tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82659354335595054822024-03-06T02:39:38.703-05:00Absolute Forest of WordsYoung Adult/Teen book reviews.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger443125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-45373385718636098802013-08-08T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-08T08:00:05.034-04:00The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Scholastic Point</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: January 1, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages 295</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISNB# 978-0545333023</b></i><br />
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Jade just moved into a new house with her dad, stepmom and brother. New house, new school! Jade loves the house, it's huge and gorgeous.<br />
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Then she notices a lot of kids at the school whispering and staring at her all the time. She learns that the house is supposed to be haunted. A very popular, although mean, girl from the school died there. Her name was Kayla. <br />
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When Jade's brother reports seeing a 'glittering girl' in his room, Jade vows to protect him. He's only five years old and she's worried he'll get hurt.<br />
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The plot is good, it builds slowly and hints at several conclusions, but the ending is a surprise.<br />
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Jade is determined and nice. There are two boys that are interested in her, but there's no love triangle, the whole thing is pretty low-key and the mystery keeps center stage.<br />
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There's a sub-story too: Kayla's diary. Kayla gave people numbers, instead of using their names. Jade (and you) have to figure it out to find out what happened.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-42153583342276150062013-08-07T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-07T08:00:07.156-04:00Data Runner (Data Runner #1) by Sam A. Patel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Data Runner (Data Runner #1) by Sam A. Patel</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Diversion Books</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: June 25, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 231</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN#978-1626810600</b></i><br />
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<i> </i>The only way to transport sensitive info is by Data Runners. Jack Nill works as a Data Runner to pay off his father's debts. But someone gave him info to carry that everyone wants.<br />
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The story is very fast-paced and gets pretty technical. The plot is detailed and keeps you reading.<br />
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The characters and world building need some work - unless we're going to get all that information in the second book.<br />
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In a way, the book reminded me of SNOWCRASH by Neal Stephenson. Very technical, in language and computer knowledge and not huge on character development. It's a good story, but perhaps for a very specific crowd.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-84933118570618716522013-08-06T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-06T08:00:10.869-04:00Scrap (The Grimmic Chronicles #1) by Emory Sharplin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Scrap (The Grimmic Chronicles #1) by Emory Sharplin</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Green Leaf Book Group</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: May 17, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages 350</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN# 978-1938416354</b></i><br />
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King Ibis is cruel and doesn't care about anything. Tucker is a 12 year old girl that lives in an orphanage and works at a bakery. She has a rough life, but it's the only one she knows. When her friends disappear, she's worried. A woman named Vivian shows up and tells her that she must learn to live and act like a rich girl to resolve the kingdom's issues.<br />
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Tucker is sassy and never gives up. For being a 12 year old, Tucker certainly understands things and feel things in a much more mature way. I kept thinking she was at least 16. She also went from dirt poor to rich so easily. She only knew poverty, that isn't an easy transition.<br />
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Some of the language, slang and ways things are said just didn't fit in a medieval story. Be medieval or don't. You can't mix it all up.<br />
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A great fantasy story has layers...like an onion...or an ogre...this story didn't use enough layers and history, but did use a lot of convenient magic to explain things.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-48449324947579091722013-08-05T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-05T08:00:08.689-04:00New Books out this Week: August 5 - 11, 2013<u><b>August 6th</b></u><br />
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<b><i>Wise Young Food by Sean Beaudin </i></b><br />
<b><i>Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers</i></b><br />
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<b><i>From Amazon:</i></b><i> </i>Teen rocker Ritchie Sudden is pretty sure his life has just jumped the
shark. Except he hates being called a teen, his band doesn't play rock,
and "jumping the shark" is yet another dumb cliché. Part of Ritchie
wants to drop everything and walk away. Especially the part that's
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by the throat before (politely) inviting them along for the (max-speed)
ride. A battle of the bands looms. Dad split about five minutes before
Mom's girlfriend moved in. There's the matter of trying to score with
the dangerously hot Ravenna Woods while avoiding the dangerously huge
Spence Proffer--not to mention just trying to forget what his sister,
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<i><b>Second Impact by David Klass and Perri Klass</b></i></div>
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<span id="freeTextContainer5264839905620034208"> <i><b>Maybe Tonight? (Snap Decision) by Bridie Clark</b></i></span></div>
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<span id="freeTextContainer5264839905620034208"><i><b>From Amazon:</b></i> </span><br /><i>Maybe Tonight?</i> opens as the reader is getting ready for the most
exciting party of the year—Midwinter’s Night Dream, set in the frosty
woods just off campus—with her roommates and best friends Annabel Snow,
Spider Harris, and Libby Monroe. Choices unfold quickly and the reader
must decide which risks to take in pursuit of social status, adventure,
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<i><b>The Uprising (The Forsaken #2) by Lisa M. Stasse</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Publisher: Simon & Schusters Books for Young Readers</b></i></div>
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<i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> <span id="freeText12539839799236248487">Alenna escaped. It was
expected that she would die on the wheel, the island where would-be
criminals are sent as directed by the UNA—the totalitarian supercountry
that was once the United States, Mexico, and Canada. But Alenna and her
boyfriend, Liam, made it to safety. Except safety, they will soon learn,
is relative.<br /><br />In order to bring down the UNA, they must first
gain control of the wheel. If the mission succeeds, the wheel will
become a base of revolution. But between betrayals, a new Monk leading a
more organized army of Drones, and the discovery of a previously
unknown contingent, Alenna, Liam, and their allies might be in over
their heads. One thing Alenna knows for sure: There will be a reckoning.
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<span id="freeText12539839799236248487"> <i><b>Infinityglass (Hourglass #3) by Myra McEntire</b></i></span></div>
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secret organization focused on the study of manipulating time, and its
members — many of them teenagers -have uncanny abilities to make time
work for them in mysterious ways. Inherent in these powers is a
responsibility to take great care, because altering one small moment can
have devastating consequences for the past, present, and future. But
some time travelers are not exactly honorable, and sometimes unsavory
deals must be struck to maintain order.<br /><br />With the Infinityglass
(central to understanding and harnessing the time gene) at large, the
hunt is on to find it before someone else does.<br /><br />But the Hourglass
has an advantage. Lily, who has the ability to locate anything lost,
has determined that the Infinityglass isn't an object. It's a person.
And the Hourglass must find him or her first. But where do you start
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<span id="freeText2046623387216621940"> <i><b>The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky</b></i></span></div>
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overseas, but back at home, in a year that begins with the hanging of
one man and ends with the drowning of another, eleven schoolgirls
embrace their own chilling history when their teacher abruptly goes
missing on a field trip. Who was the mysterious poet they had met in the
Garden? What actually happened in the seaside cave that day? And most
important — who can they tell about it? In beautifully shimmering prose,
Ursula Dubosarsky reveals how a single shared experience can alter the
course of young lives forever. Part gripping thriller, part ethereal
tale of innocence lost, <em>The Golden Day</em> is a poignant study of fear and friendship, and of what it takes to come of age with courage.</span></div>
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Bailey's
falling head-over-heels for Ryder West, a mysterious gamer she met
online. A guy she's never met in person. Her best friend, Meg, doesn't
trust smooth-talking Ryder. He's just a picture-less profile. <br />
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Bailey starts blowing Meg off to spend more virtual quality time with
her new crush, Meg decides it's time to prove Ryder's a phony. <br />
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<i><b>Chasing Shadows by Swati Avasthi</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> <span id="freeText16793541026253340387">Before: Corey, Holly,
and Savitri are one unit—fast, strong, inseparable. Together they turn
Chicago concrete and asphalt into a freerunner’s jungle gym, ricocheting
off walls, scaling buildings, leaping from rooftops to rooftop. <br /><br />But acting like a superhero doesn’t make you bulletproof…<br /><br />After:
Holly and Savitri are coming unglued. Holly says she’s chasing Corey’s
killer, chasing revenge. Savitri fears Holly’s just running wild—and
leaving her behind. Friends should stand by each other in times of
crisis. But can you hold on too tight? Too long?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText16793541026253340387"> <i><b>Broken by Elizabeth Pulford</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText16793541026253340387"><i><b>Publisher: Walker Books Australia</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16793541026253340387"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><br /><span id="freeText10985749624358230539">Critically injured in a
motorbike accident, Zara Wilson lies in a coma. She is caught between
many worlds: the world of her hospital room and anxious family, and that
of her memories and a dream-like fantasy where she searches for her
brother Jem. Jem proves elusive but Zara s adventures in her
subconscious unlock dark secrets of a troubled childhood. Zara must face
up to her past in order to accept her future.</span><br />
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<u><b>August 8th</b></u><br />
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<i><b>Charmed Vengeance (The Aether Chronicles #2) by Suzanne Lazear</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Flux</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> <span id="freeText4507166003166363483">In the Faerie realm,
Noli Braddock's relationship with her best friend V has grown into
something more. But V's mother, Faerie Queen Tiana, has ruled that they
are forbidden to see each other. Returning to the mortal realm, Noli
joins the crew of her brother's air-pirate ship, the Vixen's Revenge.
There she discovers that her brother has hired the scallywag Faerie
huntsman, Kevighn Silver. While serving as shipmates, Kevighn and Noli
learn that the Earth Court King plans to find a forbidden artifact--one
that will bring destruction to everyone Noli loves.</span><br />
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<b><i> </i></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-2471909427113074212013-07-29T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-29T08:00:12.669-04:00New Books out this Week: July 29 - Aug. 4, 2013<u><b>July 30</b></u><br />
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<i><b>Earthbound (Earthbound #1) by Aprilynne Pike</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Razorbill</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> <span id="freeText10274263882353138486">Tavia Michaels is the
sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she
starts to see strange visions of a boy she’s never spoken with in real
life, she begins to suspect that there’s much about her past that she
isn’t being told. <br /><br />Tavia immediately searches for answers,
desperate to determine why she feels so drawn to a boy she hardly knows.
