2012 Debut Author Challenge

CHALLENGE OBJECTIVE:

• To read & review a minimum of twelve young adult or middle grade debut novels between the dates of January 1, 2012 - January 31, 2013.*

*The 2013 extension is so that December Debuts can be read and count toward the challenge.

RULES & GUIDELINES:

• You must have a Blog to post your reviews or be a member of Goodreads. 
• Your blog must be written in English.
• Deadline to join is May 31, 2012.

BOOK GUIDELINES:

• Must be a young adult or middle grade title.
• Must be the author’s YA or MG debut, released in 2012.
• If an author has a previous novel published for adults or children, they can still qualify for the challenge.
• If an author has a previous YA or MG title, they do not qualify for the challenge.

I participated in the 2011 challenge and had a lot of fun so of course I'm excited to sign up and participate again. Visit the Story Siren for more details and to sign up yourself! There are already over 400 participants so you'll certainly want to join in the fun with us.

Tentative List (Pulled from the Goodreads list)
1. Everneath by Brodi Ashton
2. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (won from firstreads)
3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Netgalley)
4. Tempest by Julie Cross (from Amazon Vine)
5. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
6. Love & Leftovers by Sarah Tregay
7. Slide by Jill Hathaway
8. Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler
9. Struck by Jennifer Bosworth
10. Queen of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
11. Never Eighteen by Megan Bostic (on Netgalley)
12. The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg