Blogger: Rachel Kent
Last night I watched “Snow White and the Huntsman” the recent release with Kristen Stuart as Snow White. A few months ago I watched “Mirror, Mirror” with Julia Roberts as the evil queen. Both movies are Snow White…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Oct 24, 2012 in Blog, Reading, Teen books, Writing Craft | 74 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
SPOILER ALERT!!! If you haven’t read the book or seen the movie and would like to, do not read this post!!!
I went to The Hunger Games movie last Friday, and the grade I’d give it is a B-. I’ve…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Mar 28, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Teen books | 35 Comments
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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Today’s pick: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Here’s the link to the movie page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/
Ender’s Game, from my understanding, is a book that many filmmakers have wanted to option, but author…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 19, 2012 in Blog, Teen books, Writing Craft | 8 Comments
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Location: The Lodge @ Sonoma in Sonoma, Calif. for the Books & Such Agents’ Planning Summit
I’d like to spend this week talking about books that soon will be movies. We can discuss what we think has given them…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 16, 2012 in Blog, Fiction, Teen books, Writing Craft | 13 Comments
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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I think a lot of younger readers would say the Harry Potter series introduced them to young adult fantasy. Some might say it was Twilight. For my generation and for…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jun 23, 2011 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Teen books | 15 Comments
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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
For our free-for-all, I’d like to share what’s next on my reading list, and I’d like to hear what’s next on yours. Don’t worry; your next book doesn’t need to…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 21, 2011 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Teen books | 16 Comments
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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
I read this book a little while ago; it’s not one of my most recent reads, but I want to use this book to…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 20, 2011 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Teen books | 24 Comments
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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Violet Eyes by Debbie Viguie
I have read many of the YA books in the Once Upon a Time series. Fairytales are a strong trend in general market YA. I picked this…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 19, 2011 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Teen books | 9 Comments
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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson
This book is a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. I believe it’s one of the first CBA (Christian Booksellers Association) fairytale books. While the…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 18, 2011 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Teen books | 12 Comments
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Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
This week I’m going to give you a book review each day about YA books and books for younger readers that I’ve read recently. That way we can all talk…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jan 17, 2011 in Blog, Fiction, Reading, Teen books | 21 Comments
