Fans of Cecelia Ahern's work will no doubt love her latest novel, The Book of Tomorrow, but typical YA readers may have a more difficult time getting into this beautifully written, but slow-paced story about a spoiled teen girl who learns some hard lessons about life, fate and how your actions affect the world around... Continue Reading →
What starts out feeling like a cross between Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series and Ally Condie's Matched -- by the end of Delirium by Lauren Oliver, the novel has taken on a life all its own. This new book from the author of Before I Fall will find its niche among fans of dystopian fiction --... Continue Reading →
What starts out feeling like a cross between Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series and Ally Condie's Matched -- by the end of Delirium by Lauren Oliver, the novel has taken on a life all its own. This new book from the author of Before I Fall will find its niche among fans of dystopian fiction --... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Truth or Lies? Lidda knew, with a clarity that was like a candle in a dark room, that all had changed; something was loosed in the village—Devil or not—and they would pay for it, every last man, woman, and child. Fourteen-year-old Lidda has always known she was different. She longs to escape Salem Village... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Truth or Lies? Lidda knew, with a clarity that was like a candle in a dark room, that all had changed; something was loosed in the village—Devil or not—and they would pay for it, every last man, woman, and child. Fourteen-year-old Lidda has always known she was different. She longs to escape Salem Village... Continue Reading →
The first two books in Alexander Gordon Smith's Escape from Furnace series are ... intense. Smith has created a nightmarish, terrifying, horrific world and it can be difficult to read at times. Not because of the writing --Â the writing is brilliant. But because of the subject matter. In the first book in the series,... Continue Reading →
The first two books in Alexander Gordon Smith's Escape from Furnace series are ... intense. Smith has created a nightmarish, terrifying, horrific world and it can be difficult to read at times. Not because of the writing --Â the writing is brilliant. But because of the subject matter. In the first book in the series,... Continue Reading →
Sure, there are plenty of of them out there these days. But A.M. Robinson's Vampire Crush is a fun, quirky twist on the teen vampire novel -- and for fans of the genre, this will be a fast, enjoyable read. The book follows loner-by-choice Sophie as she works to become editor-in-chief of her school paper.... Continue Reading →
Sure, there are plenty of of them out there these days. But A.M. Robinson's Vampire Crush is a fun, quirky twist on the teen vampire novel -- and for fans of the genre, this will be a fast, enjoyable read. The book follows loner-by-choice Sophie as she works to become editor-in-chief of her school paper.... Continue Reading →
Official Summary: Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's worn thick... Continue Reading →
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