But when Tavia discovers that the aunt and uncle who took her in after
her parents' death may have actually been responsible for the plane
crash that killed them--and that she may have been the true intended
victim--she flees for the safety of Camden, Maine, where the boy she
sees in her visions instructs her to go.<br /><br />Now, Tavia is on the run with no one to trust. No one, that is, except for her best friend and longtime crush, Benson.<br /><br />Tavia
feels torn between the boy who mysteriously comes to her at night and
the boy who has been by her side every step of the way. But what Tavia
doesn't know is that the world is literally falling apart and that to
save it she will have to unite with the boy in her visions. Only
problem? To do so would mean rejecting Benson's love. And that's the one
thing Tavia Michaels swore she'd never do.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText10274263882353138486"> <i><b>All Our Pretty Songs (Pretty Songs #1) by Sarah McCarry</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText10274263882353138486"><i><b>Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10274263882353138486"><i><b> </b></i></span><span id="freeText10274263882353138486"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText17274702730496180376">Set against the lush,
magical backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, two inseparable best friends
who have grown up like sisters—the charismatic, mercurial, and beautiful
Aurora and the devoted, soulful, watchful narrator—find their bond
challenged for the first time ever when a mysterious and gifted musician
named Jack comes between them. Suddenly, each girl must decide what
matters most: friendship, or love. What both girls don’t know is that
the stakes are even higher than either of them could have imagined.
They’re not the only ones who have noticed Jack’s gift; his music has
awakened an ancient evil—and a world both above and below which may not
be mythical at all. The real and the mystical; the romantic and the
heartbreaking all begin to swirl together, carrying the two on journey
that is both enthralling and terrifying.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"> <i><b>Love Disguised by Lisa Klein</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText9412256185011708744">Will Shakespeare is
about to meet the girl who will change his life forever. After a
mixed-up courtship with the Hathaway sisters ends badly, Will jumps at
the chance to go to London, where he can pursue his dream of becoming an
actor. There, Will meets the unusually tall (and strong) Meg who has
earned the nickname "Long Meg" for her height. She's also fleeing her
own past as an orphan turned thief. Disguised as "Mack," Meg was once a
member of a band of boy thieves who betrayed her. When Will is robbed by
those same villains, Meg disguises herself as "Mack" again--telling
Will that Mack is her twin brother--in order to help Will recover his
money. As Mack, she finds true friendship with Will. But is there more?
And who is Meg really fooling with her disguise? </span><br />
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<span id="freeText9412256185011708744"> </span><span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b> Bubble World by Carol Snow</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b> </b></i></span><span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>Publisher: Henry Holt & Company</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText5405128251878872755">Freesia’s life is
perfect. She lives on the beautiful tropical island of Agalinas,
surrounded by idyllic weather, fancy dress shops, and peacocks who sing
her favorite song to wake her up in the morning. She has so many outfits
she could wear a different one every day for a year and not run out.<br /><br />Lately
things on the island may have been a bit flippy: sudden blackouts,
students disappearing, even Freesia’s reflection looking slightly . . .
off. But in Freesia’s experience, it’s better not to think about things
like that too much.<br /><br />Unfortunately for her, these signs are more than random blips in the universe.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText5405128251878872755"> </span><span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b> Seven Minutes in Heaven (The Lying Game #6) by Sara Shepard</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>Publisher: HarperTeen</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText13442755804279610164">My sister wants the truth.<br /><br />But sometimes the truth hurts.<br /><br />For
months, my long-lost twin, Emma, has been living my life and trying to
solve my murder. She's unearthed dark secrets about my friends, my
family, and my tangled past. But when it comes to finding my killer, she
keeps running into dead ends.<br /><br />Until my body shows up in Sabino
Canyon. Suddenly everyone knows there are two girls who look like Sutton
Mercer—and that one of them is dead. At first the police assume the
body is Emma's. But as questions and accusations start flying, it's
harder than ever for Emma to keep playing me. The truth is bound to come
out eventually. And when it does, Emma will be suspect number one in my
murder investigation. If she can't find my killer before time runs out,
she'll end up behind bars . . . or worse.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText13442755804279610164"><i><b>Way too much Drama by Earl Sewell</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText13442755804279610164"><i><b>Publisher: Harlequin Kimani</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText13442755804279610164"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i></span><span id="freeText13442755804279610164"><span id="freeText3343042494502429981">Maya is ready to put the
fabulous back into her lifeand that means getting her
manipulative cousin, Viviana, out of it. Bad enough that Viviana is
living under the same roof and tried to claim Maya's boyfriend, Misalo,
for herself. Now she's going to Maya's high school and she's part of the
quiz team competing on a TV show; alongside Maya, Keysha and
Misalo.<br />Maya has no sympathy when Viviana finally
starts to feel the pressure of fitting in to her new world. That's until
her cousin does something drastic; and dangerous. Maybe Viviana
isn't as tough as everyone thought. Maya could be the only person who
can help bring her back safely. Question is; does she want to?</span> </span><span id="freeText17274702730496180376"> </span><br />
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<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"> <i><b>Star Power (Charly's Epic Fiasco's #3) by Kelli London</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>Publisher: Kensington Books</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17274702730496180376"><i><b>From Amazon:</b></i> </span>Charly St. James is on top, and she's determined to keep it that way.
That's why she and the producers have come up with a plan to take The
Extreme Dream Team to the next level--by turning loners into VIPs. After
all, how can you enjoy your new digs if your life is jacked up? <br />
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But
when Charly meets her first makeover, Nia, she knows she'll have to do
more than dress her up and boost her self-esteem. Nia is living in the
shade of her twin sister, who is luxuriating in a major case of pretty
girl syndrome. And the more Charly tries to get Nia to shine, the more
her twin sabotages her mission. Good thing Charly loves a challenge,
'cause these twins' troubles are more than skin deep. . .<br />
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<i><b>Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy #5) by Jennifer Estep</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: K-Teen</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> J<span id="freeText6648666682683720844">when it seems life
at Mythos Academy can’t get any more dangerous, the Reapers of Chaos
manage to prove me wrong. It was just a typical night at the Library of
Antiquities — until a Reaper tried to poison me. The good news is I’m
still alive and kicking. The bad news is the Reaper poisoned someone
else instead. <br /><br />As Nike’s Champion, everyone expects me to lead
the charge against the Reapers, even though I’m still hurting over what
happened with Spartan warrior Logan Quinn. I’ve got to get my hands on
the antidote fast — otherwise, an innocent person will die. But the only
known cure is hidden in some creepy ruins — and the Reapers are sure to
be waiting for me there …</span><br />
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<span id="freeText6648666682683720844"> <i><b>If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText6648666682683720844"><i><b>Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText6648666682683720844"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText6246133638909747934">Lewis "Shoe" Blake is
used to the joys and difficulties of life on the Tuscarora Indian
reservation in 1975: the joking, the Fireball games, the snow blowing
through his roof. What he's not used to is white people being nice to
him -- people like George Haddonfield, whose family recently moved to
town with the Air Force. As the boys connect through their mutual
passion for music, especially the Beatles, Lewis has to lie more and
more to hide the reality of his family's poverty from George. He also
has to deal with the vicious Evan Reininger, who makes Lewis the special
target of his wrath. But when everyone else is on Evan's side, how can
he be defeated? And if George finds out the truth about Lewis's home --
will he still be his friend?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText6246133638909747934"><i><b>Torn by David Massey</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText6246133638909747934"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText5910682828199672225">Witnesses to a mystery on the battlefield, a British medic and an American Navy SEAL confront Afghanistan's fog of war.<br /><br />In
war-torn Afghanistan, a girl walks right into a hail of bullets: Elinor
watches it with her own eyes. The young British army medic risks the
line of fire to rescue her, only to realize the girl is gone.<br /><br />To
find the missing, mysterious child, Elinor enlists the help of an
American Navy SEAL. But in all the confusion, with coalition troops
fighting every day to maintain a fragile peace, does Ben have something
to hide?<br /><br />Elinor came to Afghanistan with the hope of changing
hearts and minds: What she's about to discover will make her question
everything she ever believed about love and war.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText5910682828199672225"> </span><span id="freeText6246133638909747934"><i><b> The Boy on the Bridge by Natalie Standiford</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText6246133638909747934"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText10504034722837794808">Laura Reid goes to
Leningrad for a semester abroad as Cold War paranoia is peaking in 1982.
