The American Booksellers Association have announced the winners of the 2013 Indies Choice Book Awards, as voted by independent booksellers.
The Indies Choice Book Award for Young Adult Book of the Year, which reflects the spirit of independent booksellers and the IndieBound movement, went to
The Fault in Our Stars by .
was also awarded the Indie Champion Award, recognizing the author or illustrator that has both the best sense of the importance of independent bookstores to their communities at large and the strongest personal commitment to foster and support the mission and passion of independent booksellers.
Check out the other Indies Choice award winners here.
Categories: Awards, Saskatoon, Winnipeg
Tegan Oglietti is an average girl growing up in Australia. She likes music, protesting against environmental and social injustice, and is crushing on her brother's best friend. And on one of the best days of her life, she dies and wakes up 100 years in the future with no idea were she is. It turns out that Tegan is the first successful patient to have been brought back to life. Tegan tries to create a normal life, even though she has become an over night celebrity, but that is not always easy. Especially when she keeps finding out shadowy secrets about the reason she was frozen...
When We Wake is a suspenseful novel. If you like dystopian fiction, then you will probably like this. I thought it was a pretty good book. I would give it a 7 out of 10.
- Lise, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up
The Gathering Dark was quite a page turner! Author does an amazing job of combining teen fiction, romance, and fantasy into one novel of interesting events.
The story focuses on Keira as she discovers a world outside of her piano. For the past thirteen years, Keira has sought out solace in her music, especially after the death of her uncle, her parents fighting, and of course, after the appearance of her startling visions. During the most difficult time of her life she meets Walker, the one person who she feels she can talk to and who really understands her. But as she draws closer to Walker, she begins to realize that he - and her visions - aren't what she thought they were.
My eyes have been opened to a new genre by reading The Gathering Dark. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to try out the fantasy genre, and I give two thumbs for writing such a great book!
- Laura, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up
Tamar Robinson's life has drastically changed: she's losing her hair, her twin sisters are dead, and her parents are off in their own worlds, trying to handle this for themselves - never mind Tamar.
This is the story of a teenager trying to regain her life. It's about Tamar trying to help herself, and her parents, get through the tragedy of losing her sisters and to focus on their own lives.
The New Normal follows Tamar as she begins to discover who she really is - through friends, through family, but mainly through herself.
- Laia, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up
Etiquette and Espionage was quite an interesting read! Written by , this book is full of excitement. The main character, fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a girl waiting for adventure! She is the youngest of her sisters, and bugs her mom with her curiosity and unladylike manner. When she is offered schooling at a finishing academy called Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality, her mother quickly says yes! And quite soon, she starts learning things about this academy that sparks her curiosity. She learns that this academy doesn't just teach you the arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also the arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and modern weaponry. Here, Sophronia finds out secrets that many others don't know.
This book really spiked my interest. I found it very exciting and I always wanted to see what Sophronia's next crazy scheme would be. If you want to try something new, I would highly recommend this book. And this is only the first book of the series!
- Elise, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer
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