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5 Unique Genre Mashups for Readers Who Love Horror | NoveList
There's a horror book for every reader. But many times, the choices that horror lovers are offered are stereotypical: Vampires, zombies, and monsters. Horror readers have nuanced taste. So, NoveList has combed the dark depths of the catacombs to bring you some rarer combinations that will scare your readers during this spooky season, or any time of the year. Because let’s face it… horror lovers read scary books year-round! This list covers a range of ages, genres, and formats to terrify and delight.
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot 2024
The film opens in 1997 in Possum Trot, Deep East Texas, where Rev. Martin, Demetrius Grosse, and his homemaker wife Donna, Nika King, enjoyed a reasonably stable life with a loving family. They are the children’s biological parents. Among these kids, one has special needs. The couple’s salary is also not very high, so they frequently worry about how they will pay their expenses.
10 Uses For The Konami Code Outside Of Konami Games
Since its creation in 1984 during developmental testing, the Konami Code has become a major part of gaming culture. While it was created for Konami’s Gradius, a scrolling shooter for the NES, it was popularized in Contra, an extremely difficult run and gun shooter, earning it the nicknames of “Contra Code” and “30 Lives Code.” Its impact on the gaming world has been felt constantly in the decades since, with the code appearing in dozens of Konami games, but its influence didn’t stop there.
Watch Over Me
Books Young Adult Fiction Watch Over Me Featured Release Date September 15, 2020 Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that’s why she said yes. Yes to a second chance in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below. But she hadn’t known about the ghosts. Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she’s offered a teaching job and a place to live on an isolated part of the Northern California coast, she immediately accepts.
Exclusive Trailer Reveal: Those Who Prey (Jennifer Moffett), Plus Giveaway! ~ (US Only)
Today we're excited to share the book trailer for Those Who Prey (Jennifer Moffett)! Read on for more about Jennifer, and her book, plus the trailer & giveaway! Meet Jennifer Moffett! Jennifer Moffett is an author, editor, community college instructor, and all-around beachgoer. She grew up in Arkansas until a college study abroad program in Italy sparked a lifelong passion for travel.
Featured Review: The Cousins (Karen M. McManus)
About This Book: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again. Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised . . . and curious.
Review for Ink, The First in a New Dystopian Series
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Featured Review: No Sad Songs by Frank Morelli
Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn’t take long for Gabe to realize that going to school and looking after a grandfather with Alzheimer’s is more work than he ever imagined.
Comic Corner: Top 5 Middle Grade Girls Who Don’t Need Saving
When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They'll need to join forces and use all the know-how, kindness, and bravery they have in order to defeat their greatest foe yet: a jealous sorceress, who wants to get rid of Sadie once and for all.
Trailer Reveal: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Get your #WandsReady. #FantasticBeasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald arrives in theaters November 16. Here at YABC, we couldn't be more excited to share the trailer with all of you! Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is the second of five all new adventures in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World™.
Featured Review: Emerge: The Awakening by Melissa A. Craven
She’s an orphan, an outcast, and … Immortal. Allie Carmichael has never known true friendship. Even her adoptive parents occasionally recoil from her touch. When she learns her family will be moving from Australia to Kelleys Island, Ohio, Allie prepares for life as a loner on the other side of the world… Except the warm welcome from a new group of friends surprises her. Especially Aidan McBrien, the only guy who’s ever dared to get to know her.
Spotlight on Buttheads From Outer Space by Jerry Mahoney, Plus Excerpt & Giveaway!
My best friend Lloyd and I had the perfect plan. We started a blog to invite aliens to come to Earth and hang out―but only with us. That way, they wouldn't have to meet any boring world leaders or get cut open by scientists or anything like that. We'd just chill out, eat junk food, and play video games together. Sweet, right? And it worked! Two aliens showed up one night in the bathroom of my favorite restaurant, and we snuck them home to my room. The problem is, they're total buttheads! Literally.
Featured Review: Where I Live (Brenda Rufener)
Linden Rose has a big secret--she is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. Her position as school blog editor, her best friends, Ham and Seung, and the promise of a future far away are what keep Linden under the radar and moving forward. But when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Linden begins looking at Bea's life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay more attention. And attention is the last thing she needs.