She meets a young Russian artist named Alexei and soon, with Alexei as
her guide, Laura immerses herself in the real Russia--a crazy world of
wild parties, black-market books and music, and smuggled letters to
dissidents. She must keep the relationship secret; associating with
Americans is dangerous for Alexei, and if caught, Laura could be sent
home and Alexei put under surveillance or worse. At the same time, she's
been warned that Soviets often latch onto Americans in hopes of
marrying them and thus escaping to the United States. But she knows
Alexei loves her. Right?<br /><br />As June approaches--when Laura must
return to the United States--Alexei asks Laura to marry him. She's only
nineteen and doesn't think she's ready to settle down. But what if
Alexei is the love of her life? How can she leave him behind? If she has
a chance to change his life, to rescue him from misery, shouldn't she
take it?</span><br />
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<i><b>Compliance (Dust Chronicles #2) by Maureen McGowan</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Amazon Childrens Publishing</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: June 4, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 378</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN: 978-1477816530</b></i><br />
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Glory is a double agent. She's training to be a Compliance Officer in the domed city, while rescuing Deviants secretly.<i><b> </b></i>Glory comes off as stronger, yet more confused, very realistic, in this story. <br />
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Cal is good, but how will he be when he finds out the truth about Glory? Will he still want her? Or will he just push her away?<br />
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The villian was a little predictable, but otherwise the story was good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-90451160033476891392013-07-23T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-23T08:00:09.331-04:00The Naturals (Lost Souls #2) by Tiffany Truitt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Naturals (Lost Souls #2) by Tiffany Truitt</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Entangled Teen</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: April 2, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 352</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN: 978-1620611470</b></i><br />
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The second book begins with Tess traveling to the Isolationist camp.<br />
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A lot of the book is taken up by flashbacks and how Tess feels. Depending on how flashbacks are done, I enjoy them. These were functionally fine, but I was annoyed by the subject matter.<br />
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The world building was good on the physical things, but the people and emotional side of things were a bit sketchy.<br />
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I didn't like Tess' judgemental attitude toward Sharon - the only other female that can reproduce. Judge not, Tess!<br />
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<i><b>Above (Above #1) by Mackie Burt</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Carthay Circle Publishing</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: January 17, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 354</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN: 978-1625150028</b></i><br />
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Callie Lane dies when she was 17 years old and was selected to be a Guardian. Callie must attend Guardian School and learn from her mistakes so that she can help her Watched (person she looks over). <br />
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The best part was learning about the Guardians lives and hearing about their mistakes and what they learned from them. I enjoyed the characters, they were decently done and much like an average teenager. But ones that had to face their mistakes right now.<br />
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<i><b>Happily Never After (Savannah Shadows #1) by Missy Fleming</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Melange Books</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: February 6, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 180</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN: 978-1612355597</b></i><br />
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Quinn is 17 years old and believes in ghosts. She actually goes ghost hunting, but hasn't had a really scary experience...yet.<br />
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This is a dark retelling of Cinderella. There's a wicked stepmother and two evil stepsisters. The scariness is subtle, escalating slowly. It was really well done. It's hard to have that level of scariness that isn't cheesy or gory, well done!<br />
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The characters were well written, but the story is too short to do them justice. Also, just a small thing, but a different cover would make a huge difference.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-61396298873522718832013-07-17T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-17T08:00:07.717-04:00The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Fahrenheit Publishing</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: February 20, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 352</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN: 978-0988891611</b></i><br />
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The premise is a great one - a group of people that have the ability to travel through photos to different places and times. Awesome, right?<br />
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Gavin is adopted. His adoptive mother died, his adoptive dad turned into a drunk. He runs away after his dad beats him up again and he's looking for money or anything to help himself to and finds information about his birth family.<br />
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Gavin doesn't really show any great growth throughout the story. He's impulsive, screws things up - sometimes it seems on purpose. I didn't care for Gavin, he just seemed dumb at times, not real teenage boy dumb, but 'grown up trying to think like a teenage boy' dumb.<br />
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I think that the characters need a bit of development and the plot needs some tweaking also.<br />
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<i><b>Alien Legends - A Selection from the Repository of Imagination by Gill Shutt</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: CreateSpace</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: March 7, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 274</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN# 978-1481135375</b></i><br />
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I thought that the cover art was beautiful and the concept - give a story, get a story - was really good. I love well-written alien stories, thanks to Ray Bradbury. <br />
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However, these stories did not fire my imagination. I didn't even read all of the stories because I got tired of slogging through the ones I did read. Remember, this is just MY opinion. The writing is good, I think the stories just need some tweaking for excitement.<br />
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<i><b>The After Girls by Leah Konen</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Merit Press</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: April 18, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 304</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN: 978-1440561085</b></i><br />
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Three bff's: Ella, Astrid and Sydney. They have the summer after high school graduation all planned out. Then Astrid commits suicide and the other two don't know how to handle it.<br />
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The grief, anger and even guilt of the two girls is very well done. Ella thanks that Astrid is still trying to reach out and wants to figure out why Astrid would kill herself. Sydney just wants to move on and forget all about it.<br />
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The writing is excellent and the characters are wonderful. Grab a box of tissues, there will be crying.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-24537558119875599702013-07-16T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-16T16:14:28.532-04:00Breathless (Elemental #2.5) by Brigid Kemmerer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Breathless (Elemental #2.5) by Brigid Kemmerer</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Kensington Teen</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: April 30, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 65</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN: 978-0758285539</b></i><br />
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We all know that I love the fill-in novellas! Sometimes...almost more than the actual novel!<br />
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This was a great chance to get to know Nick. He's always calm and good, so it was fun to see him 'off' and a little weird.<br />
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Nick's journey may be difficult, for himself and his brothers, but sometimes realizing what you really want IS difficult. This is an excellent addition to the series!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-15048266312772106682013-07-12T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-12T08:00:11.918-04:00The Name of the Star (Shades of London #1) by Maureen Johnson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Name of the Star (Shades of London #1) by Maureen Johnson</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Putnam Juvenile</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: September 29, 2011</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 372</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN#978-0399256601</b></i><br />
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American teen Aurora (Rory) Deveaux moves to England from Louisiana with her parents. She attends a boarding school, so she's pretty far from her parents. It's a definite lifestyle change and Rory struggles to fit in, finding her niche.<br />
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There's a killer mimicking Jack the Ripper in London and the city is buzzing with speculation. <br />
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I did feel a bit annoyed by all the explanation of British words and things. I mean, the HP books and movies pretty well taught us boarding school lingo. Also, did we really need a menu/appetite update that frequently?<br />
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What pulled me into reading the book was the Jack the Ripper angle. It's one of the most famous murder mysteries in the world, and there's virtually no hope of ever solving it. The addition of a super secret society that can see and speak to ghosts was a nice twist.<br />
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Generally the characters and story were a bit boring. It isn't a bad book, just boring. Perhaps the second book will be better.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-32517770461843195392013-07-11T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-11T08:00:09.579-04:00The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Atria Books</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: January 1, 2008</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 613</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN# 978-1439167397</b></i><br />
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There are really three parts to this book, but they are all connected, so it's a lot of fun.<br />
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1 - Andrew is preparing to commit suicide to be with his one true love. His cousin, Charles tells him about this new company 'Murray's Time Travel', that allows you to travel into the future. Andrew wants to travel to the past to fix HIS issues. Here we are introduced to H.G. Wells.<br />
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2 - Claire Haggerty is bored with everything and everybody. She wants to go to Murray's Time Travel so she can meet a hero from the future - he's in all the advertisements and there are statues of him at the company.<br />
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3 - H.G. Wells and his famous time travel machine story.<br />
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These sound like three different stories, but they are intertwined with H.G. Wells's story at their center. It just keeps you reading. I was entranced - the writing, the characters, the story connections - excellent!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-74170906337365620772013-07-10T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-10T08:00:01.298-04:00Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Nobody by Jennifer Lynn Barnes</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: EgmontUSA</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: January 22, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 393</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN# 978-1606843214</b></i><br />
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There are people in this world that no one ever notices. People forget them as soon as they meet them. They are nobodies. The Institute tries to find these people when they are yuong and train them as assassins.<br />
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Then there are people who can easily influence others, but feel no emotion themselves. These are Nulls.<br />
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Nix is a Nobody. He's been trained since a small child that no one loves him, it's not possible, and he's learned a lot of ways to kill Nulls.<br />
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Claire is out of school for the summer and is moving through her free time being ignored. Then one day an old man speaks to her - DIRECTLY to her. She's shocked, and amazed. A few days later she looks out her bedroom window to see Nix pointing a gun at her. Nix and Claire are both shocked to realize that the other can not only see the other, but that they remember what they look like.<br />
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But Nix was sent to kill a Null, Clarie. But Claire is a Nobody too.<br />
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There are a lot of twists in the story and it really keeps you involved. Yes, there is some 'insta-love', but in this situation it works, these are two bleakly alone and lonely people.<br />
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Excellent writing and a great story!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-68987521842988312792013-07-09T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-09T08:00:09.358-04:00The Thirteenth (Thirteenth #1) by Georgia Twynham<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The Thirteenth (Thirteenth #1) by Georgia Twynham</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Gosvenor House Publishing Limited (self published)</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: November 20, 2009</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 336</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN#: 978-1907211133</b></i><br />
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Val is an ordinary 18 year old girl. But then she finds a new tattoo on her arm and she didn't put it there.<br />
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There are 13 chapters chock-full of action. I liked that the story was so fast paced!<br />
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At the beginning I was a little put off, as the trials Val faced seemed too easily conquered and Val just jumped in seemingly without questioning too much. She trusted everyone immediately.<br />
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Val comes across as confident, witty and smart. I think her character could still be developed further, maybe in future books?<br />
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There were some types and a bit of stilted conversation, but a good editor could assist with that. <br />
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<i><b>Some Quiet Place by Kelsey Sutton</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Flux</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> <span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479">Elizabeth
Caldwell doesn’t feel emotions . . . she sees them. Longing, Shame, and
Courage materialize around her classmates. Fury and Resentment appear
in her dysfunctional home. They’ve all given up on Elizabeth because she
doesn’t succumb to their touch. All, that is, save one—Fear. He’s
intrigued by her, as desperate to understand the accident that changed
Elizabeth’s life as she is herself.<br /><br />Elizabeth and Fear both sense
that the key to her past is hidden in the dream paintings she hides in
the family barn. But a shadowy menace has begun to stalk her, and try as
she might, Elizabeth can barely avoid the brutality of her life long
enough to uncover the truth about herself. When it matters most, will
she be able to rely on Fear to save her?</span><br />
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<span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479"> <i><b>Shallow Pond by Alissa Grosso</b></i></span><br />
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<span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText665539863046369744">Barbara “Babie” Bunting
is constantly mistaken for her sisters, but she’s determined not to end
up like her family. She doesn’t plan to stick around Shallow Pond after
graduation, and she certainly won’t be ruined by a broken heart. That
is, until fellow orphan Zach Faraday walks into the picture, and Babie
can’t deny their chemistry.<br /><br />When her oldest sister, Annie, comes
down with a mysterious illness—initially dismissed as “love
sickness”—Babie and Zach start investigating what exactly killed the
girls’ mother and why their late father became so consumed by grief.
