Ana’s Story, a new YA drama by Jenna Bush about a girl growing up with HIV, is now available in ebook format from Harper Collins. It’s also available on Fictionwise.
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I’m often asked why I read more ebooks than ‘real’ books? The obvious answer is that ebooks are real books, just in another format. But what’s the truth? I look for YA novels that stretch and break down boundaries. That say new things in new ways. Ways that traditional print publishers might shy away from or overlook. So the most rewarding thing about running a site like Teen eBooks is finding those sleeper hits. Those writers you just know are going to carve their names in the larger scene of English authorship. Those writers like sixteen-year-old Hannah Moskowitz, who’s debut novel, The Sublime, is at once a rich recipe and an accessible sample of a strong new voice in teen literature. Continue Reading »
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Slow but beautiful Leonie has a charm – or curse – that makes all men fall instantly in love with her, so things get complicated when she escapes her home with a handsome prince in A Charm for a Unicorn by Jennifer Macaire, available now from Calderwood Books.
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Melody Howey is now among young ebook readers with a new horror title from Write Words, Inc. under their ebooksonthe.net imprint. Ashley Johnson is just on the prowl for a good time when she attends a Festival of the Wolf celebration with her boyfriend, but she ends up turning into something less (or more) than human in Werewolves Among Us, available this month from a number of online retailers.
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Wings ePress has launched its October lineup, which means new teen ebooks. Across Thin White Lines is Jim Green’s fictitious examination of social segregation, following ‘Shorstack’ Johnson, a seventh grade student who vocalizes questions about the world around him when everyone else stays silent. The Winchester Mystery by Carol Parsons follows three kids in a quest for hidden treasure. Both novels are available for $6 in ebook format from the Wings ePress homepage.
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Want a brand new eBookwise ebook reader? All you have to do is check out some awesome author websites in a contest closing October 30 by the folks at Books We Love. Rules and details are here.
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We’ve just received word that Uncial Press will publish Michelle Levigne’s second novel in the Zygradon series in April 2008. The original novel, an ‘Arthurian fantasy’ about a boy born to fulfill a prophecy, is available now. You can find out more at Levigne’s homepage.
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Simon Says has just released an ebook edition of Leven Thumps by Obert Skye under its Aladdin imprint. It’s about a Leven Thumps, Clover Ernest and Winter Frore, and an adventure to turn a toothpick into (or rather back into) an heir to the throne of Foo. Or something quite like that. It’s available for just over $5 from Simon’s site.
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To reflect changes that have happened in the past year or more. You’ll notice it’s no longer About Us, but now just About. Truth be told, I’m the only writer at present, so send me a line at pr @ teenebooks.com if you’d be interested in authoring some reviews from time to time. Also, I’ve changed the comment settings so you no longer have to have pre-approved comments or give up your email information.
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Eve Neuhaus has written a new fantasy about two kids and a whole lot of flying animals, and the ebook edition – published by Books We Love (traditionally a sort of publisher’s union) in alliance with WingSpan Press – is absolutely free. Head over to the official website and hit ’story’ for a PDF download.
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