Shipment Notice: 6/18/08 and other news

These books actually shipped out on 6/18...sorry for the late notice!


Katherine Fang: After Tupac and D Foster
Eliza Osborn: Drowned Maiden
Laura Woitalla: Drowned Maiden
Dominique Cheung: Foreign Exposure
Lauren Becker: Mondays are Red
Jennifer Creal: Sisters of Isis: The Summoning
Holly Kinsey: Sweet Valley High: Secrets
Amee Enders: The Boys Next Door
Linh Tran-Phuong: The Lightkeeper's Daughter

I also apologize that the server move is taking so LONG. My hosting company is having some unforseen difficulties with the move. Hopefully it will be complete soon!

In good news...I'll be at ALA this coming weekend. If you're going, I hope you'll look me up! I'll be doing signings at the Random House and Mirrorstone booths and I'll be doing a reading on stage. You can find out more at www.kimberlypauley.com I'll also be doing an event with Josh Hutcherson (the actor!) at the Aliso Viejo Public Library on 6/30.

Shipment Notice: 6/2/08

Hey Everyone, these books went out on Monday, June 2nd:

Jane Moran > > > > > Black Pearls: A Faerie Strand
Bethany Criddle > > > > > Hiding Edith
Holly Kinsey > > > > > The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Joan Mitchell > > > > > The 13th Reality
Bethany McClish > > > > > The Astonishing Adventures of Fan Boy & Goth Girl
Dana Kidle > > > > > The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Hillary Krajewski > > > > > Foreign Exposure
Nabila Chatur > > > > > The Off Season
Linh Tran-Phuong > > > > > Breaking Rank
Joseph Halpern > > > > > The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Gretsher Risatti > > > > > The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Sherry Prasad > > > > > The Astonishing Adventures of Fan Boy & Goth Girl
Allie Jones > > > > > The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Dominique Cheung > > > > > Kino No Tabi
Dominique Cheung > > > > > The Boys Next Door
chanell alapai > > > > > Slam

Shipment Notice: 5/12/08

The following prize books were mailed out today:

Sinera Sakayushi >> A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End
Lauren Becker >> Blood Brothers
Stephanie Armstrong >> Everything Changes
Patrick Morrison >> Fanboy (audio)
Diana Gonzalez >> Fanboy (book)
Link Isda >> Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth
Nadine-Stella Achenjang >> Mr. Touchdown
Denise Tran >> One Hot Second
Rachael Stein >> Princess Ben
Rachael Stein >> Suite Scarlett
Jonathan Ma >> Swan Kingdom
Wendi Cao >> Swan Kingdom
Josselyn Chen >> Swan Kingdom
Hatice Akcay >> Swan Kingdom
Judith Rycar >> Swan Kingdom
Nabila Chatur >> The 13th Reality
Barbara Leatham >> The Best Thing
Carli Campbell >> The Best Thing
Jane Squires >> The Best Thing
Mason Garner >> The Best Thing
Rosanne Morrison >> The Best Thing
Alyna Moosabhoy >> The Hollywood Sisters: Backstage Pass
Lauren Becker >> The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance
Rachael Stein >> Truancy
Tasha Samborski >> The Willoughbys
Taylor Freeman >> The Boy Next Door
Sherry Prasad >> The Boys Next Door
Joan Mitchell >> Titans of Chaos

Shipment Notice: 3/25/08

The following prize books were shipped out yesterday, March 25, 2008: (Woot! I successfully made it to the Post Office, with baby!)

Kristi Diehm > > > > Airhead
Ashley Jakubczyk > > > > Cecilpalooza Gift Pack (3 books)
Emily Wright > > > > Cecilpalooza Gift Pack (3 books)
Dixie McCarty > > > > Hallowmere: In the Serpent's Coils
Rachael Stein > > > > House of Night: Betrayed
Cory Georgopoulos > > > > House of Night: Chosen
Dominique Cheung > > > > House of Night: Marked
Bria Phillips > > > > Just Call Me Goody Two-Shoes
Jocelyn Pearce > > > > Mixed Magics
Nadine-Stella Achenjang > > > > Picture Perfect
Linh Tran-Phuong > > > > Scrapped Princess
Lillian Gomez > > > > Star Sisterz Pack (8 books)
Val Pearson > > > > Stuck Down (signed, newsletter)
Heather Cowley > > > > The Best Thing
Leslie Davis > > > > The Best Thing
Jane Moran > > > > The Center of the World
Nurin Chatur > > > > The Squad: Killer Spirit
Denise Tran > > > > Uninvited
Sherry Prasad > > > > Wake
Stephanie Armstrong > > > > Wide Awake

For Poseur winners who have emailed me, the publisher has sent out those prize books. If you haven't already received your book, you should shortly.