What they find changes everything.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText665539863046369744"><i><b>Half Lives by Sara Grant</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText665539863046369744"><i><b>Publisher: Indigo</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText665539863046369744"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText2924301599682596574">Present day: Icie is a
typical high school teenager - until disaster strikes and her parents
send her to find shelter inside a mountain near Las Vegas. <br /><br />The
future: Beckett lives on The Mountain - a sacred place devoted to the
Great I AM. He must soon become the leader of his people. But Beckett is
forced to break one of the sacred laws, and when the Great I AM does
not strike him down, Beckett finds himself starting to question his
beliefs. <br /><br />As Beckett investigates The Mountain's history, Icie's
story is revealed - along with the terrifying truth of what lies at the
heart of The Mountain.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText2924301599682596574"> </span><span id="freeText665539863046369744"><i><b> </b></i> </span><span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479"><i><b>Shadow of the Mark (Carrier #2) by Leigh Fallon</b></i></span><br />
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<span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText18417605943709692296">Megan knew she was
destined to be with Adam from the first moment she saw him and now they
are determined to be together. But Megan and Adam are Marked Ones, and a
romance between two Marked Ones is strictly forbidden…and could cause
worldwide devastation.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText18417605943709692296"><i><b>Only Ever Always by Penni Russon</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText18417605943709692296"><i><b>Publisher: Allen & Unwin</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText18417605943709692296"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeTextContainer8608077781021345743">Claire lives in an
ordinary world where she is broken with grief. The silvery notes of her
music box allow her to escape into the dream-world of Clara. In Clara’s
world, powerful people are pulling the strings. She finds broken things
to swap at the markets and walks treacherous routes. Claire’s and
Clara’s paths are set to collide but which world is real?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText18417605943709692296"><i><b>Publisher: Delacorte Press</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText18417605943709692296"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i></span><span id="freeText18417605943709692296"><span id="freeText16566109825792726927">Romeo and Juliet are
gone. Will love live on? Despite the glooming peace that's settled on
Verona after the recent tragedy, Montagues and Capulets are brawling in
the streets. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes
that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is
to literally marry them together. Everyone is skeptical, but none more
so than the pair selected, for the most eligible Montague bachelor is
Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, still anguished by the loss of his
companions, and the chosen Capulet maid is Juliet's older cousin
Rosaline, the girl Romeo first loved and whose refusal of Romeo's
affection paved the way for bloodshed. Contrary to their late cousins,
there's no love lost between Benvolio and Rosaline, yet they forge a
bond to end the renewed feud not only to escape their forced betrothal,
but to save their lives and the city of Verona itself.</span> </span><span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479"> </span><br />
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<span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479"><i><b>Who Needs Magic? (Magic #2) by Kathy McCullough</b></i></span><br />
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<span class=" PIN_1373041895080_hazClick" id="freeText16879887590081680479"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i></span><span id="freeText10672612922498202103">Delaney’s spending the
summer working at Treasures, a secondhand store at the mall, surrounded
by cool vintage boots—and potential clients. But when she finally feels a
connection with Jeni, a girl who needs a life-changing,
happily-ever-after wish . . . Jeni doesn’t want her help. And to make
matters worse, Delaney finds herself competing with another f.g.
Glittery, sparkly Ariella is an uber-f.g., granting wishes with a flick
of her lemon candy stick, while Delaney can’t seem to make anything
happen. Not even a summer romance with her boyfriend, Flynn.<br /><br />It
takes more than waving a chopstick to make big wishes come true. But
what good is being an f.g. if you can’t make the boy you like want to be
with you as much as you want to be with him?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>Publisher: Simon Pulse</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText15673317107381425736">Here are Peyton and Jace, meeting on vacation. Click! It’s awesome, it’s easy, it’s romantic. This is the real deal.<br /><br />Unless
it isn’t. Because when you’re in love, you don’t just stop calling one
day. And you don’t keep secrets. Or lie. And when your life starts
falling apart, you’re supposed to have the other person to lean on.<br /><br />Here
are Peyton and Jace again, broken up but thrown together on a road
trip. One of them is lying about the destination. One of them is
pretending not to be leaving something behind. And neither of them is
prepared for what’s coming on the road ahead…</span><br />
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<span id="freeText15673317107381425736"><i><b>In Too Deep by Coert Voorhees</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText15673317107381425736"><i><b>Publisher: Disney Hyperion</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText15673317107381425736"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText15207571510473413831">Annie Fleet, master
scuba diver and history buff, knows she can’t fight her nerd status as a
freshman at her Los Angeles private school. And she doesn’t care—except
for the fact that her crush, Josh, thinks she’s more adorable than
desirable. Annie is determined to set him straight on their school trip
to Mexico. But her teacher has other plans: he needs Annie to help him
find Cortez’s lost-long treasure.<br /><br />Suddenly, Annie finds herself
scuba diving in pitch-black waters, jetting to Hawaii with Josh, and
hunting for the priceless Golden Jaguar. But Annie and Josh aren’t the
only ones lured by the possibility of finding the greatest treasure ever
lost at sea. Someone else wants the gold—and needs Annie dead. In
deeper danger than she ever imagined, can Annie get the boy and find the
Jaguar, or is she in over her head?</span><span id="freeText15673317107381425736"><i><b> </b></i> </span><span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b> </b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>Zom-B Angels (Zom-B #4) by Darren Shan</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText8390419149225988874">After spending the last
few months wandering around London--a city filled with the dead--B Smith
has given up hope for any sign of normal human existence. But then B
finds strange signs all over the city--a "Z" plus red arrows. Following
them, B finds The Angels-- a group gathered in the hopes of combating
the evil dead and the forces that introduced them. But all is not as it
seems and it's up to B to find out: what battle are they truly waging?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText8390419149225988874"> </span><span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b> Raven Flight (Shadowfell #2) by Juliet Marillier</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText11429830104634885543">Neryn has finally found
the rebel group at Shadowfell, and now her task is to seek out the
elusive Guardians, vital to her training as a Caller. These four
powerful beings have been increasingly at odds with human kind, and
Neryn must prove her worth to them. She desperately needs their help to
use her gift without compromising herself or the cause of overthrowing
the evil King Keldec.<br /><br />Neryn must journey with the tough and
steadfast Tali, who looks on Neryn's love for the double agent Flint as a
needless vulnerability. And perhaps it is. What Flint learns from the
king will change the battlefield entirely—but in whose favor, no one
knows. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText11429830104634885543"><i><b>The Saints (Quarantine #2) by Lex Thomas</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText11429830104634885543"><i><b>Publisher: Egmont USA</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11429830104634885543"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText14988905344698507426">A cross between the
Gone series and Lord of the Flies, Quarantine #2: The Saints contunues
this frenetically paced and scary young adult series that illustrates
just how deadly high school can be.<br /><br />Nothing was worse than being locked in—until they opened the door...<br />McKinley
High has been a battle ground for eighteen months since a virus
outbreak led to a military quarantine of the school. When the doors
finally open, Will and Lucy will think their nightmare is finished. But
they are gravely mistaken.<br /><br />As a new group of teens enters the
school and gains popularity, Will and Lucy join new gangs. An epic party
on the quad full of real food and drinks, where kids hookup and
actually interact with members of other gangs seemed to signal a new,
easier existence. Soom after though, the world inside McKinley takes a
startling turn for the worse, and Will and Lucy will have to fight
harder than ever to survive.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText14988905344698507426"><i><b>Smokescreen by Nancy Hartry</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText14988905344698507426"><i><b>Publisher: Tundra Books</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText14988905344698507426"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText14038796324215717847">Nothing in Kerry’s life
prepares her for her first summer job. Stationed as far north from
Toronto as Florida is south, unqualified and inexperienced, she
perceives hazards around every tree. What does she know about
fieldwork? Or black bears? Or men? Absolutely nothing—all she’s done
with her life so far is competitive dance. If her mother only knew what
this job required!<br /><br />Kerry’s new partner, Yvette, is unlike anyone
she’s ever met and something about her doesn’t add up. Her boss is a
chauvinist pig and out to get them. When forest fires break out, Kerry
and Yvette are drafted for fire duty and sent deeper into the bush—even
closer to the fire. As all of northwestern Ontario goes up in flames,
Kerry vows to find out what is really going on and uncovers a crime of
international scope and scale that will threaten her life.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText14038796324215717847"><u><b>July 11th</b></u></span><br />
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<span id="freeText14038796324215717847"></span><span id="freeText14988905344698507426"></span><span id="freeText11429830104634885543"> </span><span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>Plague in the Mirror by Deborah Noyes</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>Publisher: Candlewick Press</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span class=" PIN_1373042869573_hazClick" id="freeText3927217555286552645">It
was meant to be a diversion — a summer in Florence with her best
friend, Liam, and his travel-writer mom, doing historical research
between breaks for gelato. A chance to forget that back in Vermont,
May’s parents, and all semblance of safety, were breaking up. But when
May wakes one night sensing someone in her room, only to find her
ghostly twin staring back at her, normalcy becomes a distant memory. And
when later she follows the menacing Cristofana through a portale to
fourteenth-century Florence, May never expects to find safety in the
eyes of Marco, a soulful painter who awakens in her a burning desire and
makes her feel truly seen. The wily Cristofana wants nothing less of
May than to inhabit each other’s lives, but with the Black Death
ravaging Old Florence, can May’s longing for Marco’s touch be anything
but madness? Lush with atmosphere both passionate and eerie, this
evocative tale follows a girl on the brink of womanhood as she dares to
transcend the familiar — and discovers her sensual power.</span><br />
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<span class=" PIN_1373042869573_hazClick" id="freeText3927217555286552645"><i><b>The Theory of Everything by Kari Luna</b></i></span><br />
<span class=" PIN_1373042869573_hazClick" id="freeText3927217555286552645"><i><b>Publisher: Philomel</b></i></span><br />
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<span class=" PIN_1373042869573_hazClick" id="freeText3927217555286552645"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText8553590100080720328">Sophie Sophia is
obsessed with music from the late eighties. She also has an eccentric
physicist father who sometimes vanishes for days and sees things other
people don’t see. But when he disappears for good and Sophie’s mom moves
them from Brooklyn, New York, to Havencrest, Illinois, for a fresh
start, things take a turn for the weird. Sophie starts seeing things,
like marching band pandas, just like her dad. <br /><br />Guided by Walt,
her shaman panda, and her new (human) friend named Finny, Sophie is
determined to find her father and figure out her visions, once and for
all. So she travels back to where it began—New York City and NYU’s
physics department. As she discovers more about her dad’s research on
M-theory and her father himself, Sophie opens her eyes to the world’s
infinite possibilities—and her heart to love.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText8553590100080720328"><i><b>45 Pounds (More or Less) by Kelly Barson</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText8553590100080720328"><i><b>Publisher: Viking Juvenile</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText8553590100080720328"><i><b>From Amazon:</b></i> </span>Here are the numbers of Ann Galardi's life:<br /><br /> She is <b>16</b>.<br /> And a size <b>17</b>.<br /> Her perfect mother is a size <b>6</b>.<br /> Her Aunt Jackie is getting married in <b>2</b> months, and wants Ann to be a bridesmaid.<br /> So Ann makes up her mind: Time to lose <b>45</b> pounds (more or less).<br /><br />
