Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Teen/Tween Tuesday


Teen/Tween Tuesday
(aka YA)

by Karen Chance

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Roc (June 6, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451460936
ISBN-13: 978-0451460936
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches


Product Description:

Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits-talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren't usually dangerous; they just like to talk...a lot. The undead are another matter.

Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking Mafioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she's forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection. The undead senators won't help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire-and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay...

To read a sample chapter from Touch the Dark, please click here.

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I think this sounds awesome and will be another that I will be adding to my TBR wish list! Also, Karen has a totally awesome website! Be sure to check it out!! (click here)

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by: Michael Scott

Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (June 24, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385736002
ISBN-13: 978-0385736008
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches


Product Description:

The Alchemyst is a contemporary fantasy which opens in modern day San Francisco when brother and sister, Josh and Sophie discover that the owner of the bookstore where Josh works is the immortal French alchemist, Nicholas Flamel. Flamel and his wife, Perenelle, are the guardians of the Book of Abraham which they have protected for centuries. This is a collection of the most powerful spells in the world. When Dr John Dee discovers the Flamels whereabouts, he attacks and snatches the book. Josh and Sophie intervene to help Flamel, but now they too are being hunted by Dee and creatures that predate humanity.

All of the main characters in The Alchemyst series are based on figures from history or mythology.

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A bit of fun fyi:

Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel both existed. Nicholas was born in France in 1330, and not only do his diaries and writings exist, his house at 51 rue de Montmorency still stands in Paris today.

In his diaries he writes extensively about discovering the Book of Abraham, and his long quest to translate it. He claims he discovered the secret of the Philosopher's Stone – how to turn base metal into gold - and also the secret of eternal life.

From being a poor bookseller, he became extraordinarily wealthy and founded schools, churches and hospitals in Paris . In recognition for his charitable works, there are two streets named for him and Perenelle.

He lived simply and when he died in 1418, his tomb was broken into by thieves looking for his vast wealth.

His tomb – and that of Perenelle – were both empty.

In the centuries that followed, there are several sightings of Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel across Europe .

* You can read this and so much more by visiting the author's website! (click here)




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