Shipment Notice: 2/20/08 UPDATE!

The following are being mailed out tomorrow, 2/19/08: UPDATE! Today is really, really, really cold (currently 4 degrees and I don't wanna even bring up the wind chill) and also expected to snow. That, combined with the ice that was already here means my 8-month pregnant self really shouldn't be driving. So I'll be doing this shipment tomorrow, 2/20/08, when it is supposed to be warmer (or at least sunny and no snow!) and I have to leave the house anyway to go to the doctor. Sorry for the one day delay!

Jane Elizabeth Moran > > > > > Converting Kate
Kate Zimmerman > > > > > Fanboy (book)
Danielle DeRosa > > > > > Paint It Black
Sarah Levine > > > > > Paraworld
Steff Armstrong > > > > > What If Someone I Know is Gay?
Meg Sloane > > > > > King Dork
L. Chin > > > > > Inside Girl
Nicole Brinkley > > > > > Fanboy (book)
Nabila Chatur > > > > > A Curse Dark as Gold
Nurin Chatur > > > > > Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nabila Chatur > > > > > Hallowmere: In the Serpent's Coils
Nabila Chatur > > > > > The Squad: Perfect Cover
Linh Tran-Phuong > > > > > Tote Bag from Scholastic
Amee Enders > > > > > Dairy Queen
Lauren Becker > > > > > Prey
Sarah Jose > > > > > The Gold Unicorn
Nadine-Stella Achenjang > > > > > The Heartbreakers
Nadine-Stella Achenjang > > > > > Heartbeat
Rachael Stein > > > > > The Year My Sister Got Lucky
Rachael Stein > > > > > Wake
Sherry Prasad > > > > > Don't Hex With Texas
Katherine Burgess > > > > > Hattie Big Sky
Stephanie Su > > > > > The Opposite of Invisible

Shipment Notice: 2/5/08

Hi All, the following books are going out today:

Megan Sullivan > > > Goddess of Yesterday
Grace Hwang > > > Converting Kate
Kristi Diehm > > > House of Night: Chosen
Ellen McCague > > > Star Sisterz Pack (8 books)
Lexi Allen > > > Fanboy (audio)
Codi McMaster > > > Paraworld
Leann Dase > > > Star Sisterz Pack (8 books)
Alexis DeWeese > > > Inside Girl
Rachael Stein > > > Unwind
Rachael Stein > > > Kiss Me, Kill Me
Rachael Stein > > > The 13th Reality
Rachael Stein > > > Saving Zoe

And to Chelsea, for review:

• The Fortunes of Indigo Skye
• The Second Virginity of Suzy Green
• Unwind

Shipment Notice: 1/30/08

The following books are being mailed out today (and yes, there are more to mail...this is just all I can carry at almost-8-months-pregnant). :-) I will try and get another mailing out this week if at all possible.

Adrian Martin > > > > Star Sisterz Pack (8 books, 2 packages)
Lauren Becker > > > > The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber
Shauna Wilcox > > > > Star Sisterz Pack (8 books, 2 packages)
Gabby Carter > > > > Alex Rider: Ark Angel
Gabby Carter > > > > Boys Next Door
Michelle Miller > > > > Undercover
Michelle Miller > > > > See You Down the Road (Signed)
Molly Fargeorge > > > > The Aspiring Writer's Journal (Forum Poetry Contest)
Brenda Chan > > > > The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber
Sherry Prasad > > > > Gettin' Lucky (+ Pay It Forward item)
Sherry Prasad > > > > The Sweet Far Thing
Sherry Prasad > > > > How they Met

Final new reviewer bio posted & other news

Little Willow's bio has now been posted (see About This Site for everyone's bios):

Little Willow - littlewillow@yabookscentral.com (YA, MG, emphasis on comedies, drama, "clean reads," and realistic fiction)

When not working on her own stories, Little Willow is happy to read or perform those written by others. She is a bookseller, freelance book reviewer, and journalist who aspires to be a successful actress, screenwriter, and novelist. Visit her book blog, Bildungsroman, at http://slayground.livejournal.com/ and corresponding archive at http://www.slayground.net/bildungsroman/


In other YABC related news, I'm sorry to say I didn't make it back to the Post Office this week, so the only books that went out were the reviewer books. I will definitely make a prize shipment next week. I thought I'd be able to get two in, but being almost 8 months pregnant is definitely curtailing my activity! Sorry about that!