Welcome to the world of informercial diet plans, wedding dance lessons,
endless run-ins with the cutest guy Ann's ever seen—and some surprises
about her <i>not-</i>so-perfect mother.<br /><br /> And there's one more thing—it's all about feeling comfortable in your own skin—no matter how you add it up!<span id="freeText8553590100080720328"><i><b> </b></i> </span><span class=" PIN_1373042869573_hazClick" id="freeText3927217555286552645"><i><b> </b></i> </span><span id="freeText10672612922498202103"><i><b> </b></i> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-70445843032968636722013-07-05T09:07:00.001-04:002013-07-05T09:07:32.454-04:00Untimed by Andy Gavin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Untimed by Andy Gavin</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Mascherato (self published)</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: December 17, 2012</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 325</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN# 978-1937945046</b></i><br />
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<i>I received this book from the publicist in exchange for an honest review.</i><br />
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Charlie is a teen living in Philadelphia. Charlie's biggest problem is that no one notices or remembers him. Not even his neighbors, though they've lived next to each other for years. Even his mom forgets his name. The illustrations are delightful - I love a book with illustrations!<br />
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Charlie gets into a fight with what appears to be a clockwork man and falls through a hole to 18th century London. Here he meets another time traveler, Yvaine. As they accidentally change time events and bounce back and forth in time (girls only travel one way, boys travel in another, they need to work in pairs) they both learn a lot - about themselves, each other and their abilities.<br />
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The characters are fairly well-developed. I do feel that the dialogue needs some work. There were times when it felt jerky or I thought 'no kid would say that, not in any century'. <br />
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You may recognize Andy Gavin's name. He is the co-founder of Naughty Dog and co-created CRASH BANDICOOT and JAK & DEXTER. He was a PhD candidate at M.I.T.'s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.<br />
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I get why he's self publishing - the early work in video games and all. But I think that a good agent and editor would really smooth out this book and it would fly off the shelves.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-21561472161582763692013-07-02T08:00:00.000-04:002013-07-02T08:27:02.801-04:00Viral Nation (Viral #1) by Shaunta Grimes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>Viral Nation (Viral #1) by Shaunta Grimes</i></b><br />
<b><i>Publisher: Berkley Trade</i></b><br />
<b><i>Publish Date: July 2, 2013</i></b><br />
<b><i>Pages: 320</i></b><br />
<b><i>ISBN# 978-0425261530</i></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8265935433559505482" name="freeText8845551832723018499"></a><i><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal;">After a virus claimed
nearly the entire global population, the world changed. The United States
splintered into fifty walled cities where the surviving citizens clustered to
start over. The Company, which ended the plague by bringing a life-saving
vaccine back from the future, controls everything. They ration the scant food
and supplies through a lottery system, mandate daily doses of virus
suppressant, and even monitor future timelines to stop crimes before they can
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Brilliant but autistic, sixteen-year-old Clover Donovan has always dreamed of
studying at the Waverly-Stead Academy. Her brother and caretaker, West, has
done everything in his power to make her dream a reality. But Clover’s refusal
to part with her beloved service dog denies her entry into the school. Instead,
she is drafted into the Time Mariners, a team of Company operatives who travel
through time to gather news about the future.<br />
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When one of Clover’s missions reveals that West’s life is in danger, the
Donovans are shattered. To change West’s fate, they’ll have to take on the
mysterious Company. But as its secrets are revealed, they realize that the
Company’s rule may not be as benevolent as it seems. In saving her brother,
Clover will face a more powerful force than she ever imagined and will team up
with a band of fellow misfits and outsiders to incite a revolution that will
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<b>My Review:</b><br />
So sixteen years ago there was a virus that wiped out most of the world's population. The survivors were saved by an inoculation and now must receive regular shots.<br />
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The main character is sixteen year old Clover Donovan. She's smart, autistic and has a service dog. Clover wants to get into the Academy to better her life and hopefully her brothers too. She's turned down after her interview due to her dog (she thinks) but is offered a position with the Time Mariners. Time Mariners travel exactly two years into the future to get data to apprehend criminals before the crimes happen and to assist the government with how to get around any crisis. It was interesting to see how Clover's autism affected her thinking, actions and reasoning.<br />
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West is her older brother - he takes care of Clover and works in the fields for the Company. He's also in love with Bridget. West has to work the fields so that he can be Clover's guardian, but she thinks he just wasn't smart enough to get into the Academy. Their father was recruited as an executioner for the Company and he lives in the barracks with the rest of the military. He's in charge of executing people that are going to commit crimes.<br />
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Bridget and Jude have slightly minor parts, but I hope the next book will give us more on these two characters. Bridget is the daughter of the Academy's Headmaster. Jude is an orphan at the Academy, he seems to have a connection with Clover.<br />
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The writing is excellent. I was drawn into the story immediately and didn't want to put it down. The world building was quick and efficient, but detailed enough to answer my questions. This is a sure winner, grab it and head to the beach, pool or park - you won't be sorry!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">About the Author:</span></b></div>
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Shaunta Grimes has worked as a substitute teacher, a
newspaper reporter, a drug court counselor, and a vintage clothing seller. No
matter which direction she strays, however, she always comes back to
storytelling. She lives in Reno with her family, where she writes, teaches, and
perpetually studies at the University of Nevada. <i>Viral Nation</i> is her
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E<b>mail:</b> shauntagrimes@gmail.com</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">About <i>Viral Nation</i>:</span></b></div>
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<b><i>Forevermore by Cindy Miles</i></b><br />
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<b><i>From Goodreads: </i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">From Goodreads:</i> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Everyone knows that </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Mayhem Manor</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> is cursed. After production on the horror film was stopped due to a series of mysterious deaths, it became a Hollywood legend--which makes it perfect for Claire and her family. If they can successfully finish the film, it should be enough to save their ailing movie studio.</span></div>
<br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Sure, the old haunted house is creepy, and strange stuff has been happening, but this is Claire's chance. Her chance to become the movie star she's always dreamed </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">and</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> her chance to finally convince her friend Jake that she is girlfriend material. Of course, the fact that Jake thinks he's in love with her best friend, Delia, who is crushing hard on Jake's friend Shawn, who insists on following Claire around, could be a problem, but Claire is sure she can figure it out. After all, the course of true love never did run smooth.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">But once shooting starts, "creepy and strange" morph into "bloody and deadly," as the lines between film and reality begin to blur...</span><div>
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Encouraged to betray his ideals and friendships for the sake of his country, Tom is convinced there must be another way. And the more aware he becomes of the corruption surrounding him, the more determined he becomes to fight it, even if he sabotages his own future in the process.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Drawn into a power struggle more dramatic than he has ever faced before, Tom stays a hyperintelligent step ahead of everyone, like the exceptional gamer he is—or so he believes. But when he learns that he and his friends have unwittingly made the most grievous error imaginable, Tom must find a way to outwit an enemy so nefarious that victory seems hopeless. Will his idealism and bravado cost him everything—and everyone that matters to him?</span><div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">From Goodreads:</i> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">These are the things of which Lydia is now certain:</span></div>
<br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The Montauk Project has been experimenting with time travel for years.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The Project's subjects are "recruits" from across time, recruits like Wes, Lydia's ally, friend, and love.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The Project is now responsible for the disappearance of two members of her family...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The conspiracy theorists were right about the Montauk Project all along. In this sequel to So Close to You, they're coming for Lydia next...</span><div>
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she’d be forced to live forever in the one place she’s always dreaded most: the Underworld. The sacrifice seemed worth it, though, because it meant she could be with the boy she loves.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">But now her happiness — and safety — are threatened, all because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules: He revived a human soul.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">If the balance between life and death isn’t fixed, both the Underworld and Pierce’s home back on earth will be wiped away. But there’s only one way to restore order. Someone has to die.</span><div>
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<i><b>A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Balzer & Bray</b></i><br />
<i><b><br />From Goodreads:</b></i> <span id="freeText3034694334455733350">Mike Welles had
everything under control. But that was before. Now things are rough at
home, and they’re getting confusing at school. He’s losing his sense of
direction, and he feels like he’s a mess.<br /><br />Then there’s a voice
in his head. A friend, who’s trying to help him get control again. More
than that—the voice can guide him to become faster and stronger than he
was before, to rid his life of everything that’s holding him back. To
figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"> <i><b>The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafon</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Publisher: Little, Brown books for Young Readers</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>From Amazon: </b></i></span><span id="freeText3034694334455733350">When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape
House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of
the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. There, she meets a
local boy named Ishmael, and the two soon fall in love. But a dark
mystery is about to unfold, involving a reclusive toymaker who lives in a
gigantic mansion filled with mechanical beings and shadows of the past.<br /><br />As
strange lights shine through the fog surrounding a small, barren
island, Irene's younger brother dreams of a dark creature hidden deep in
the forest. And when a young girl is found murdered, her body at the
end of a path torn through the woods by a monstrous, inhuman force,
Irene and Ishmael wonder--has a demonic presence been unleashed on the
inhabitants of Cape House? Together, they'll have to survive the most
terrifying summer of their lives, as they try to piece together the many
mysteries and secrets hidden in a town torn apart by tragedy, amidst a
labyrinth of lights and shadows. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Defy the Dark edited by Saundra Mitchell</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Publisher: HarperTeen</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText15504762378666748156">It features 16 stories
by critically-acclaimed and bestselling YA authors as they explore
things that can only happen in the dark. Authors include Sarah Rees
Brennan, Rachel Hawkins, Carrie Ryan, Aprilynne Pike, Malinda Lo,
Courtney Summers, Beth Revis, Sarah Ockler, and more.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText15504762378666748156"> </span><span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Witch Fire (Burn Mark #2) by Laura Powell</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText17681677509900771652">Lucas and Glory are
hard at work in WICA (Witchkind Intelligence and Covert Affairs). As
