I have decided to participate in the 2012 Debut Author Challenge which is being hosted by Kristi at TheStorySiren.com. Debut Author Challenge is a year-long challenge to read & review at least twelve young adult or middle grade debut novels from January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013.
Below is the list of 2012 debuts I hope to read next year. The list likely to change as the year moves forward but hopefully I will get to read all of the books listed.
- Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler
- Love & Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
- Reunited by Hilary Weisman Graham
- Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
- Everneath by by Brodi Ashton
- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
- Slide by Jill Hathaway
- Cinder by by Marissa Meyer
- The Selection by Kiera Cass
- Tempest by Julie Cross
- The Other Life by Jess Rothenberg
- Someone Else’s Life by Katie Dale
- Struck by Jennifer Bosworth
- Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf
- The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg
I’ll post the update for this challenge under the Reading Challenge tab with the list of books I read and reviews during the event. For more information about the challenge just click the button above.
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Thanks for including me! 🙂
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no problem. can’t wait to read your book & thanks for dropping by here. Goodluck on the release of Slide
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Oh you have some great picks on your list! Am glad you added Sweet Evil, that book looks amazing. I can’t wait to see what you think of them all. So glad you’re participating this year! 🙂
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Of course Sweet Evil is a must read for me since you highly recommend it 🙂 I’m excited to discover new authors from this challenge. can’t wait for 2012.
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I am so happy to see Where It Began on your list. Thanks! So many good books here, I’m waiting eagerly too.
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I’m really looking forward reading your book, Where It Began. The cover art is beautiful. can’t wait for March to come.
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Thanks for this list — I’m not exactly the most updated person when it comes to YA and this helps a lot. Always nice to discover a debut title.
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you’re welcome. I hope you got the chance to read some of the titles above. I’m also excited to discover new authors & debut title in YA.
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just watches…lucky you!! enjoy I’ll try to keep track of your advance as well as Fiktshun’s 😉
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you are not joining this year? you should join too. this is my first try to join the challenge & I’m hoping I can get a copy of all the titles above either locally or via book depository. Though I’m not expecting to have them on the release date 😉 And there is always netgalley to help 😉
Fiktshun’s picks are pretty great, for sure she’ll finished all on her list & more.
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