER REVEAL!!

It's finally time! THE GHOSTKEEPER is finally open for preorders!! My debut YA graphic novel hits shelves on July 23, 2024!

Preorder here! 👇

#TheGhostkeeper #illustration #johannamation #comics #graphic novel #ya fantasy #comic artist #penguin teen #penguin random house #artists on tumblr

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sarah-dessen-things · 1 year

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Sarah Dessen Merch

In 2017 Penguin Teen created totes for the summer launch of Once and For All.

Pastel pink with the famous “Don’t think or judge. Just Listen.” line from, well, Just Listen, these double-sided bags were distributed at Book Con, YALL Fest, and bookstores.

Some gave them away for free, others with the purchase of any Sarah Dessen book, others per copy of Once and For All, etc.

Penguin Teen even hosted online giveaways of the Sarah Dessen quote tote along with similar ones in different colors with lines from other Penguin Teen authors and their books.

According to the sweepstakes the bags are valued at $15, but they were never sold online for mass distribution as far as I could find.

What I did find was an eBay listing with a less than $9 price tag and $3.99 shipping (taxes to be added at checkout).

^^ That is the full tote. The sides have just been folded.

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A few weeks after I posted this, Sarah shared an IG story where she used the tote bag.

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jennavoris · 1 year

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Hello!

With the fate of Twitter uncertain, I’m trying to migrate a few things over here and dive fully back into my teenage tumblr phase.

So hi! I’m Jenna—YA author, mac & cheese enthusiast, and road trip playlist connoisseur. My debut novel, MADE OF STARS comes out March 28th, 2023 from Viking/Penguin Random House. It’s a YA sci-fi retelling of Bonnie and Clyde about two teenage space criminals, the pilot hunting them down, and all the crimes they commit along the way.

I’m excited to be here and hope everyone sticks around to say hi! I’m the meantime, you can always check out my website for more book info.

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whimsicaldragonette · 1 year

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Blog Tour and Arc Review: The Severed Thread by Leslie Vedder

Welcome to my stop on the Severed Thread book tour with Colored Pages Blog Tours. (This blog tour is also posted on my Wordpress book blog Whimsical Dragonette.)

Book Info:

TITLE: The Severed Thread AUTHOR: Leslie Vedder PUBLISHER: Razorbill RELEASE DATE: February 7, 2023 GENRES: YA Fantasy PAGES: 416 REPRESENTATION: Queer

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Synopsis:

Fi has awakened the sleeping prince, but the battle for Andar is far from over. The Spindle Witch, the Witch Hunters, and Fi’s own Butterfly Curse all stand between them and happily ever after.

Shane has her partner’s back. But she’s in for the fight of her life against Red, the right hand of the Spindle Witch who she’s also, foolishly, hellbent on saving.

Briar Rose would do anything to restore his kingdom. But there’s a darkness creeping inside him—a sinister bond to the Spindle Witch he can’t escape.

All hopes of restoring Andar rest on deciphering a mysterious book code, finding the hidden city of the last Witches, and uncovering a secret lost for centuries—one that just might hold the key to the Spindle Witch’s defeat. If they can all survive that long…

Set in a world of twisted fairytales, The Severed Thread combines lost ruins, ride-or-die friendships, and heart-pounding romance.

Author Bio:

Leslie Vedder is a YA author who loves girl heroes and adventurers. She grew up on fantasy books, anime, fanfiction, and the Lord of the Rings movies, and met her true love in high school choir. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in creative writing, and currently lives in Colorado with her wife and two spoiled house cats.

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My Rating: ★★★★★

My Review:

This was such an incredibly good follow-up to the Bone Spindle. I loved it!

I love love love these characters and this world. They're all so multi-faceted and intriguing. I can't wait for the next book. I especially love how unpredictable I find it. I've read so many YA fantasy novels over the years and this one never quite reveals what I expect it to with each turn of the page. As is the way of second books in trilogies, the entire story feels like a relentless headlong rush, and at the same time a carefully balanced push-and-pull of wins and losses. Not a stalemate, exactly, but never with a clear winner either.

My absolute favorite part, hands down, is when they form a small band of adventurers and treasure-hunters. First it was Fi and Shane, then they picked up Red and Briar, and now they've reeled in Perrin as well. And there is such warmth and camaraderie between them -- and they all seem a lot happier out in the elements, fighting for their lives and searching for treasure and hatching plans. I never trusted the golden city of Everlynd, and I find I like the story much better once they leave it behind.

