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Category Archives: YA
Review: Partials by Dan Wells
After a war against engineered beings identical to humans, known as Partials, human kind is nearly extinct. Roughly 40,000 individuals have survived the virus known as RM. The Partials have retreated, the timing of their return unknown. The plan to … Continue reading
Posted in Balzer + Bray, Dystopian fiction, Harper Collins Publishers, YA
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Frightful Friday: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Horror, Review, Tor Books, YA
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Review: iBoy by Kevin Brooks
Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: The Chicken House (November 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0545317681 Source: Publisher Tom was an pretty unremarkable teen, just another individual to blend into the crowd. Growing up in the Crows, a gang-infested South London housing … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Scholastic, Science Fiction, YA
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Review: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
Paperback:400 pages Publisher:Harlequin; Original edition (October 25, 2011) ISBN-10: 0373210361 Source: Meryl L. Moss Media Relations, Inc. *Spoiler Warning: This is the fourth book in a series. If you have not read the prior books, please do not proceed.* … Continue reading
Posted in Harlequin Teen, Review, YA
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Mx3 Review: Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Reading level: Young Adult Paperback:224 pages Publisher:First Second (June 7, 2011) Source: Library copy Anya is a student at a private school. She’s not proud of her Russian heritage; her family moved to the United States when she was five … Continue reading
Posted in graphic novel, Horror, Murders, Monsters, & Mayhem, Mystery/Suspense, Review, YA
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Frightful Friday: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is: A Monster Calls by … Continue reading
Frightful Friday: This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Horror, Review, Simon & Schuster, YA
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Review: Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover:368 pages Publisher:Arthur A. Levine Books (August 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0545221307 Source: Publisher Cleopatra VIII Selene, Princess of Egypt, is the only daughter of Cleopatra VII and Marcus Antonius. She’s grown up in luxury in the regal … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Review, Scholastic, YA
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Arthur A. Levine Books, Cleopatra, Rome
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Frightful Friday: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week’s featured book is Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar … Continue reading
Posted in Frightful Friday, Paranormal Fiction, Review, YA
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Review: War and Watermelon by Rich Wallace
Reading level: Ages 9-12 (Jenn’s opinion: 12 & up) Hardcover: 184 pages Publisher: Viking Juvenile; 1 edition (June 9, 2011) Source: Publisher It’s the summer of 1969 (yes, Bryan Adam’s song definitely comes to mind). Twelve year old Brody is … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Viking, YA
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