Category Archives: YA

Frightful Friday: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Jenn

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 | 2 Comments

Review: iBoy by Kevin Brooks

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Jenn

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 | 7 Comments

Review: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Jenn

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 | 4 Comments

Mx3 Review: Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Jenn

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 | 4 Comments

Frightful Friday: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jenn

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 →

Posted in 8-12 years of age, Candlewick, Frightful Friday, Kid-Lit/Middle Grade, Paranormal Fiction, Review, Thriller, YA | 5 Comments

Frightful Friday: This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Jenn

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 | 6 Comments

Review: Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jenn

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 , , , | 10 Comments

Frightful Friday: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jenn

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 | 18 Comments

Review: War and Watermelon by Rich Wallace

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Jenn

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 | 7 Comments

Review: The Chaos (Book Two in the Numbers Series) by Rachel Ward

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jenn

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 , , | 3 Comments