If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo, you hopefully have an idea by now of what your novel is going to be about. If not, you may struggle a bit at the beginning getting going, but maybe the writers here at GeekMom and GeekDad can help!
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Three recommended, very different YA novels have this in common: a strong heroine discovering the power of stories.
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‘The Grand Tour’ is a smart book. Mostly.
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Is the girl crazy? Is there really a world where children are like gods? Or is there a dark reality hidden behind the story? The Riverman Trilogy.
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Jonathan Wood joins GeekMom as a guest to share how kick-ass women inspire his writing.
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The new YA novel makes you paint an entirely new universe in your mind; one that has battles, magic, and love, all on the back of a giant turtle.
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Natania takes us deeper into the process of writing Bone Dust by embracing the joy of Post-it Note colors.
Continue ReadingKiller of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac is about Lozen, a young warrior trying to keep her family alive in a post-apocalyptic world where electricity no longer works and monsters and myths once again roam the earth. Lozen’s most powerful tool is her compassion.
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Hammer of Witches by Shana Mlawski is all about stories: fairy tales, religious texts, and history. She takes what we know of Columbus’ voyage to America and uses it as the backdrop about a boy learning the power of words, and the magic behind the meaning of stories. It’s a good book.
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Fans of Colfer are sure to enjoy this new novel, The Reluctant Assassin.
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There are some books I read more than once. Mystery novels are not part of that group. I already know who “did” it, so that’s that. With Matt Kindt’s graphic novel Red Handed: The Fine Art of Strange Crimes. I’ve read it a couple times and plan to read again. At its most basic, this is a detective noir story. But ethics and the boundaries of the law are the heart.
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Japanese steampunk. Yeah, I said Japanese steampunk. Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff is a dystopian feudal Japan setting with Iron Samurai wielding chainsaw katanas. Chainsaw katanas. It is a well-done kung-fu movie as a book, but with a female heroine, and a detailed new fantasy setting.
Continue ReadingRelying on seductive art to draw in your audience is akin to a comedian swearing. It doesn’t take skill to get a reaction. There have been several recent posts GeekMom and elsewhere about the sexualization of women in comics. Although that’s nothing new, female geeks are finally getting fed up- realizing that being loyal and […]
Continue ReadingI talked about being a stay at home mom in my last post, but I’m preparing to re-enter the job market. The thought of working outside the home is a rather terrifying thought to me. I’ve been in school for the last two years and I’m due to graduate with a degree in Medical Office […]
Continue ReadingThe Human is the first book of the War of the Seasons series by Janine K. Spendlove. This book is an engaging fantasy novel that follows a young girl named Story as she journeys to a strange new world and the quest she embarks on to save it. I love fantasy books, and the ones […]
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