Five, Six, Seven, Nate! is the follow up to Tim Federle’s hilarious Better Nate Than Ever. In the first book, Nate ran away to New York to audition for E.T. the Broadway Musical. And now, Nate’s living his dream, immersed in rehearsals, and the politics of Broadway. Nate is back and better than ever in […]
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The Movie Date is a weekly feature where we discuss movies that may appeal to YA readers. Andrew is The Reading Date’s resident movie critic and this week he discusses Short Term 12, a 2013 film directed by Destin Daniel Crettin. Working at a group home for unstable teens is demanding enough, but the arrival of a troubled young girl forces […]
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Sometimes you need a change of pace to snap you out of a reading rut. And a book about a professional assassin who poses as an intern certainly fits the bill. This book recalls classic pulp fiction, and the pop culture nods, plot twists, quirkiness and action are Tarantino-esque. The Intern’s Handbook has snappy dialogue […]
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Mailbox Monday is a weekly event where we share our latest book arrivals. Link up and find new mailboxes to stalk at the Mailbox Monday blog! Here’s my week in books: Audiobooks: Noggin by John Corey Whaley – Kirby Heyborne performs this coming-of-age book Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle – Yay the […]
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Today is Record Store Day! My vinyl records always ended up scratchy back in the day, and I currently embrace the digital world of Spotify and whatnot. However, I do have a lot of vinyl records in my house, since my husband (Movie Date Andrew) has an entire room dedicated to music. He even has […]
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Hollywood is still enamored with book adaptations and there are a slew of them to look forward to this fall. This week we got the first look at the trailers for two highly anticipated adaptations: GONE GIRL and IF I STAY. Gone Girl is based on Gillian Flynn’s 2012 runaway bestseller. The film adaptation stars Ben Affleck, Rosalind Pike, […]
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