Shipment Notice: 1/23/08

This is primarily a reviewer shipment. So, besides the books I mentioned in an earlier post going out to reviewers, I'm also sending out these:

Becky

• Don't Forget to Dream
• The Fairy Chronicles: Dragonfly and the Web of Dreams

Leann

• Class Favorite
• Forget About It
• Go Figure
• Out of Focus
• Stray
• How to Hook a Hottie
• The Comeback Season
• Rhiannon
• The Rules for Hearts
• 30 Days to Getting Over the Dork You Used to Call Your Boyfriend
• Does Snogging Count as Exercise

YABC News...

Well, I never anticipated the amount of (great) responses I would have to my post about needing a new reviewer or two for YABC. It really made me think about how best to organize (and re-organize) some things around here. After talking with the current reviewers, I'm happy to announce a few things (well, mostly happy, one is a slightly sad note but with a bright side):

• Please join me in saying goodbye to Beth, who will no longer be reviewing for YABC due to the coming of her second child (which I can completely appreciate right now!!). And congrats to her as well. We wish her a good night's sleep and the time to take a shower and hopefully, hopefully, a little time to read in there as well.
• Liz, one of YABC's picture book (PB) reviewers, is going to "infrequent" status due to other committments.
• Julie is going to be shifting her concentration from primarily PB to a broader range of YA and MG (middle grade) books.
• Becky is going to be shifting her concentration from Christian books to cover both Christian books and kids books (up to age 10).
• And please welcome (so far) two new reviewers: Ed Goldberg (a librarian) and Little Willow (a bookseller and book reviewer). More to come on them soon -- look for their bios on the About This Site page this week.

And some shipments of review books will be going out this week:

Alyssa

• Bone: Ghost Circles
• The Ebony Eye
• Queen of the Sea
• Warrior's Bones
• The Stolen Sun
• Amulet: The Stonekeeper

Ed

• Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
• Truancy
• The Celebutantes in the Club
• Tunnels
• Pro Wrestling Kids' Style
• Cezanne is Missing
• Mind Over Basketball
• Fake Boyfriend
• Cover-Up
• Swindle
• What To Do When Your Temper Flares

Little Willow

• For Now
• The Pirates of Turtle Rock
• The Unspoken
• Unleashed
• Falcon's Prey
• Wyvernhail
• Cam's Quest
• Almost Home
• The Fall of the Templar
• First Aid
• Annabelle's Monsters
• The Wreath

Julie:

• The Hope Chest
• The Ashleys
• The Possibility of Fireflies
• Henry of York
• Candy in Action
• Raleigh's Page

More news soon!

Shipment Notice: 1/9/08 Addendum

The following books are also going out today (see previous post for the rest of the list):

Nurin Chatur: The Year My Sister Got Lucky
Nabila Chatur: Twelve
Renee Meyers: My Sister's Wedding and My Summer Vacation
Sherry Prasad: Foreign Exposure
Rachael Stein: The Boys Next Door
Nadine-Stella Achenjang: Immersed in Verse (forum poetry contest prize)

Shipment Notice: 1/9/08

The following will be mailed out tomorrow (1/9/08):

Joan Class > > > > > > Dark Lord of Derkholm
Elizabeth Paige > > > > > > My Sister's Wedding and My Summer Vacation
Molly Fargeorge > > > > > > Whale Talk
Steff Armstrong > > > > > > Quaking
Epiphany Themelis > > > > > > My Sister's Wedding and My Summer Vacation
Alecia Gibson > > > > > > My Sister's Wedding and My Summer Vacation
LaTonya M. Baldwin > > > > > > Converting Kate
Chelsea Swiggett > > > > > > Beige (last prize book for the new Demi-Goddess! :-)
Michelle Miller > > > > > > Converting Kate
Sara Grochowski > > > > > > Off Season
Link Isda > > > > > > Zodiac Girls: From Geek to Goddess
Link Isda > > > > > > Zodiac Girls: Recipe for Rebellion
Sinera Sakayushi > > > > > > Undercover
Dominique Cheung > > > > > > Shades of Simon Gray
Dominique Cheung > > > > > > Gideon the Cutpurse
Lauren Becker > > > > > > Boy Toy
Nadine-Stella Achenjang > > > > > > Honey Blonde Chica
Nadine-Stella Achenjang > > > > > > Once Upon a Prom: Dress
Matt Hill > > > > > > Truesight
Cindi Aylor > > > > > > My Sister's Wedding and My Summer Vacation