part of their training, they learn more about the witch-terrorist
organization Endor. It is believed that Endor has infiltrated a boarding
school for young witches in Switzerland, so WICA sends their two
youngest agents—Lucas and Glory—to the school undercover. There, they
learn more about an experimental brain implant that blocks the power of
the fae. It’s a dangerous procedure . . . more so than they could ever
have imagined.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText17681677509900771652"> </span><span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Star Cursed (Cahill Witch Chronicles #2) by Jessica Spotswood</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Publisher: Putnam Juvenile</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i></span><span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><span id="freeText4588827897788105876">With the Brotherhood
persecuting witches like never before, a divided Sisterhood desperately
needs Cate to come into her Prophesied powers. And after Cate's friend
Sachi is arrested for using magic, a war-thirsty Sister offers to help
her find answers—if Cate is willing to endanger everyone she loves.<br /><br />Cate
doesn't want to be a weapon, and she doesn't want to involve her
friends and Finn in the Sisterhood's schemes. But when Maura and Tess
join the Sisterhood, Maura makes it clear that she'll do whatever it
takes to lead the witches to victory. Even if it means sacrifices. Even
if it means overthrowing Cate. Even if it means all-out war.</span> </span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Proxy (Proxy #1) by Alex London</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>Publisher: Philomel</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText3034694334455733350"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i> </span><span id="freeText7091360359556060413">Knox was born into one
of the City’s wealthiest families. A Patron, he has everything a boy
could possibly want—the latest tech, the coolest clothes, and a Proxy to
take all his punishments. When Knox breaks a vase, Syd is beaten. When
Knox plays a practical joke, Syd is forced to haul rocks. And when Knox
crashes a car, killing one of his friends, Syd is branded and sentenced
to death.<br /><br />Syd is a Proxy. His life is not his own.<br /><br />Then
again, neither is Knox’s. Knox and Syd have more in common than either
would guess. So when Knox and Syd realize that the only way to beat the
system is to save each other, they flee. Yet Knox’s father is no
ordinary Patron, and Syd is no ordinary Proxy. The ensuing cross-country
chase will uncover a secret society of rebels, test both boys’ resolve,
and shine a blinding light onto a world of those who owe and those who
pay. Some debts, it turns out, cannot be repaid.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText7091360359556060413"><i><b>Tarnish (The Royal Circle #2) by Katherine Longshore</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText7091360359556060413"><i><b>Publisher: Viking Juvenile</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7091360359556060413"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText11846433323193760868">Anne Boleyn is the odd
girl out. Newly arrived to the court of King Henry VIII, everything
about her seems wrong, from her clothes to her manners to her witty but
sharp tongue. So when the dashing poet Thomas Wyatt offers to coach her
on how to shine at court--and to convince the whole court they're
lovers--she accepts. Before long, Anne's popularity has soared, and even
the charismatic and irresistible king takes notice. More than
popularity, Anne wants a voice--but she also wants love. What began as a
game becomes high stakes as Anne finds herself forced to make an
impossible choice between her heart's desire and the chance to make
history.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText11846433323193760868"><i><b>Intuition (Transcendence #2) by C.J. Hoover</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText11846433323193760868"><i><b>Publisher: Walker Childrens</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11846433323193760868"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText6532555445708376359">As Cole begins to accept
her new life as Akhet, someone who can remember flashes of her past
lives, every new vision from her past lives helps explain who she is in
this life. As her passion for Griffon grows, she learns to identify
other Akhet around her, including Drew, the young self-made millionaire
who reveals his startling connection to Cole-he was her husband in
Elizabethan England and gave her the ankh necklace that has been
returned to her after centuries in hiding. Drew's attentions are
overwhelming as he insists that their connection in the past signals
their future destiny together, but before she can decide who she truly
loves, Cole must learn to harness her unique Akhet abilities if she is
to ever understand her role in this strange new world.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText6532555445708376359"><i><b>The Ocean at the end of the Lane by Neil Gaimon</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText6532555445708376359"><i><b>Publisher: William Morrow Books</b></i></span><br />
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narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and
committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left
undisturbed. Dark creatures from beyond the world are on the loose, and
it will take everything our narrator has just to stay alive: there is
primal horror here, and menace unleashed - within his family and from
the forces that have gathered to destroy it. <br /><br />His only defense is
three women, on a farm at the end of the lane. The youngest of them
claims that her duckpond is an ocean. The oldest can remember the Big
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<i><b>Infamous (Fame Game #3) by Lauren Conrad</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: HarperCollins</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Amazon: </b></i><br />
Filming for season two of <em>The Fame Game</em> has begun, and star
Madison Parker is doing something she never thought she'd do: avoiding
the PopTV cameras. She knows Trevor will come groveling and that she'll
go back to the show eventually—but on her terms. Fame can turn a girl
into a pawn, and Madison knows that's not the life she wants.<br />
Fame can turn a girl into a target, too, something her <em>Fame Game</em>
costars are quickly learning. Up-and-coming actress Carmen is trying to
figure out who's feeding gossip about her to the press, and all signs
point to someone from her inner circle. Meanwhile, the tabloids have
dubbed Kate "The Boring One," but if she's so boring, why is she the one
with the boyfriend and a stalker? Help comes from an unexpected place
as Madison gives Kate pointers about how to work the reality-TV system.
But will Kate take the advice too far?<br />
As the girls' careers heat
up, so do their love lives, and they each discover that chasing their
dreams almost always comes at a price. In the exciting conclusion to her
Fame Game series, bestselling author and fashion designer Lauren Conrad
pulls back the curtain on Hollywood to reveal that being glamorous
isn't always pretty.<br />
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<i><b>Another Little Piece by Kate Karuys Quinn</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: HarperTeen</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> <span id="freeText4270734260685978351">On a cool autumn night,
Annaliese Rose Gordon stumbled out of the woods and into a high school
party. She was screaming. Drenched in blood. Then she vanished.<br /><br />A
year later, Annaliese is found wandering down a road hundreds of miles
away. She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know how she got there.
She only knows one thing: She is not the real Annaliese Rose Gordon.<br /><br />Now
Annaliese is haunted by strange visions and broken memories. Memories
of a reckless, desperate wish . . . a bloody razor . . . and the faces
of other girls who disappeared. Piece by piece, Annaliese's fractured
memories come together to reveal a violent, endless cycle that she will
never escape—unless she can unlock the twisted secrets of her past.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText4270734260685978351"><i><b>Born of Illusion by Teri Brown</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText4270734260685978351"><i><b>Publisher: Balzer & Bray</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText4270734260685978351"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText13198103320265995473">Anna Van Housen is
thirteen the first time she breaks her mother out of jail. By sixteen
she’s street smart and savvy, assisting her mother, the renowned medium
Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, and easily
navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums and mentalists in
1920’s New York City. Handcuffs and sleight of hand illusions have
never been much of a challenge for Anna. The real trick is keeping her
true gifts secret from her opportunistic mother, who will stop at
nothing to gain her ambition of becoming the most famous medium who ever
lived. But when a strange, serious young man moves into the flat
downstairs, introducing her to a secret society that studies people with
gifts like hers, he threatens to reveal the secrets Anna has fought so
hard to keep, forcing her to face the truth about her past. Could the
stories her mother has told her really be true? Could she really be the
illegitimate daughter of the greatest magician of all?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText13198103320265995473"><i><b>Boy Nobody (Nobody #1) by Allen Zadoff</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText13198103320265995473"><i><b>Publisher: Little, Brown and Co.</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText13198103320265995473"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText9667164035324605138">Boy Nobody is the
perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much
about. He shows up in a new high school, in a new town, under a new
name, makes few friends and doesn't stay long. Just long enough for
someone in his new friend's family to die -- of "natural causes."
Mission accomplished, Boy Nobody disappears, and moves on to the next
target. <br /><br />When his own parents died of not-so-natural causes at
the age of eleven, Boy Nobody found himself under the control of The
Program, a shadowy government organization that uses brainwashed kids as
counter-espionage operatives. But somewhere, deep inside Boy Nobody,
is somebody: the boy he once was, the boy who wants normal things (like a
real home, his parents back), a boy who wants out. And he just might
want those things badly enough to sabotage The Program's next mission.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText9667164035324605138"><i><b>Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText9667164035324605138"><i><b>Publisher: Farrer, Straus and Giroux</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText9667164035324605138"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText11437174698314741800">Sixteen-year-old Canny
Mochrie's vacation takes a turn when she stumbles upon a mysterious and
enchanting valley, occupied almost entirely by children who can perform a
special type of magic that tells things how to be stronger and better
than they already are. As Canny studies the magic more carefully, she
realizes that she not only understands it--she can perform the magic,
too, so well that it feels like it has always been a part of her. With
the help of an alluring seventeen-year-old boy who is held hostage by a
spell that is now more powerful than the people who first placed it,
Canny figures out the secrets of this valley and of her own past.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><i><b>The Girl Who was Supposed to Die by April Henry</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><i><b>Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i></span><span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232">“Take her out back and finish her off.”<br /><br />She
doesn’t know who she is. She doesn’t know where she is, or why. All she
knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men
arguing over whether or not to kill her.<br /><br />And that she must run.</span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>Linked by Imogen Howson</b></i></span></span><br />
<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span></span><span id="freeText1120483276067661994">Elissa used to have it
all: looks, popularity, and a bright future. But for the last three
years, she’s been struggling with terrifying visions, phantom pains, and
mysterious bruises that appear out of nowhere. <br /><br />Finally, she’s
promised a cure: minor surgery to burn out the overactive area of her
brain. But on the eve of the procedure, she discovers the shocking truth
behind her hallucinations: she’s been seeing the world through another
girl’s eyes. <br /><br />Elissa follows her visions, and finds a battered,
broken girl on the run. A girl—Lin—who looks exactly like Elissa, down
to the matching bruises. The twin sister she never knew existed. <br /><br />Now,
Elissa and Lin are on the run from a government who will stop at
nothing to reclaim Lin and protect the dangerous secrets she could
expose—secrets that would shake the very foundation of their world. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText1120483276067661994"><i><b>Rush (The Game #1) by Eve Silver</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText1120483276067661994"><i><b>Publisher: </b></i> </span><span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>Katherine Tegen Books</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span></span><span id="freeText3574834118537741939">hen Miki Jones is pulled
from her life, pulled through time and space into some kind of game—her
carefully controlled life spirals into chaos. In the game, she and a
team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau,
terrifying and beautiful alien creatures. There are no practice runs, no
training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but
maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn’t
really a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines
their survival, and the survival of every other person on this planet.