I'm not sure what I think of the Paper Witch either. He has his own secrets, and he holds them closer than the others do. He's more enigmatic and I'm never sure what he'll do. The others' motivations are easier to read.

I love how we get a glimpse into the founding of Andar, with the history of Aurora and the Butterfly Witch and the Spindle Witch! I hope we get to discover a lot more about this later because I find it fascinating.

The ending came out of nowhere and wasn't anything like what I predicted and at the same time I can't imagine it going any other way. It, like the rest of the storytelling, feels right and perfectly placed and thought-out.

I care about these characters so much: Fi and Shane and Briar and Red. Perrin, too, though I don't know him that well yet. I'm not sure I trust him yet - his motivations have been too unclear to me, but I like him quite a lot. I like all of them and I feel almost like a part of their group. Which is probably why the plot was able to take me so off-guard - I'm in the thick of it with the rest of them.

This (and the Bone Spindle) are definitely going on my favorite books of the year list.

*Thanks to Colored Pages Blog Tours, Penguin Teen, and NetGalley for providing an early copy for review.

Favorite Quotes:

Fi looked disappointed. But Shane wasn’t surprised. The kind of person who crawled around in the bowels of Witch mines prying out rubies with ominous names was just asking to go missing.

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Ivan must have mounted up after she lost track of him, fast enough on horseback to get out of the way of the mudslide. Or he’s come back from the dead to get revenge, Shane thought. She wouldn’t put it past him.

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“Just cut it all off,” Shane insisted. She was looking a little ragged around the edges and a dark bruise stood out on her cheekbone, but she was in high spirits. “With what, your ax?” Fi asked, arching an eyebrow. “Because I can guarantee that haircut would strike fear into the hearts of your enemeis—and your friends.”

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“No,” Perrin said with a smile. “The magic is locked tightly inside it. It’s perfectly safe. Well, mostly safe.” He gave it a mistrustful look. “Probably safe. You know, on second thought, I’m just going to put this away.”

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“I didn’t even know you could burn soup,” he admitted. “Typical prince. You can burn anything—I would know,” Shane assured him. “But most of it’s edible anyway.”

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Her fingers fumbled for something to hold on to—and then her hand found Briar’s, squeezing it tight, and something swept through him, such a big warm feeling it had to be magic.

Tour Schedule

February 1st

Fall Between the Pages - Book Review

Allmyfriendsareinbooks - Book Review

February 2nd

@the_princess_library - Book Review

February 3rd

More Books Please - Book Review

February 4th

Brittyoreads - Book Review

February 5th

Whimsical Dragonette - Review & Favorite Quotes

February 6th

Conn_reada - Book Review

Leandra the TBR Zero - Book Review & Recommendation

February 7th

Pisces: The Book Lover - Book Review

February 8th

Ofbooksandromance - Book Review

February 9th

Readwithatlas - Book Review

February 10th

Utopia.state.of.mind - Book Review

The._bookarazzi - Book Review

February 11th

My World of Wonders - Book Review & Favorite Quotes

@poatic.library - Book Review & Reel

February 12th

@Margiebythebookcase - Book Review

February 13th

_holmescollections - Book Review

February 14th

@theenchantedshelf - Book Review

#colored pages blog tours #blog tour #leslie vedder #the severed thread #the bone spindle #netgalley #queer books #lgbt+#ya fantasy #razorbill #shilo reads #arc review #best books of 2023 #TheSeveredThreadTour #penguin teen

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djisastar · 1 year

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Retro

On January 27, 2022, I was given the opportunity to interview Jarrod Shusterman and Sofia Lapuente about their newly released book, Retro. We were able to chat after their event at Mysterious Galaxy (in San Diego, CA). As usual, it was a lively and entertaining event! So fun. Thank you to Simon Teen for facilitating the interview and Sofia and Jarrod for allowing me to talk with you! This was a…

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#books #contemporary #high school #Jarrod Shusterman #new release #penguin teen #retro #Sofia Lapuente #YA #young adult #young adult fiction

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readingwithwrin · 1 year

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Viva Lola Espinoza by Ella Ceron Book Quotes Reel

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#book quote #contemporary #curse #ella ceron #family #magical realism #mexico city #penguin teen #quote #turn the page tours #viva lola espinoza

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goldenavenger02 · 1 year

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This might be the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me

PENGUIN TEEN LIKED MY REVIEW!!!!!!

