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DNF: Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

July 24, 2015
Title: Obsidian Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Lux #1 Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: 2011 Pages: 335 Format/Source: Ebook/Gift from a friend Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to  ...

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Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

July 10, 2015
Title: We Were Liars Author: E. Lockhart Series: None Publisher: Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Publication Date: 2014 Pages: 225 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased  Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Mystery A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A  ...

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Review: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

June 12, 2015
Title:  Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Author:  Becky Albertalli Series:  None Publisher:  Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date:  April 7, 2015 Pages:  303 Format/Source:  Hardback/Purchased  Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama  ...

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Mini Review: In Real Life by Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang

May 29, 2015
Title: In Real Life Author: Cory Doctorow & Jen Wang Series: None Publisher: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press Publication Date: 2014 Pages: 175 Format/Source: Graphic Novel Paperback/Purchased   Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Gaming Anda loves Coarsegold Online, the massively-multiplayer role-playing game where  ...

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Review: Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway

May 7, 2015
Title: Audrey, Wait! Author: Robin Benway Series: None Publisher: Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Publication Date: 2008 Pages: 313 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased  Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Everybody’s singing, “Audrey, Wait!” Audrey Cuttler’s life hasn’t been the same since that song,  ...

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Review: Hit by Delilah S. Dawson

April 23, 2015
Title: Hit Author: Delilah S. Dawson Series: Hit #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: April 14, 2015 Pages: 324 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian   NO ONE READS THE FINE PRINT. The good news is that the USA is finally out of debt. The bad news is that we were bought out by Valor  ...

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Mini Review: Rebellion (Extraction #2) by Stephanie Diaz

April 13, 2015
Title: Rebellion Author: Stephanie Diaz Series: Extraction #2 Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: February 10, 2015 Pages: 324 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher  Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian The uprising has begun. It’s been seven days since Clementine and  ...

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Review: Extraction (Extraction #1) by Stephanie Diaz

February 6, 2015
Title:  Extraction Author:  Stephanie Diaz Series:  Extraction #1 Publisher:  St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date:  July 22, 2014 Pages:  403 Format/Source:  Hardback/From Publisher   Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian “Welcome to Extraction testing.” Clementine has spent her  ...

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Review: Zodiac (Zodiac #1) by Romina Russell

January 9, 2015
Title:  Zodiac Author:  Romina Russell Series:  Zodiac #1 Publisher:  Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Publication Date:  December 9, 2014 Pages:  319 Format/Source:  ARC/From publisher, via BEA   Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain…. Rhoma  ...

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