Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers


Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine 
that spotlights upcoming releases we can't wait to read.



This week I can't wait for: 
 

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers is part of the parent company Hachette. Along with LB Kids and Poppy, they publish about 135 books a year for children and teens. LBBYR  features their core list of picture books and hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction for middle grade and young adults.

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I start shaking whenever I see this book! I'm dying to find out the conclusion of Karou and Akiva's journey. 



Laini Taylor
April 17, 2014

By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her, if there can even be a future for the chimaera in war-ravaged Eretz.

Common enemy, common cause.

When Jael's brutal seraph army trespasses into the human world, the unthinkable becomes essential, and Karou and Akiva must ally their enemy armies against the threat. It is a twisted version of their long-ago dream, and they begin to hope that it might forge a way forward for their people.

And, perhaps, for themselves. Toward a new way of living, and maybe even love.

But there are bigger threats than Jael in the offing. A vicious queen is hunting Akiva, and, in the skies of Eretz ... something is happening. Massive stains are spreading like bruises from horizon to horizon; the great winged stormhunters are gathering as if summoned, ceaselessly circling, and a deep sense of wrong pervades the world.

What power can bruise the sky?

From the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond, humans, chimaera and seraphim will fight, strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy. 

At the very barriers of space and time, what do gods and monsters dream of? And does anything else matter?



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I've seen this book listed a lot recently, but I finished The Diviners last night and it was amazing. Now I can't wait for book 2. 


by Libba Bray
April 22, 2014

After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Now that the world knows of her ability to "read" objects, and therefore, read the past, she has become a media darling, earning the title, "America's Sweetheart Seer." But not everyone is so accepting of the Diviners' abilities...

Meanwhile, mysterious deaths have been turning up in the city, victims of an unknown sleeping sickness. Can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld and catch a killer?


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YES! I love thief books. Add superpowers and I'm completely sold. I really hope this one is going to be a winner. 
Emily Lloyd-Jones
July 15, 2014

Pitched as X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven.

A group of underground high-class thieves with super powers become embroiled in a deadly race against the government to find the formula for the vaccine that gave them their powers.

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Is it shallow that I just want to read this for the "tattooed harpoon boy?" Just kidding...mostly. Actually, this island culture with whalers and witches sounds really interesting. 

Salt & Storm
By Kendall Kulper
September 2014

Sixteen-year-old Avery Roe wants only to take her rightful place as the witch of Prince Island, making the charms that keep the island’s whale men safe and prosperous at sea. But before she could learn how to control her power, her mother, the first Roe woman in centuries to turn her back on magic, stole Avery away from her grandmother. Avery must escape from her mother before her grandmother dies, taking with her the secrets of the Roes’ power.

When Avery awakens from a dream foretelling her own murder, she realizes time is running short—for her and for the people of her island, who, without the Roes, will lose their ships and the only life they know.

With the help of Tane, a tattooed harpoon boy from the Pacific Islands, Avery plots her escape from her mother and unravels the mysteries of her mother’s and grandmother’s pasts. Becoming a witch may prevent her murder and save her island from ruin, but Avery discovers it will also require a sacrifice she never expected—one she might not be able to make.



Are you excited about any Little, Brown books this week?

21 comments:

  1. Wow-awesome picks! Illusive is new to me but is definitely one I'll want to check out as well as all the others.

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  2. LBBFYR always have interesting ya novels. And you have definitely picked the best from the list. :)
    Check out what I am waiting for this Wednesday...

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  3. I am almost dying to read the third Daughter of Smoke and bone book! I'm so glad I read the first two back to back so I wasn't racked with all the anticipation between their releases.

    These books all look amazing. I have to add a few of them to my to-read list!

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  4. I haven't heard of the last two books you mentioned, though they sound VERY intriguing. I'll have to look out for their cover reveals. But I can't wait for Taylor's conclusion - I have a feeling it'll be spectacular - not to mention Bray's sequel. I'm thrilled you enjoyed The Diviners, Lauren - YAY!(:

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  5. OH YES! I'm waiting for that gorgeous title that is Dreams of Gods and Monsters as well:) Heh. And thanks so much for introducing me to the last two titles! Little Brown has a great collection of new books and I can't wait to read 'em :)

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  6. I havent read either, will add this to the never ending TBR List LOL
    Check out our WOW of this week.

    Leydy @OUaT & RCE

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  7. I'm waiting on all of the above! :) Lair of Dreams and Dreams of Gods and Monsters especially!

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  8. Tattooed, South Pacific boy??? That sounds like Dune from Infinityglass! (SWOON:) I am SO waiting on Dreams of G & M and Lair of Dreams as well--as you know! So glad you enjoyed The Diviners!

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  9. Cool picks. Thanks for sharing :)

    Happy Wednesday!

    http://www.itchingforbooks.com/2013/10/waiting-on-wednesday-68-oblivion.html

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  10. Oh my goodness, my anxiety about the Laini Taylor...it'll take everyone to hold my hand thru that one. I'm so excited but also so very nervous. And I really want to start the Diviners book at some point.

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  11. LAUREN! DREAMS OF GODS AND MONSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *dies of excitement* Yes, that's an excessive use of exclamation points, but oh-so necessary for this book. I cannot wait. Obviously I'm going to have to though as April is a bit of a ways off. LB has a heck of a lineup for next year, all of these sound so amazing:)

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  12. I haven't read Laini's books yet in that series, but I see them every time I go to the library and I don't know why I've never picked them up! I need to!

    My WOW

    Jessica@Lovin' Los Libros

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  13. I love the Diviners!! I'm so excited for Lair of Dreams! I haven't read Laini Taylor's trilogy yet, but I love the gold on the cover. Ooh, I haven't heard of the other two before but they both sound great too! I mean how do you resist "X-men meets Ocean's 11"?? haha. I would read Salt & Storm for a tattooed harpoon boy ;) Thanks for sharing!

    Here's my WoW & also, The Fierce Reads Giveaway at Bookmunchies (:

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  14. I want to start the Laini Taylor trilogy. I own Daughter of Smoke and Bone but haven't gotten around to reading it.

    Aly @ My Heart Hearts Books
    My WoW

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  15. Oh, I want to join in on the Laini Taylor love fest BUT I have yet to start the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series. *wah wah wah* My library only carries the sequel, so I need to purchase the first installment. At this point, I might as well just wait for the series to conclude, so I can own the entire trilogy. If they're as good as everyone says they are, I really can't go wrong. :)

    Great picks, Lauren! I'm especially digging the concepts behind Salt & Storm!

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  16. Dreams of Gods and Monsters...YESYESYESYES!!!! I cannot WAIT!! Also, adding Illusive to my TBR list, 'cause that also sounds awesome.

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  17. I really enjoyed The Diviners so I'll definitely be reading the next one. Great picks! ~Pam

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  18. I think Dreams of Gods & Monsters is probably my most anticipated book. I am dying to know what happens to Karou and Akiva! I just featured Lair of Dreams, too...glad you enjoyed The Diviners. I did that one on audio and it was so fun! And thanks for bringing the other two to my attention...I'm definitely looking forward to that "tattooed harpoon boy", too! =)

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  19. Welp, just added a couple of these to my TBR! X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven? Yes please! And now that Dreams of Gods and Monsters is coming out soon, I definitely need to check the series out!

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  20. I'm very excited or Lair of Dreams!!! I still need to read the second Taylor book before I get to this new one, but I'm afraid to read it until this one is out.

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  21. I've said it once, I'll say it again...I love how you do this feature! Illusive sounds fantastic!

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