She laughs. He doesn’t. And then the game takes a deadly and terrifying
turn.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText3574834118537741939"><i><b>Dance of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death #2) by Bethany Griffin</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText3574834118537741939"><i><b>Publisher: Greenwillow Books</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText3574834118537741939"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText16817238350519951653">In <em>Dance of the Red Death</em>,
Araby’s world is in shambles—betrayal, death, disease, and evil forces
surround her. She has no one to trust. But she finds herself and
discovers that she will fight for the people she loves, and for her
city.<br /><br />Her revenge will take place at the menacing masked ball,
though it could destroy her and everyone she loves…or it could turn her
into a hero.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText16817238350519951653"><i><b>The Sacrifice (Enemy #4) by Charlie Higson</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText16817238350519951653"><i><b>Publisher: Puffin</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16817238350519951653"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText17894107025994711771">The sickness destroyed
everyone over the age of fourteen. All across London diseased adults are
waiting, hungry predators with rotten flesh and ravaged minds.<br />Small
Sam and his unlikely ally, The Kid, have survived. They’re safe with Ed
and his friends at the Tower of London, but Sam is desperate to find
his sister.<br /><br />Their search for Ella means Sam and The Kid must
cross the forbidden zone. And what awaits them there is more terrifying
than any of the horror they’ve suffered so far . . .</span><br />
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<span id="freeText17894107025994711771"><i><b>Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText17894107025994711771"><i><b>Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17894107025994711771"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText5986175006402476796">Andrew Winston Winters is at war with himself.<br /><br />He’s
part Win, the lonely teenager exiled to a remote Vermont boarding
school in the wake of a family tragedy. The guy who shuts all his
classmates out, no matter the cost.<br /><br />He’s part Drew, the angry
young boy with violent impulses that control him. The boy who spent a
fateful, long-ago summer with his brother and teenage cousins, only to
endure a secret so monstrous it led three children to do the
unthinkable.<br /><br />Over the course of one night, while stuck at a
party deep in the New England woods, Andrew battles both the pain of his
past and the isolation of his present.<br /><br />Before the sun rises,
he’ll either surrender his sanity to the wild darkness inside his mind
or make peace with the most elemental of truths—that choosing to live
can mean so much more than not dying.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText5986175006402476796"><i><b>Spies and Prejudice by Talia Vance</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText5986175006402476796"><i><b>Publisher: Egmont</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText5986175006402476796"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i></span><span id="freeText5986175006402476796"><span id="freeText18003077903819152103">Fields’ Rule #1: Don’t fall for the enemy.<br /><br />Berry
Fields is not looking for a boyfriend. She’s busy trailing cheaters and
liars in her job as a private investigator, collecting evidence of the
affairs she’s sure all men commit. And thanks to a pepper spray incident
during an eighth grade game of spin the bottle, the guys at her school
are not exactly lining up to date her, either. <br /><br />So when
arrogant—and gorgeous—Tanner Halston rolls into town and calls her
“nothing amazing,” it’s no loss for Berry. She’ll forget him in no time.
She’s more concerned with the questions surfacing about her mother’s
death. <br /><br />But why does Tanner seem to pop up everywhere in her
investigation, always getting in her way? Is he trying to stop her from
discovering the truth, or protecting her from an unknown threat? And why
can’t Berry remember to hate him when he looks into her eyes? </span> </span><span id="freeText17894107025994711771"> </span><span id="freeText16817238350519951653"><i><b> </b></i></span><br />
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<b><span id="freeText16817238350519951653"><u>June 13th</u></span></b><br />
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<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>How (NOT) to find a Boyfriend by Allyson Valentine Schrier</b></i></span></span><br />
<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>Publisher: Philomel</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11437174698314741800"><span id="freeText15577840398679633232"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span></span><span id="freeText7120770388750105798">ophomore Nora Fulbright
is the most talented and popular new cheerleader on the Riverbend High
cheer squad. Never mind that she used to be queen of the nerds—a chess
prodigy who answered every question first, aced every test and repelled
friends at every turn—because this year, Nora is determined to fully
transition from social pupa to full blown butterfly, even if it means
dumbing down her entire schedule. But when funny, sweet and very
cute Adam moves to town and steals Nora’s heart with his untra-smarts
and illegally cute dimple, Nora has a problem. How can she prove to him
that she’s not a complete airhead? Nora devises a seemingly simple plan
to barter her way into Adam’s classes that involves her classmates,
friends—and her older brother Phil’s award-winning AP history paper. But
soon, Nora can barely keep track of her trades, and struggles to stay
in control of her image.<br /><br /><br />In the end, the only thing that can
save Nora is a chess tournament—that she has to compete in wearing her
cheerleading uniform. Can she prove to everyone that she can be both a
butterfly and a nerd?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>The Hidden Summer by Gin Phillips</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>Publisher: Dial</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i></span><span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><span id="freeText6707484810339454452">After a falling out
between their mothers, 13-year-old best friends Nell and Lydia are
forbidden from seeing each other for the whole summer. Nell struggles
with the thought of not only losing her best friend, but also losing the
only person in whom Nell finds refuge from the difficulties she faces
at home. Determined to find a place of their own, Nell and Lydia spend
the summer hiding out in an abandoned golf course where Nell and
Lydia find mysterious symbols scattered throughout the grounds. As
they reveal the secret of the symbols, Nell discovers she isn't the only
one seeking haven and begins to uncover what’s really been hidden all along, finally allowing herself to be truly seen.</span> </span><br />
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<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>The Saturday Boy by David Fleming</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>Publisher: Viking Juvenile</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>From Amazon:</b></i> </span>If there's one thing I've learned from comic books, it's that everybody
has a weakness—something that can totally ruin their day without fail.<br /> <br /> For the wolfman it's a silver bullet.<br /> For Superman it's Kryptonite.<br /> For me it was a letter.<br /> <br /> With one letter, my dad was sent back to Afghanistan to fly Apache helicopters for the U.S. army.<br /> <br />
Now all I have are his letters. Ninety-one of them to be exact. I
keep them in his old plastic lunchbox—the one with the cool black car on
it that says <i>Knight Rider </i>underneath. Apart from my comic books,
Dad's letters are the only things I read more than once. I know which
ones to read when I'm down and need a pick-me-up. I know which ones will
make me feel like I can conquer the world. I also know exactly where to
go when I forget Mom's birthday. No matter what, each letter always
says exactly what I <i>need</i> to hear. But what I <i>want</i> to hear the most is that my dad is coming home.<br />
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<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>Ship Out of Luck by Neal Shusterman</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>Publisher: Dutton Juvenile</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText2892897061394952720">In honor of Old Man
Crawley’s eightieth birthday, the Bonano family has been invited to
celebrate with a weeklong cruise to the Caribbean aboard the world’s
largest, grandest ship. But whether on land or at sea, Antsy can’t
manage to stay out of trouble: He quickly finds himself the accomplice
of stowaway and thief Tilde, whose self-made mission it is to smuggle
onto the ship and across the U.S. border illegal immigrants from her
native Mexico. When Antsy steps in to take the fall for Tilde, he
becomes the focus of a major international incident and the poster child
for questionable decisions.</span><span id="freeText7120770388750105798"><i><b> </b></i> </span><br />
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<i><b> </b></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-89637422824277722022013-06-05T09:34:00.000-04:002013-06-05T09:34:11.739-04:00The New Hunger (Warm Bodies #0.5) by Isaac Marion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>The New Hunger (Warm Bodies #0.5) by Isaac Marion</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Zola Books</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publish Date: January 28, 2013</b></i><br />
<i><b>ebook only</b></i><br />
<i><b>Pages: 105</b></i><br />
<i><b>ISBN#978-1939126047</b></i><br />
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<i>I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.</i><br />
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I love prequels that really show that the author had thought out everything, that he didn't decide to make up back story AFTER he already wrote a book. This is a perfect prequel. Mr. Marion really makes you care about these characters. Seeing where they were years before WARM BODIES was amazing.<br />
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R 'came to' as a zombie, but the scene left me with questions. I think it was meant to, he had a life before he became R and now it's over and he's moving on. We may never find out how he came to be where he was, what events led to him becoming a zombie. But I <i>want</i> to know!<br />
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Julie is twelve years old and traveling with her parents. Her dad is military and is teaching her how to kill and keep herself safe. Her mom is trying to play games with her and keep her a little girl.<br />
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Nora is traveling with her little brother, no adults at all. Her brother doesn't remember any life before the world changed and Nora is barely keeping them alive. <br />
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We get our first glimpse of Bonies and it's spectacularly scary! Those things give me nightmares!<br />
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It was fascinating to see how R fought the instincts to devour people, but then a minute later he'd be back to wanting to eat people again. It was a constant battle for him to not give in, yet he has to. It seems that even though so many turned into zombies, some were higher functioning from the beginning. <br />
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It was also very interesting to see how R and M met and how they were still 'friends' in WARM BODIES.<br />
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Marion's writing is haunting. I couldn't stop thinking about this story and I hope there's more after WARM BODIES.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265935433559505482.post-24737256229324039512013-06-03T08:00:00.000-04:002013-06-03T08:00:02.465-04:00Books Out This Week: June 3 - 9, 2013<u><b>June 3rd</b></u><br />
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<i><b>Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein</b></i><br />
<i><b>Publisher: Disney-Hyperion</b></i><br />
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<i><b>From Goodreads: </b></i><span id="freeText16111613093049081954">While flying an Allied
fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur
poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück,
the notorious women's concentration camp. Trapped in horrific
circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty,
bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough
to endure the fate that’s in store for her?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><u><b>June 4th</b></u></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"> <i><b>The Elementals (The Vespertine #3) by Saundra Mitchell</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>Publisher: Houghton</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText14249751832529003440">Kate Witherspoon has
lived a bohemian life with her artist parents. In 1917, the new art form
of the motion picture is changing entertainment—and Kate is determined
to become a director.<br /><br />Meanwhile, midwestern farm boy Julian Birch
has inherited the wanderlust that fueled his parents’ adventures. A
childhood bout with polio has left him crippled, but he refuses to let
his disability define him.<br /><br />Strangers driven by a shared vision,
Kate and Julian set out separately for Los Angeles, the city of dreams.