Featured Review: In Sight Of Stars (Gae Polisner)
Seventeen-year-old Klee’s father was the center of his life. He introduced Klee to the great museums of New York City and the important artists on their walls, he told him stories made of myths and magic. Until his death. Now, forced to live in the suburbs with his mom, Klee can’t help but feel he’s lost all the identifying parts of himself—his beloved father, weekly trips to the MoMA, and the thrumming energy of New York City.
Giveaway: THE ORPHAN BAND OF SPRINGDALE (US & Canada Only)
The Orphan Band of Springdale (US & Canada Only) It’s 1941, and tensions are rising in the United States as the Second World War rages in Europe. Eleven-year-old Gusta’s life, like the world around her, is about to change. Her father, a foreign-born labor organizer, has had to flee the country, and Gusta has been sent to live in an orphanage run by her grandmother.
Featured Review: By a Charm and a Curse by Jaime Questell
A kiss is never just a kiss. Le Grand’s Carnival Fantastic isn’t like other traveling circuses. It’s bound by a charm, held together by a centuries-old curse, that protects its members from ever growing older or getting hurt. Emmaline King is drawn to the circus like a moth to a flame…and unwittingly recruited into its folds by a mysterious teen boy whose kiss is as cold as ice. Forced to travel through Texas as the new Girl in the Box, Emmaline is completely trapped.
The Berenstain Bears and the Ducklings (I Can Read Level 1)
The Berenstain Bears and the Ducklings (I Can Read Level 1) New Write Review Add to favorites Release DateJanuary 23, 2018 After the Berenstain Bears help Farmer Ben with his chores, a pair of ducks mistakenly follow them home. But what comes next is a huge surprise for everyone—Brother and Sister find a nest filled with eggs! Join the Berenstain Bears as they prepare a warm welcome for the newborn ducklings.
Pinkalicious at the Fair
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So Many Bunnies Board Book: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book
So Many Bunnies Board Book: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book New Write Review Add to favorites Co-Authors / IllustratorsRelease DateJanuary 23, 2018 A sweet, rhyming, bunny-led introduction to ABCs and 123s! Little ones can count along with Mother Rabbit through her rambling house and garden as she tucks in a whole alphabet of baby bunnies, from Abel through Zed. This cozy bedtime book has the comforting familiarity of a lullaby combined with the basic concepts toddlers enjoy exploring.
Author Chat with A.E. Sawan (Al Shabah: An Assassin's Story), Plus Giveaway!
Today we're excited to chat with A.E. Sawan, author of Al Shabah: An Assassin's Story. Read on for more about A.E. and his book, plus a giveaway! A.E. Sawan was born into a Christian family on the outskirts of Zahle in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. By the age of 12, he and his family had been forced to move five different times because of the country's shattering civil war (1975 to 1990).
What's New In YA ~ March 6th, 2018
Are you wondering what's new in When the lights go out at a Georgia high school football game, Macy Atwood finds herself in the arms of a boy who kisses her senseless – but is gone by the time the lights come back on. All she knows is that there was something special – and oddly familiar – about her mystery kisser. Noah Granger, Ridgedale’s resident bad boy and newest transfer student, has no problem taking credit for the kiss, but Macy can’t shake the feeling that he’s lying.
Review for Bat and The Waiting Game, Simple, Profound, and Engaging
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Rockstar Book Tours Blog Tour, Interview & Giveaway: Lost Crow Conspiracy (Rosalyn Eves)
Hello! Today YABC is hosting the blog tour stop for Rosalyn Eves's Read on for more about Rosalyn, an interview, and a tour-wide giveaway! Rosalyn Eves grew up in the Rocky Mountains, dividing her time between reading books and bossing her siblings into performing her dramatic scripts. As an adult, the telling and reading of stories is still one of her favorite things to do.
YABC Staff's Current Reads ~ March 5th, 2018
Welcome to the weekly post by the Staff at YA Books Central called Current Reads Monday! We love everything bookish and just wanted to share with our readers what books we are currently reading and obsessing about! So check out what books the YABC Staff are currently reading below and comment to let us know what your book or books your reading as well!! Share, Tweet, and post with the hashtag #YABCCurrentReads! When seventeen-year-old senator's son Grant Tavish is involved in a fatal...
Diversify Your Shelves--"My Process"
Any pencil will do. I’ve had this one for six years! B) Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Brush, size 2. This is what I ink with. I went through about two of these brushes for this book. The first stage of book is the script! I write everything out beforehand so I can read it over and make changes I think will make the story better. After that I print everything out and do quick thumbnails over it so I can figure out the layout.
