Category Archives: Reading

YA Books Galore Giveaway!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

Who wants to win a whole stack of YA books? This contest is open to anyone with a U.S. mailing address. (Sorry, international YA fans, I found out the hard way that mailing a book is really expensive. Mailing a … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy by Susan Vaught

Posted on June 13, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

Every year I try to read the Edgar Award nominees for juvenile and young adult fiction before the winners are announced. Due to time constraints with the doctorate program, I completely failed this year. However, I did manage to read … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: Life-Changing Love by Theresa Linden

Posted on May 23, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

I had a chance to read an advanced copy of Theresa Linden’s new release (officially, it comes out on May 26), and I’m happy to share a bit about it now! Title: Life-Changing Love Author: Theresa Linden Genre: contemporary romance … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: The Sign of The Carved Cross by Lisa Hendey

Posted on May 16, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

The Sign of the Carved Cross is the second book in the Chime Travelers series. I suppose I really should have read the first book in the series before diving into book 2, but luckily, Lisa Hendey fills in enough … Continue reading →

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Monday Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Posted on April 4, 2016 by AJ Cattapan

Cinder has been on my TBR pile for a couple of years, at least. Yes, that’s how long my to-be-read list is! I had started reading it last summer, but then my mom fell ill and grad school started up, … Continue reading →

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Win a FREE author visit to your classroom!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

To celebrate Angelhood winning a 2015 Readers’ Favorite Book Award, I’m giving away one free author visit to a classroom in the Chicago area. Details and entry form are here. But hurry! Contest is only open until November 15, 2015! … Continue reading →

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8 Books to Engage Your Middle School Student this School Year

Posted on August 24, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

As an author and middle school English teacher, I get a lot of requests from parents about what books I might recommend to their children. Since the school I teach at started early this year, I’ve already been listening to … Continue reading →

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BookTubeAThon 2015 TBR List!

Posted on August 4, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

Just a couple days ago, an author friend told me about a seven-day reading challenge called BookTubeAThon. It’s happening over on YouTube, but if you watch this video, you’ll hear about my list of books to be read in a … Continue reading →

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