In My Mailbox - New Books This Week (8)

In My Mailbox is a shared posting concept/listing from The Story Siren for YA book bloggers to share titles that have been arriving and will be showing up in reviews soon (read about what it is and how it got started here: In My Mailbox). This will be a semi-regular feature on Teach 8 YA Book Blog to let my students know the books to be looking for on the classroom library shelves and for others to know what reviews to anticipate.


I am so lucky to have gotten so many wonderful books at this year's ALAN Workshop! There are a lot this week(67!)-so bear with me (and forgive the lack of cover photos).  It's so exciting to have so many awesome books to talk about, review, and share! I described ALAN like the English teacher's version of Oprah's Favorite Things - and I'm sure you'll be able to see why based on this list of books I shipped home from Orlando.

ARCs (from ALAN)

SHINE by Lauren Myracle (signed)
MY UNFAIR GODMOTHER by Janette Rallison (signed)
STRINGS ATTACHED by Judy Blundell (signed)
WARP SPEED by Lisa Yee (signed)
DARK GODDESS: A Devil's Kiss Novel by Sarwat Chadda
HUNTRESS by Malinda Lo
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY by Ruta Sepetys
CATE OF THE LOST COLONY by Lisa Klein
HORTON HALFPOTT (or The Fiendish Mysery of Smugwick Manor or The Lossening of M'Lady Luggertick's Corset) by Tom Angleberger (signed)

Hardcovers (from ALAN)
DASH AND LILY'S BOOK OF DARES by David Levithan & Rachel Cohn (signed)
NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL by Siobhan Vivian (signed)
BLACK HOLE SUN by David Macginnis Gill (signed)
NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer (signed)
THE THIN EXECUTIONER by Darren Shan (signed)
WHITE CAT by Holly Black (signed)
BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver (signed)

BLUE BLOODS: KEYS TO THE REPOSITORY by Melissa de la Cruz (signed)

THE CHRONICLES OF VLADIMIR TOD: TWELFTH GRADE KILLS by Heather Brewer (signed)

NIGHTSHADE CITY by Hilary Wagner (signed)

DOUBLE EAGLE by Sneed B. Collard III (signed)

VIRGIN TERRITORY by James Lecesne (signed)

CLOCKWORK ANGEL by Cassandra Clare

GIMMIE A CALL by Sarah Mlynowski

TANGLED by Carolyn Mackler

PAPER DAUGHTER by Jeanette Ingold

THE BRAIN FINDS A LEG by Martin Chatterton

TWENTY GOLD FALCONS by Amy Gordon

JUMPED by Rita Williams-Garcia 

ASH by Malinda Lo

SIREN by Tricia Rayburn

OUT OF THE BLUE by S.L. Rottman

FAT CAT by Robin Brande

PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ by A.S. King

CRAZY by Han Nolan

FIRE by Kristin Cashore

SILVER PHOENIX by Cindy Pon
FAT VAMPIRE by Adam Rex

FALLOUT by Ellen Hopkins
THE SOFTWIRE: AWAKENING ON ORBIS 4 by PJ Haarsma
A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS by Megan Whalen Turner
WE COULD BE BROTHERS by Derrick Barnes 
NINTH WARD by Jewell Parker Rhodes
I AM NOT JOEY PIGZA by Jack Gantos
HOW I NICKY FLYNN GINALLY GET A LIFE (AND A DOG) by Art Corriveau
THE SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY: Birth of a Killer (prequel to the Cirque du Freak series) by Darren Shan
Paperbacks (from ALAN)
SKINNED by Robin Wasserman (signed)
JUST ONE WISH by Janette Rallison (signed)
THE VAN ALEN LEGACY (a Blue Bloods novel) by Melissa de las Cruz (signed)
THE SOFTWIRE: WORMHOLE ON ORBIS 3 by PJ Haarsma (signed)
IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY (movie tie-in cover edition) by Ned Vizzini (signed)
THE DEMON KING (A Seven Realms Novel) by Cinda Williams Chima
RECKLESS by Lesley Choyce
HUSH, HUSH by Becca Fitzpatrick
WE WERE HERE by Matt de la Pena
SQUEEZE by Rachel Dunstan Muller
PICTURE THIS by Norah McClintock
HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE by Dana Reinhardt
WAKE by Lisa McMann
FIRST LIGHT by Rebecca Stead
THE INDIGO NOTEBOOK by Laura Resau
BREATHLESS by Jessica Warman
Short Story Complications (from ALAN)
HOW BEAUTIFUL THE ORDINARY: Twelve Stories of Identity by Various Authors
THE KISSING GAME by Aidan Chambers (ARC)
Graphic Novel (from ALAN)
HEREVILLE: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch (signed)


Won from The Contemps Challenge

LOSING FAITH by Denise Jaden (signed)
Denise sent me a personal note, a signed copy, plus a bunch of signed bookmarks for my students! Thanks so much Denise!!!