Rebel with a Cupcake
Jesobel Jones is bold and brash, the daughter of a hand model and a washed-up rock star. Jess sees no need to apologize for her rambling house, her imperfect family, her single status ... or her weight. Jess is who she is. She makes her own cupcakes and she eats them, too. No regrets. That is, until Own Clothes Day rolls around at school. Jess and her friends dedicate the requisite hours of planning to their outfits, their hair and their makeup for the one day they are free from school uniforms.
If the S in Moose Comes Loose
Spelling has never been so zany! When the S in MOOSE comes loose, Cow must find the missing letters and glue MOOSE back together! Perfect for fans of Michael Hall and Sandra Boynton. Rollicking, clever, and a great way to have fun with letters, If the S in Moose Comes Loose is a seriously wild ride from start to finish. When two of Moose’s letters come loose, he vanishes.
Rabbit & Possum
Rabbit likes to leap before she looks. Possum is a little more cautious. Together, they are a dynamic duo ready to charm fans of Frog and Toad or Toot & Puddle! Rabbit has been preparing all day for her best friend Possum’s visit, but when the time comes she finds Possum fast asleep. No matter what Rabbit does, she just can’t wake him up. But then a rustle in the bushes frightens Possum and sends him up a tree—where he gets very, very stuck. Rabbit has any number of ideas to get him down.
At First Blush
Finding the perfect lip gloss? Easy. Finding your way in the world? A whole lot harder . . . Who would have thought that a teenager could have a successful career creating makeup tutorial videos on YouTube? For Lacey Robbins, this dream has been her reality. An up-and-coming YouTuber, she has thousands of fans and can't wait for the day when her subscriber count reaches the one million mark.
It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: The Rising Gold by Ava Jae + Giveaway (US Only)
Today we're super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for THE RISING GOLD by Ava Jae, releasing in October 2018 from Sky Pony Press. Before we get to the cover, here's a note from Ava: The cover for the final book in the BEYOND THE RED trilogy, THE RISING GOLD, is here! Working with the design team at Sky Pony has been everything an author could hope for, and I feel so fortunate to have this final, glorious cover. THE RISING GOLD’s cover is everything I imagined and more.
Featured Review: Dragonkyn by Nathan Smith Jones
About This Book: Marc used to think he was pretty ordinary, but he also used to think ice cream trucks didn't sell ice cream and dragons were just fairy tales. Now he knows better. With skin that can't be burned and strange powers he can't explain, Marc soon discovers the truth: he carries ancient, dragon D.N.A. And as he joins his fellow Dragonkyn, his closest friends could quickly become his greatest enemies.
Giveaway: I GOT A CHICKEN FOR MY BIRTHDAY (US Only)
I Got a Chicken for My Birthday (US Only) Gifts, like friends, can surprise us – and sometimes what (or who) we think we want is not as good as what we get.
It’s Live!! Cover Reveal: Emerge: The Heir (Immortals of Indriell book 4) by Melissa A. Craven + Giveaway (US Only)
Today we're super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for EMERGE: THE HEIR (Immortals of Indriell, Book 4) by Melissa A. Craven, releasing May 28, 2018 from Midnight Hour Studio. Before we get to the cover, here's a note from Melissa: I’m so excited to share my new cover for Emerge: The Heir (Immortals of Indriell book 4). You may notice a HUGE difference in the cover style for this newest addition to the Immortals of Indriell series.
Author Chat with Alexandra Monir (The Final Six), Plus Giveaway!
1. What gave you the inspiration to write this book?
Featured Review: Blood Magic (Abnormals Underground #1) by Holly Hook
Turned into a vampire at the age of two, Alyssa has spent the last 14 years pretending to be human in a society who hates "Abnormals" like her. She's done just fine gossiping with the other girls, wearing pink, and becoming an expert sword fighter in order to vent her killer instincts. But then the Mage Xavier shows up at her school and introduces her to a whole other reality under her feet—Abnormals Underground, an entire society of supernatural beings hiding under the city of Cumberland.
Waiting On Wednesday ~ February 28th, 2018
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at and spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it. When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic.
Author Chat with Michael Moreci (Black Star Renegades), Plus Giveaway!
1. What gave you the inspiration to write this book? Well, it's a weird story. I'm a huge, huuuuuuge Star Wars fan. Anyone who knows me knows that. I'd been pitching an editor at St. Martin's fro years, but with no luck. Then one day, he called me up and said "Mike, you love Star Wars, write me something like Star Wars." Everything that became Black Star Renegades went from there. So, I guess you can say that instead of looking for inspiration to write the book, what inspires me--Star Wars--found me. 2.
