Author: Tanita Davis

tanita s. davis is a writer and avid reader who prefers books to most things in the world, including people. That's ...pretty much it, she's very awkward and she can't even tell jokes. She is, however, the author of eleven books, including Serena Says, Partly Cloudy, Go Figure, Henri Weldon, The Science of Friendship and the Coretta Scott King honored Mare's War. Look for her new MG, book Berry Parker Doesn't Catch Crushes September 2025 from HarperCollins Childrens' Books.

March 3, 2015

TURNING PAGES: SHADOW SCALE, by RACHEL HARTMAN

When I read SERAPHINA in 2012, I was just about out of words to describe it. It was, I decided a medieval mystery, based…

February 27, 2015

TURNING PAGES: INFANDOUS, by ELENA K. ARNOLD

“Have you ever had the feeling that you aren’t the main character in the story of your life? That you fill a more minor…

February 24, 2015

A Cybil’s Bookmark: SALVAGE by ALEXANDRA DUNCAN

This book is a 2015 Cybils Award YA Speculative Fiction Finalist. This is a review by a finalist judge, so will focus more directly…

February 20, 2015

Odds & Book Ends: Five & Dime Friday, Procrastination Edition

Yes, I am the big nerd who occasionally has themed bookshelves. In my house. Because, apparently I am a pretend librarian. Happy Friday, kids!…

February 18, 2015

A Cybil’s Bookmark: NOGGING by JOHN COREY WHALEY

This book is a 2015 Cybils Award YA Speculative Fiction Finalist. This is a review by a finalist judge, so will focus solely on…

February 17, 2015

A Cybils Bookmark: THE WINNER’S CURSE, by MARIE RUTKOSKI

I’d previously only read this author’s middle-grade novels. Her debut with THE CABINET OF WONDERS, was a Cybs contender awhile back, and pretty amazing…

February 15, 2015

A Cybil’s Bookmark: DEATH SWORN by LEAH CYPRESS

This book is a 2015 Cybils Award YA Speculative Fiction Finalist. This is a review by a finalist judge, so will focus solely on…

February 14, 2015

A Cybils Bookmark: THE LIVING, by MATT DE LA PEÑA

This book is The Winner of the 2015 Cybils Award in YA Speculative Fiction. This year I was a finalist judge, and I know…

February 13, 2015

TURNING PAGES: DOING RIGHT, by PATRICK JONES

“Man, those were some hard times,” I say real soft, trying to calm him down. “But we got through it, and you know why…

February 10, 2015

TURNING PAGES: STRANGER, by RACHEL MANIJA BROWN & SHERWOOD SMITH

I was reminded of the controversy surrounding this title in its infancy when I happened upon a Big Idea article about it last month….

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