#goodreads #penguin teen #wtf wtf wtf #i'm in shock

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just-a-bookish-reader · 1 year

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Nightbirds by Kate J. Armstrong My rating: 5 of 5 stars Thank you to Penguin Teen and those that put together the YA Soiree at YallFest 2022 for this stunner of a book! (spoilers below)

I sort of had to straight up message Kate J. Armstrong over instagram to tell her how much I was loving this book at just 25% of the way through and how it was inspiring me to get back to my writing. This book screams everything I needed for the moment in my reading adventures and I don't even know if I can explain why. There was one or two moments where I was a little iffy or unsure, but then relatively quickly the book fixed that for me and I loved it all over again. The descriptions were fabulous, and I loved the connections between Matilde, AEsa, and Sayer. I also really appreciated how the twist of their being a fourth of them and who it was was pulled off and the varying reactions and not accepting each other as sisters right away but instead out of necessity, working together to save lives. I absolutely loved the idea of the underground tunnels and more women with extraordinary magic, and those were other moments with enchanting and spellbinding descriptions that I absolutely had to take pictures to remember the pages since I didn't want to put the book down to write them down. Nothing really ever felt info dump-y or without reason, and I really loved seeing Sayer reflect on not noticing Fen when she thought she was, and I love the inclusion of Sayer and Fen's relationship as well! So many fun and shocking twists and turns throughout and such exquisite and atmospheric writing I don't even know how to compose myself knowing most people won't get to even touch this book for another three months. I really wanted to try to keep this as spoiler free as possible but clearly that's not happening - so in Nightbirds fashion: "dash it all..." "One girl holds out a handful of coins. They're copper naves, worth very little. They start to soften and melt into liquid pools. Another scoops a handful of water out of a bowl she brought with her. It should run through her fingers, but instead it takes the shape of a rabbit and hops across the floor, landing in Aesa's lap. When she goes to touch it, it twitches its nose. Aesa lets out a startled laugh. The green fire girl shows them a flame that seems to wrap around her arm, changing color from green to black to purple, a symphony of color..." "Slowly, she peels away her eyepatch. Sayer's breath catches in her throat. She's spent years wondering what's under it: a wicked scar, an empty hole, a glass orb. But it's an eye, green as leaves, shockingly vivid. A riotous color that doesn't match the caramel brown of the other. Eudeans have a name for such eyes: 'spring stained . A mark that someone has been touched by the Wellspring." View all my reviews

#nightbirds #kate j armstrong #february 28 2023 #arc #advanced reader copy #ya soiree #yallfest 2022 #penguin teen #five stars

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kitseaton · 3 months

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NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL COVER REVEAL!

So excited to let you all know about this baddie! A companion story to COVEN, written by the phenomenal Jennifer Dugan, also with Penguin Teen! August 27, 2024

AH-OOO 🐺 🐺 🐺

Cover design by Suki Boynton, illo by yours truly.

Le blurb droppeth 👇

Tessa feels like she doesn’t fit in anywhere. Not at school, where she can’t figure out how to confess the feelings she has for her friend Maddie. And definitely not at home, where the other werewolves in her family make her feel like an outcast because she can’t even shift into her full wolf form yet. Sometimes she thinks her whole life would be easier if she wasn’t a werewolf at all.

When word gets out that a group of werewolf hunters has infiltrated her pack’s territory and that they’ve developed a cure that can make werewolves human, Tessa thinks she’s found the answer to her problems. But when she discovers there might be more to the hunters’ plans than anyone knows, it’s up to Tessa to put herself on the line to protect the lives of those she loves most. And the only way to save them is to embrace the wolf inside her that is howling to get out.

#full shift graphic novel #full shift #penguin teen #jennifer dugan #kit seaton #werewolves #teen werewolf #YA books #comics #cover reveal #sapphic romance

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johannamation · 3 months

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Hey all! There's a preorder sale happening at B&N this week!

You could use it to preorder my upcoming graphic novel about sad ghosts and the lad who wants to help them all! 👻

LET'S GO!

#artists on tumblr #the ghostkeeper #graphic novel #comics #comic artist #penguin teen #ya fantasy #victorian #ya graphic novel

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sarah-dessen-things · 2 years

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May 20, 2022: Penguin Teen paired Along for the Ride with Daylight by Harry Styles.

