Clockwork Angel: the next big thing in young-adult fantasy?
From books with 5 starred reviews to the latest teen fantasy series, today’s news shows you what’s hot in the children’s book world. The only problem is, you may be tempted to put down your own book and pick up one of these instead!
- If you want to stay up-to-date with the fantasy-loving teens in your life, check out ShelfLife‘s feature on Clockwork Angel, the latest book by YA-author Cassandra Clare. Clockwork Angel is the first book in Clare’s new trilogy, “The Infernal Devices,” set in Victorian-era England. This series ties in with Clare’s bestselling “Mortal Instruments” series, and it all starts with protagonist Tessa Gray falling “deeper and deeper into an alternate magical reality.” ShelfLife has more about the series, including an interview with Clare’s editor, Karen Wojtyla.
- Want to know which children’s books are getting stars without sifting through countless editions of Booklist, Kirkus, School Library Journal, etc? Of course you do, so Publisher Weekly‘s ShelfTalker blog gives you a list (compiled by an independent book store). Leading the way are 3 books with 5 stars each: Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Incarceron by Catherine Fisher, and Mirror, Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer. As the blog points out, many books without starred reviews are excellent and worth reading, but the list is a helpful guide to the hundreds of books published so far this year.
- For recent children’s book reviews, take a look at the New York Times Children’s Bookshelf by Julie Just. Just reviews 5 recent children’s books, including The Easter Egg by Jan Brett and 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Julia Eccleshare. And if that’s not enough children’s lit for you, Omnivoracious links to more young reader and YA news in its weekly Kid-Lit Roundup.
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