GIRL, STOLEN by April Henry (signed hardcover)










Bought

ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins
I'd heard so many good things about this one, I had to buy it on it's release day, and it was great! Read my review here.

Authors I Heard at ALAN

When I went to the ALAN Workshop early last week, I was lucky enough to hear a wonderful lineup of YA authors talking about their books and writing related to the theme of the workshop: Looking for the Real Me: The Search for Self in Young Adult Literature


I haven't had time to inventory the multitude of books I got yet (there are a lot!)...that will be coming in my IMM next weekend; but I did want to put the list of authors that I heard out here.  It was such a phenomenal experience at this year's ALAN Workshop and I was using twitter throughout the two days to share the nuggets of wisdom from the authors as I heard them - so I wouldn't forget!  You can check out all of my ALAN posts on my twitter page or the #alan10 hashtag stream to see my thoughts along with others who attended. Technology made it so easy to get thoughts out there right away before they were lost - and there was quite a bit of deep thinking going on and being shared by these fabulous authors!


The ALAN Workshop 2010 Author Line Up:
Day One: Carlos Eire, Darren Shan, David Levithan & Rachel Cohn, Rebecca Stead, Sarah Mlynowski, Sara Holbrook, Michael Salinger, Allan Wolf, Matt de la Pena, Jesica Warman, Sigmund Brouwer, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Lisa Yee, Art Corriveau, Laura Resau, Frank Beddor, PJ Haarsma, Megan Whalen Turner, Siobhan Vivian, Abby McDonald, Tricia Rayburn, Sneed B. Collard, IIII, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Jeannette Ingold, Beth Kephart, Ned Vizzini, Han Nolan, Janette Rallison, Carolyn Mackler, Lauren Myracle, Cinda Williams Chima, Sarwat Chadda, Cindy Pon, Rita Williams-Garcia, Dana Reinhardt, Ellen Hopkins, Jane Springer, Jon Lewis, Kristin Cashore


Day Two: Ruta Sepetys, Laban Carrick Hill, Barry Deutsch, George O'Connor, David Macinnis Gill, Robin Wasserman, S.A. Bodeen, Ally Condie, Rene Saldana, Derrick Barnes, Brent Crawford, Martin Chatterton, Tom Angleberger, Robin Brande, A.S. King, Lisa McMann, Alyson Noel, Bill Konigsberg, Malinda Lo, Michael Cart, Holly Black, Carrie Ryan, Marlene Perez, Andrea Cremer, Hilary Wagner, Judy Blundell, Amy Gordon, Ally Carter, Heather Brewer, Melissa de la Cruz, Adam Rex, Lauren Oliver, James Lecesne, S.L. Rottman, Lisa Klein

ALAN Here I Come!

I'm super excited to be heading to the ALAN (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE) Workshop for the third year! 
My first year was in San Antonio and I met Rick Riordan, read Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, and discovered e lockheart and her fabulous book The Disreputable History of Frankie Landeau-Banks.  My second year was in Philly and that's where I got the amazing book Thirteen Reasons Why and an ARC of Linger and met and discovered my love of Maggie Stiefvater (she's hilariously awesome to listen to). 


This year it's in Orlando - and I can't wait to see what new YA authors/book discoveries I'll make. This workshop is always an invigorating and inspiring two days of listening to young adult authors talk about their books and the impact they have on adolescents in today's society. It focuses on what the new trends are in young adult literature and the motivations, inspirations, and processes of the authors who write them. I also get a box full of new books from the wonderful publishers who help sponsor the workshop. It's always fun to walk in the first morning and see a room full of adults (teachers, librarians, professors, etc.) tearing into boxes full of books and exclaiming over the contents. It's like Oprah's Favorite Things, but with YA books! I'll be posting a list when I can (probably after Thanksgiving), but that's where I'll be for the next few days...immersed in celebrating young adult literature.