#Along for the Ride #Penguin Teen #Sarah Dessen #Harry Styles daylight #Harry Styles

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whimsicallyconfusedforlife · 2 years

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#vampire academy #podcast #penguin teen #Spotify

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whimsicaldragonette · 2 years

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ARC Review: A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

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Publication Date: October 4, 2022

Synopsis:

Award-winning author Malinda Lo returns to the Bay Area with another masterful coming-of-queer-age story, this time set against the backdrop of the first major Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage. And almost sixty years after the end of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Lo's new novel also offers a glimpse into Lily and Kath's lives since 1955. Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends--one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West.Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable--for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It's the kind of summer that changes a life forever.

My Rating: ★★★★★

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My Review:

This book was emotionally devastating. That's the best word I can think of to describe it. I turned the last page and read the author's note through my tears, and then I ugly cried for a while. It's poignant and nostalgic and gorgeously written so that you feel everything Aria feels and live breathlessly in the moment with her. Every time I opened the book I was sucked in and forgot about everything else.

Malinda Lo is exceptionally good at capturing a moment in time, especially a moment where the character is right on the cusp of something. I don't remember Last Night at the Telegraph Club being quite so devastating, but I think part of that is my own emotional resonance with this story.

For most of the book, it's like she captured one perfect golden late-summer Northern California afternoon. The kind the stretches on and on, where the light showers everything in gold and you could believe that the moment could last forever. It meshes so well with that last endless summer between high school and college, when you're just beginning to discover yourself.

Aria is on the cusp of adulthood, the cusp of realization that she's maybe not as straight as she once thought. Her crush on Steph simmers just beneath the surface, warring with the impossibility of it all and the electric novelty of her newfound queerness opens up a previously unseen world to her.

At the same time she's having her ideas of her grandmother, her parents, her friends, and her past reshaped as she grows out of her childhood assumptions about them.

The ending circles back to the beginning in a wholly satisfying way that makes everything seem more profound and gives every moment, every gesture weight and meaning.

I love the exploration of time and memories and grief and art, and how they interconnect and weave together. The characters leap off the page, so full of life and well-rounded are they, and I felt them tugging at my heart more insistently than many.

This is a book that everyone should read and that I will probably never read again, because I don't think it would have the same breathless impact the second time through and I'm not sure my heart could take it.

The cover is stunning and complements the story SO well. The cover artist captured the essence of the story perfectly.

*Thanks to Bookishfirst and Penguin Teen for providing an ARC for review.

#bookishfirst #malinda lo #a scatter of light #queer books #lgbt+ books #shilo reads #arc review #poignant #nostalgic #emotionally devastating #queer coming-of-age #penguin teen

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publishedtoday · 2 years

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Who We Were in the Dark - Jessica Taylor

Donner Lake is famous for its dazzling waters, dramatic mountains, and the travelers trapped there long ago who did unspeakable things to survive. But for lonely Nora Sharpe, Donner was where a girl named Grace glided into her life one night and exploded her world. After that, every summer, winter, and spring break, Nora, her brother Wesley, the enigmatic Grace, and their friend Rand left behind their real lives and reunited at Donner Lake. There, they traded truth and lies. They fell in love. They pushed each other too far. They came to know each other better than anyone in some ways, and not at all in others. But two years later, something has happened to blow their world apart. Grace is missing. And Nora must find her way through the unspoken hurts and betrayals of the last two years—and find her way back to Wesley and Rand—to figure out what exactly happened to Grace, the girl she thought she knew.

#Who We Were in the Dark #Jessica Taylor #Penguin Teen #July 5 2022

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owlbookworld · 2 years

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Fight Like a Girl by Sheena Kamai [book review]

Love books with a strong female lead? Make sure to check out Fight Like a Girl! #bookreview #bookblog #bookblogger #bookblogging #amreading #reading #thriller

Book: Fight Like a Girl Author: Sheena Kamai Published: March 10, 2020 Publisher: Penguin Teen Genre: YA Contemporary Pages: 272 Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. What this means is that if you purchase anything through the links below I will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please consider supporting my blog. Amazon | Bookshop (more…)

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#book review #contemporary #Fight Like a Girl #Penguin Teen #Sheena Kamai #thriller #young adult

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