Author events come on in! Dean Whitlock: The Bell Cannon Affair, Sat Aug 14 August 10, 2021 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment Dean Whitlock of Thetford, VT, will come & read from his latest young adult book, The Bell Cannon Affair, a historical fiction set on a steam liner, Isle of Lewis. Be prepared for a wild adventure with young Ewan Gilmore and the passengers on the liner as the mystery of the Bell Cannon unfolds. 2:00-3:00 […] Read more » author signing events local authors new books YA books
book reviews new books The Fire Children by Lauren M. Roy June 9, 2015 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment THE FIRE CHILDREN by Lauren M. Roy (Rebellion, $9.99, pub date June 30, 2015) https://www.netgalley.com/re/1791244?r=f This quest-type YA pulled me in from the start with the unusual setting of a society that must retreat underground to historical tunnels beneath their homes every “eclipse,” which appears to happen at random years. The Fire Children are to […] Read more » book review new books science fiction YA books
new books Final Disc-World book announced — pre-order here! June 6, 2015 / August 17, 2015 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment US pub date listed as 9/15/15. Strangely, also listed as a YA book. Whatever. You can pre-order through our store! Send an email to: starcatbooks@starcatbooks.com to pre-order. Read more » science fiction Terry Pratchett YA books
book reviews new books The Galaxy Game, by Karen Lord March 24, 2015 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment I just reviewed this on Netgalley, as I read this in ARC (advanced reading copy) form before it was published, but it’s out now, and we have it in the store. I can’t recommend it highly enough: it blew me away. Fabulous SF, fabulous YA (or adult) — it’s just plain fantastic. I couldn’t put […] Read more » book review science fiction YA books
book reviews new books New YA and science fiction books! December 6, 2014 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment MORE BOOKS, this time our YOUNG ADULT & SCIENCE FICTION acquisitions that just came in. STEELHEART, by Brandon Sanderson (trade paperback) From the jacket: “Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no […] Read more » book review new books science fiction YA books
book reviews new books Review: H2O by Virginia Bergin (Oct. 2014) August 28, 2014 / August 7, 2025 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment H2O, by Virginia Bergin 978-1-4926-0654-3 $16.99, SourceBooks 336 pages, HC October 2014 Age 14+ Edited to add: The review, which you will find below, was written a few days ago. Days during which I found myself looking at the sky. At the clouds. All the time. Through my windshield as I was driving, above my […] Read more » book review new books review science fiction YA books
new books The Graveyard Book graphic novel vol. 1 is in! August 12, 2014 / August 17, 2015 by Star Cat Books | Leave a Comment We have several copies of Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book graphic novel, illustrated by P. Craig Russell, just released this week. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nancy C. Hanger (@starcatbooks) Get your copies while they’re in stock — they’re sure to go fast! I also have a SIGNED poster for this […] Read more » graphic novel new books science fiction YA books