There, they each struggle to find their independence. When they finally
meet, the teenage runaways realize their true magical legacy: the
ability to triumph over death, and over time. But as their powerful
parents before them learned, all magic comes with a price.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText14249751832529003440"></span><span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>Elegy (Hereafter #3) by Tara Hudson</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>Publisher: HarperTeen</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText11120419314260058144"> stalker ghost,
misguided Seers, and spellbinding wraiths—Amelia Ashley has faced them
all. Now her greatest hope is to spend the rest of her afterlife with
her living boyfriend, Joshua. But the demonic forces return to give her
an ultimatum: turn herself over to the darkness or watch them murder one
living person per week until she does.<br /><br />Amelia fears she might
really be doomed, until the forces of light give her another option. She
can join them in their quest to gather souls, with a catch: Once she
joins them, she can never see Joshua again.<br /><br />Faced with impossible choices, Amelia decides to take her afterlife into her own hands—and fight back.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText11120419314260058144"> </span><span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>Rules of Summer by Joanna Philbin</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>Publisher: Poppy</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16111613093049081954"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText2953932264584899313">THE RULES OF SUMMER is
about two 17 year-old girls living in the same beachfront mansion in
East Hampton for the summer, one “upstairs” (the daughter of a very
blue-blooded family) and one “downstairs” (the niece of the family’s
housekeeper.) Isabel is the privileged daughter who’s used to having
guys fall at her feet. Rory is the no-nonsense girl from a small New
Jersey town who’s always been the friend, never the girlfriend. Besides
becoming each other’s unlikely allies, both Rory and Isabel have a
summer romance that will change their lives.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText2953932264584899313"><i><b>When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText2953932264584899313"><i><b>Publisher: Little, Brown</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText2953932264584899313"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText1806110090236836469">Danny's mother lost her
five-year battle with cancer three weeks before his graduation-the one
day that she was hanging on to see.<br /><br />Now Danny is left alone, with
only his memories, his dog, and his heart-breaking ex-girlfriend for
company. He doesn't know how to figure out what to do with her estate,
what to say for his Valedictorian speech, let alone how to live or be
happy anymore.<br /><br />When he gets a letter from his mom's property
manager in Tokyo, where she had been going for treatment, it shows a
side of his mother he never knew. So, with no other sense of direction,
Danny travels to Tokyo to connect with his mother's memory and make
sense of her final months, which seemed filled with more joy than Danny
ever knew. There, among the cherry blossoms, temples, and crowds, and
with the help of an almost-but-definitely-not Harajuku girl, he begins
to see how it may not have been ancient magic or mystical treatment that
kept his mother going. Perhaps, the secret of how to live lies in how
she died.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1806110090236836469"> </span><span id="freeText2953932264584899313"><i><b>Phoenix (Black City #2) by Elizabeth Richards</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText2953932264584899313"><i><b>Publisher: Putnam Juvenile</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText2953932264584899313"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText14404168316419143872">Weeks after his
crucifixion and rebirth as Phoenix, Ash Fisher believes his troubles are
far behind him. He and Natalie are engaged and life seems good. But his
happiness is short-lived when he receives a threatening visit from
Purian Rose, who gives Ash an ultimatum: vote in favor of Rose’s Law
permanently relegating Darklings to the wrong side of the wall or
Natalie will be killed.<br /><br />The decision seems obvious to Ash; he
must save Natalie. But when Ash learns about The Tenth, a new and deadly
concentration camp where the Darklings would be sent, the choice
doesn’t seem so simple. Unable to ignore his conscience, Ash votes
against Rose’s Law, signing Natalie’s death warrant and putting a
troubled nation back into the throes of bloody battle.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText14404168316419143872"> <i><b>The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText14404168316419143872"><i><b>Publisher: Viking Juvenile</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText14404168316419143872"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText7372982683996236206">Luke is the perfect
boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all
through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up.
But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is
good enough.<br /><br />Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker
assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's
sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too
smart for Colby.<br /><br />Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks
Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League
education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is
attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she
also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and
sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?<br /><br />Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText7372982683996236206"> <i><b>The Keep (The Watchers #4) by Veronica Wolff</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7372982683996236206"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><br /><span id="freeText12473126434249737656">Drew has just started
her second year on the Isle of Night, and the weather isn’t the only
thing changing drastically. She has ascended to the rank of Initiate.
She’s also found an intimate love in the handsome vampire, Carden. But
most of all, she no longer dreams of escape. She dreams of vengeance.<br /><br />Her
friend, Emma, was brutally wounded by the savage vampire Alcántara, and
may have been taken to the dreaded castle, from which none of the
living return. But there are so many different stories from so many
people with so many of their own deceits and machinations, Drew can’t be
sure of anything—except that she must find a way into the castle to
discover the truth and take down Alcántara once and for all.<br /><br />But Drew isn’t the only one out for revenge. Someone very dangerous on the island is also out for blood…</span><br />
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<span id="freeText12473126434249737656"><i><b>Seige and Storm (The Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText12473126434249737656"><i><b>Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText12473126434249737656"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText13550357593619639614">Hunted across the True
Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a
life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as
the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny
for long.<br /><br />The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a
terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very
boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer,
Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the
forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips
deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away
from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her
power, and the love she always thought would guide her–or risk losing
everything to the oncoming storm.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText13550357593619639614"><i><b>The Wall by William Sutcliffe</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText13550357593619639614"><i><b>Publisher: Walker Childrens</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText13550357593619639614"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText11329121607792793444">Joshua lives with his
mother and step-father in Amarias, an isolated town, where all the
houses are brand new. Amarias is surrounded by a high wall, guarded by
soldiers, which can only be crossed through a heavily fortified
checkpoint. Joshua has been taught that the Wall is the only thing
keeping his people safe from a brutal and unforgiving enemy.<br /><br />One
day, Joshua stumbles across a tunnel that leads underneath the Wall. The
chance to catch a glimpse of life on the other side of The Wall is too
tempting to resist. He's heard plenty of stories about the other side,
but nothing has prepared him for what he finds . . .</span><br />
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<span id="freeText11329121607792793444"><i><b>You Look Different in Real Life by Jennifer Castle</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText11329121607792793444"><i><b>Publisher: HarperTeen</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11329121607792793444"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText128928381815888423">For the rest of the world, the movies are entertainment. For Justine, they're real life.<br /><br />The
premise was simple: five kids, just living their lives. There'd be a
new movie about them every five years, starting in kindergarten. But no
one could have predicted what the cameras would capture. And no one
could have predicted that Justine would be the star.<br /><br />Now sixteen,
Justine doesn't feel like a star anymore. In fact, when she hears the
crew has gotten the green light to film Five at Sixteen, all she feels
is dread. The kids who shared the same table in kindergarten have become
teenagers who hardly know one another. And Justine, who was so funny
and edgy in the first two movies, feels like a disappointment.<br /><br />But
these teens have a bond that goes deeper than what's on film. They've
all shared the painful details of their lives with countless viewers.
They all know how it feels to have fans as well as friends. So when this
latest movie gives them the chance to reunite, Justine and her costars
are going to take it. Because sometimes, the only way to see yourself is
through someone else's eyes.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText128928381815888423"><i><b>Over You by Amy Reed</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText128928381815888423"><i><b>Publisher: Simon Pulse</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText128928381815888423"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText1675605317447159777">Max would follow Sadie
anywhere, so when Sadie decides to ditch her problems and escape to
Nebraska for the summer, it’s only natural for Max to go along. She is
Sadie’s confidante, her protector, and her best friend. This summer will
be all about them. This summer will be perfect.<br /><br />But that’s before they meet Dylan.<br /><br />Dylan
is dangerous and intoxicating, and he awakens something in Max that she
never knew existed. No matter how much she wants to, she can’t back
away.<br /><br />But Sadie has her own intensity, and has never allowed Max
to become close with anyone else. And Max doesn’t know who she is
without Sadie.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1675605317447159777"><i><b>Crushed (Pretty Little Liars #13) by Sara Shepard</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText1675605317447159777"><i><b>Publisher: HarperTeen</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText1675605317447159777"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText7865662536420645993">It's springtime in
suburban Rosewood, which means iced soy lattes, fresh manicures in
shimmering pastels—and prom. But while everyone else is flipping through
the racks at Saks in search of the perfect dress, Hanna, Spencer,
Emily, and Aria are on a different kind of hunt: They're looking for A. .
. .<br /><br />Hanna puts her campaign for prom queen on the back burner to
volunteer at the burn clinic, where one of A's victims is recovering.
Emily digs into Ali's past at the mental hospital with some very crazy
consequences. Spencer contacts a private eye to help her stalk her
stalker. But when their sessions get a little too private, they may
forget to keep their eyes on A. . . . And Aria's worried that A is even
closer than she thought. When her dark secret from Iceland finally comes
to light, she discovers that maybe, just maybe, the one person she's
been trying to hide the truth from has known all along.<br /><br />The liars
are finally taking the fight to A. But no matter what they do, A's
always one step ahead, ready to crush the girls completely.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText7865662536420645993"><i><b>The Impossibility of Tomorrow (Incarnation #2) by Avery Williams</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText7865662536420645993"><i><b>Publisher: Simon & Schusters Books for Young Readers</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7865662536420645993"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText13043882202798288497">Seraphina has been
living for centuries, thanks to a special method of alchemy, but only
recently has she really felt alive. She’s finally broken free from her
controlling boyfriend, Cyrus, and after years of swapping bodies to
preserve her immortality, is happily settled into a life worth sticking
with. Because in this life, she has Noah.<br /><br />But Noah might not be
as trustworthy as he seems. After he delivers an ominous message that
could only come from Cyrus, Sera is worried that her new friends and
family will find out her secret. And as her suspicions extend beyond
Noah, Sera is forced to wonder about her new friends as well: Could her
old coven be disguising themselves right under her nose?<br /><br />Will Sera have to move to another body—and take another life—or can she find a way to keep what she’s got, forever?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText13043882202798288497"><i><b>Insomnia (Night Walkers #1) by J.R. Johansson</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText13043882202798288497"><i><b>Publisher: Flux</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText13043882202798288497"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeText1701205187542986237">Instead of sleeping,
Parker Chipp enters the dream of the last person he’s had eye contact
with. He spends his nights crushed by other people’s fear and pain, by
their disturbing secrets—and Parker can never have dreams of his own.
The severe exhaustion is crippling him. If nothing changes, Parker could
soon be facing psychosis and even death.<br /><br />Then he meets Mia. Her
dreams, calm and beautifully uncomplicated, allow him blissful rest that
is utterly addictive. Parker starts going to bizarre lengths to catch
Mia’s eye every day. Everyone at school thinks he’s gone over the edge,
even his best friend. And when Mia is threatened by a true stalker,
everyone thinks it’s Parker.<br /><br />Suffering blackouts, Parker begins
to wonder if he is turning into someone dangerous. What if the monster
stalking Mia is him after all?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1701205187542986237"><i><b>Underneath by Sarah Jamila Stevenson</b></i></span><br />
<span id="freeText1701205187542986237"><i><b>Publisher: Flux</b></i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText1701205187542986237"><i><b>From Goodreads:</b></i> </span><span id="freeTextContainer11146536361895651355">The story of a girl who develops the power to hear thoughts in the wake of a family tragedy.</span><br />
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