And the following are also being mailed out tomorrow to Chelsea, the new 2008 Official YABC Demi-Goddess (her first review stack):

• Tweak
• Hallowmere: By Venom's Sweet Sting
• What They Found
• Reincarnation
• One Butt Cheek at a Time
• Icecore
• This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record
• Hotlanta
• Darkside
• Once Upon a Prom: Dream
• How I Saved My Father's Life
• In or Out
• Loves Me, Loves Me Not
• Susanna Sees Stars
• Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List
• Red Glass
• What If...You Broke All the Rules
• A Little Friendly Advice

**** Note for winners of the Slam giveaway -- I was notified today (1/8/08) that the books have been mailed out directly from the publisher (to all the winners, that is, that had responded...I'm still waiting for responses from 5 people...check your email, people...)

So, the following Slam winners should be receiving their book shortly:

Barbara Moon
Michael Jacobs
Allegra Ashley
Melissa Martin
Caitlin Davis
Robyn Adams
Laura Woitalla
Nerie Guerra
Chioma Nwuzi
Kristina Mazzio
hayley stewart
Anna Hejmanowski
Maggie Clark
Anabel Arakaki
Lauren Becker

The winners I'm still waiting to hear from include:

Chanell Alapai
Kevin Fette
April Frasier
Brittney Garcia
Casey Ingram

Shipment Notice: 12/20/07

The following 35 books are being shipped out tomorrow, December 20th. Happy Holidays!

Natalie Rangel > > > > >Stay with Me
Randy > > > > >Hero
Krysten Hager > > > > >Zodiac Girls: Brat Princess
Sinera Sakayushi > > > > >The Arrival
Kate Mills > > > > >Off Season
Denise Tran > > > > >Forever In Blue
Bria Phillips > > > > >How to Take the Ex out of Ex Boyfriend
Katrina Leomo > > > > >Boy Toy
Katrina Leomo > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Dominique Cheung > > > > >Inside Girl
Dominique Cheung > > > > >Tripping to Somewhere
Dominique Cheung > > > > >Earrings of Ixtumea (Signed)
Dominique Cheung > > > > >Burger Wuss
Nora Scott-Platt > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Marlee Mykietowich > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Stephanie Su > > > > >Keeping You a Secret
Stephanie Su > > > > >Off Season
Michele Wesley > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Pat Babcock > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Dolores Quigley > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Denise Young > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Amy Blasi > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Melinda A. Adams > > > > >Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Matt Hill > > > > >Earrings of Ixtumea
Sherry Prasad > > > > >Undercover
Matt Hill > > > > >God of Beer

Holdup Shipment from Publisher

Hi!

I was out of the country when I got the email, so am just posting it now, but the publisher let me know on Dec. 7th that they mailed out all of the Holdup winner's prizes on that date. So if you don't have your book yet, you should have it soon! Thanks!

Shipment Notice: 11/29/07

The following are being shipped out today:

Jane Moran > > > > Forgotten Fire
Jane Moran > > > > Black Unicorn
Pomai Gutierrez > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Molly Fargeorge > > > > Dairy Queen
Louis Huffmire > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Stephanie Armstrong > > > > Off Season
Stephanie Armstrong > > > > The God Box
milanna royster > > > > 3 NB's of Julian Drew
Kimberlyn Fauson > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Nabila Chatur > > > > The Demonata: Lord Loss
Nabila Chatur > > > > Saving Zoe
Nurin Chatur > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
LaTonya M. Baldwin > > > > Every Time a Rainbow Dies
Sherry Prasad > > > > Damsel Under Stress
Sherry Prasad > > > > Guyaholic

Shipment Notice: 11/19/07

The following books are going out today (and don't worry if you don't see your name on this list...I've still got 30 more prize packs/books to mail beyond this, though it is very unlikely I'll get to it until after Thanksgiving since we have company coming tomorrow and I'm already up to 3 bags of books to haul into the Post Office today seeing as how the Sisters of Isis packs are two books each....whew, that was a long sentence):

