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Tuesday, December 6: The Call by Yannick Murphy
Past Selections:
November: The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
October: Domestic Violets by Matthew Norman
September: Everything Beautiful Began After by Simon Van Booy
August: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
July: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
June: Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen
May: Pictures of You by Caroline Leavitt
April: Cutting for Stone: Abraham Verghese
March: These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
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Category Archives: YA
Frightful Friday: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Horror, Review, Tor Books, YA
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Review: iBoy by Kevin Brooks
Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: The Chicken House (November 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0545317681 Source: Publisher Tom was an pretty unremarkable teen, just another individual to blend into the crowd. Growing up in the Crows, a gang-infested South London housing … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Scholastic, Science Fiction, YA
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Review: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
Paperback:400 pages Publisher:Harlequin; Original edition (October 25, 2011) ISBN-10: 0373210361 Source: Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. *Spoiler Warning: This is the fourth book in a series. If you have not read the prior books, please do not proceed.* … Continue reading
Posted in Harlequin Teen, Review, YA
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Mx3 Review: Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Reading level: Young Adult Paperback:224 pages Publisher:First Second (June 7, 2011) Source: Library copy Anya is a student at a private school. She’s not proud of her Russian heritage; her family moved to the United States when she was five … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novel, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, YA
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Frightful Friday: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is: A Monster Calls by … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Horror, Review, Simon & Schuster, YA
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Review: Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover:368 pages Publisher:Arthur A. Levine Books (August 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0545221307 Source: Publisher Cleopatra VIII Selene, Princess of Egypt, is the only daughter of Cleopatra VII and Marcus Antonius. She’s grown up in luxury in the regal … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Review, Scholastic, YA
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Arthur A. Levine Books, Cleopatra, Rome
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Frightful Friday: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Paranormal Fiction, Review, YA
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Review: War and Watermelon by Rich Wallace
Reading level: Ages 9-12 (Jenn’s opinion: 12 & up) Hardcover: 184 pages Publisher: Viking Juvenile; 1 edition (June 9, 2011) Source: Publisher It’s the summer of 1969 (yes, Bryan Adam’s song definitely comes to mind). Twelve year old Brody is … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Viking, YA
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Review: The Chaos (Book Two in the Numbers Series) by Rachel Ward
Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: The Chicken House; 1 edition (March 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 054524269X Source: Publisher In the sequel to Numbers, Jem’s son, Adam, has inherited his mother’s curse….and then some. When he looks into a … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopian fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Review, YA
Tagged dystopian fiction, London, natural disaster
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