Rockstar Book Tours Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: P.S. I Miss You (Jen Petro-Roy)
Hello! Today YABC is hosting the blog tour stop for Jen Petro-Roy's Read on for more about Jen, an excerpt, and a tour-wide giveaway! Jen Petro- Roy was born, raised, and still lives in Massachusetts, even though she rejects the idea that snow and cold are ever a good thing. She started writing in third grade, when her classroom performed a play she had written. It was about a witch and a kidnapped girl and a brave crew of adventurers who set out to save the day.
Featured Review: Fragile Facade (Blind Barriers Trilogy #1) by Sophie Davis
The Brightest Smiles Hide the Darkest Secrets.... When Raven Ferragamo finds a stranger’s diary, she has no idea it will catapult her into the mystery of diamond heiress Lark Kingsley’s disappearance. But Raven soon learns that Lark knew what was coming, and there was much more to her disappearance than the news headlines show. The more she discovers, the more Raven realizes that she and the girl born into Manhattan society aren’t so different after all.
What's New In YA ~ February 27th, 2018
Are you wondering what's new in A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a risk taker. She’s also the kind of girl that parents warn their kids to stay away from: a troublemaker whose many romances are the subject of endless gossip at school. You don't want to get involved with a girl like that, they say.
Featured Review: This Tiny Perfect World (Lauren Gibaldi)
Things that worked: The small town setting. Although it felt restrictive to the main character, a small town story often feels homey and quaint. The love triangle: It was less about the who will she choose, and more about what each person represented in both the story and in her life. Each person represented the different stages in her life. They represented what she's already decided, and who she can become. It was also handled very well. There were no useless fights, or unnecessary drama.
Top Ten Tuesday ~ Top Ten Books I Could Re-Read Forever
Welcome to Young Adult Book Central's Top Ten Tuesday post! Each Tuesday we will be hosting a different theme or topic involving all things bookish!!! The Top Ten Tuesday post was originally created at That Artsy Reader Girl so visit there site for all the fun details about this awesome meme!! *CJ's Choice's* (YABC Blog Owner) *Bethany W's Choice's* (YABC Staff Reviewer) *Kayla's Choice's* (YABC Blog Manager) Comment your Top Ten choices below!!!
Review for The Beautiful Ones, Old-Time Romance and Fantasy
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Featured Review: No Sad Songs (Frank Morelli)
Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn’t take long for Gabe to realize that going to school and looking after a grandfather with Alzheimer’s is more work than he ever imagined.
YABC Staff's Current Reads ~ February 26th, 2018
Welcome to the weekly post by the Staff at YA Books Central called Current Reads Monday! We love everything bookish and just wanted to share with our readers what books we are currently reading and obsessing about! So check out what books the YABC Staff are currently reading below and comment to let us know what your book or books your reading as well!! Share, Tweet, and post with the hashtag #YABCCurrentReads! The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely...
February 2018 Book Haul!
We got some amazing titles in the mail this month (soooo many kids' books and soooo many YA!). Take a peek at our Book Haul and tell us which titles you're most interested in reading! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TeM0J6o1oKU" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Author Chat with Margaret Peterson Haddix (The Summer of Broken Things), Plus Giveaway!
1. What gave you the inspiration to write this book? The first part of the idea came from a great but somewhat ill-fated trip to Spain with my family.
The 11:11 Wish
Megan Meyers has a foolproof plan to reinvent herself at her new school. Good-bye, dorky math nerd; hello, friend magnet! But her first day at Saguaro Prep starts off weird to the tenth power. When she’s dared to “make something exciting happen,” Megan is thrown into the middle of an epic power struggle between the two seventh-grade Spirit Captains.
Author Chat with Brenda Rufener (Where I Live), Plus Giveaway!
1. What gave you the inspiration to write this book? The character of Linden Rose is partly inspired by an amazing group of young women I spent time with in college. I volunteered with a literacy program and worked with young women facing adverse circumstances, many of them homeless. These women were unwilling to give up, even in the face of incredible adversity, and I was drawn to their persistence and positivity.
Waiting On Wednesday ~ February 21st, 2018
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at and spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Queen of Flame and Fury, was murdered before her eyes.
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