Sue Ostergard > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Joan Class > > > > > Deep Secret
Ruhama Kordatzky Bahr > > > > > Open the Unusual Door
Izabella Gail > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Anisaa Diggins > > > > > Tantalize
Allie Yates > > > > > Beige
Meaghan Fleming > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Eva Pepitone > > > > > Peace I Ask of Thee
April Jacques > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Diondra Alston > > > > > Bad Girls Club
Jessica Maurer > > > > > Bad Girls Club
Katie Trudeau > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Chelsea Swiggett > > > > > Bad Girls Club
Anthony Hedden > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Eleanor Frank > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Marina Craig > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Michelle Miller > > > > > Bad Girls Club
Michelle Miller > > > > > Click Here to Find Out How I Survived the Seventh Grade
Margery Yeager > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Jennifer Maslowski > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Bettina Cheung > > > > > Extras
Justin Stavish > > > > > Time Spies Set
Sarah Jose > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Heather Holden > > > > > Sisters of Isis Prize Pack
Maggie Clark > > > > > Inside Girl
Jamie Boston > > > > > Bad Girls Club

Shipment Notice: 11/13/2007

The last of the GLBT Month Prize Packs are going out today to:

Linda Ludke
Sharon Chen
Meghan Lampe

I ran out of boxes, so they'll be in shipments of 3 envelopes each.

Books to Amber, for review

Here's a few books that are going out to Amber for review:

Snitch
Mob Princess
Spud
The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It
Teen, Inc.

Review Books to Alyssa

The following small press, self published, graphic novels & manga/anime related books are going out to Alyssa Feller ( alyssa@yabookscentral.com ) for review (eh, probably on Monday unless I get to the Post Office today after all). She should be busy for a while with these (as well as books she had before), so if you're an author and you notice your book in this list, please don't hound her. :-)

Drums Along the Jacks Fork
The Book of Dreams: The Life Story of a Teenage Girl
Flying with Broken Wings
Second Chance at Love
Your Karma, Dee Dee
Race for Doroon
Sky Bounce
Dance Jam Productions
Kelly McCabe in Slow Boat to Terror
Maria Dracula
Fighting the Current
The Ghost in Allie's Pool
Over and Over You
Big Rig Rustlers
Oddest Yet
Mae-Be Roses
Diamond Dogs
Operating Codes
The Wall on 7th Street
Star
Tallulah Falls
Peril at Pier Nine
Karma Club
Return to Zandria
Alex Unlimited
Humanity's Edge
The Nexus Ring
The Secret Diary of Adrian Cat
A Deadly Distance
Gone and Back Again
The Jessicas: The Adventures of Five City Girls
Rosemount
Confessions of a Teenage Witch
The Adventures of Short Stubby Brownbeard
A Window to the World
Words Like Weeds
True Blue Forever
Vietnam Journal: A Graphic Novel
Rolly's Magic Pencil
Grave Robbers
Adventures of the Book Battling Kids
Legend of the White Wolf
The Glow Stone
Wicked Odd

Shipment Notice: 11/1/2007

The following went out today (and yes, again, I do still have more to mail, but I couldn't carry anymore...at 4 1/2 months pregnant, it was all I could do to carry these at once!):

Jocelyn Pearce > > > > The Year the Gypsies Came
Linda Liu > > > > All Q, No A: More Tales of a 10th-Grade Social Climber
Linda Liu > > > > Yell-oh girls
Dominique Wanstead > > > > Inside Girl
Dominique Wanstead > > > > GLBT Month Prize Pack (8 books)
Stephanie Armstrong > > > > Dairy Queen
Epiphany Themelis > > > > Strays
Robyn Adams > > > > Inside Girl
Sherry Prasad > > > > Bloodline: Reckoning
Sherry Prasad > > > > Extras
Sherry Prasad > > > > Once Upon Stilettos
Candy Rhodes > > > > GLBT Month Prize Pack (8 books)
Pamela White > > > > Strays
Marilyn Credo > > > > Strays
Jermaine Sobreo > > > > The Rise and Fall of a 10th Grade Social Climber
KayDe Yeung > > > > Penelope
KayDe Yeung > > > > Dairy Queen
KayDe Yeung > > > > Off Season
KayDe Yeung > > > > Hero
Nadine-Stella Achenjang > > > > Absolutely Positively Not
James Mercer > > > > Time Spies Set (4 books)
marie carter > > > > Inside Girl
Theresa Young > > > > Firegirl (Signed, Newsletter Prize)