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Review: This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

August 7, 2015

Title: This Song Will Save Your Life Author: Leila Sales Series: None Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: 2013 Pages: 274 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner

July 16, 2015

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 5-year-old son reviews children’s books! Want to know more about Kiddo’s Corner Reviews? Go here to find out more! Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones Written and illustrated by: Judy Schachner Published by: Scholastic Published: 2007 ...

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Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

July 2, 2015

Title: A Darker Shade of Magic Author: V.E. Schwab Series: A Darker Shade of Magic #1 Publisher: Tor, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: February 24, 2015 Pages: 398 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

June 18, 2015

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 5-year-old son reviews children’s books! Want to know more about Kiddo’s Corner Reviews? Go here to find out more! If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Written by: Laura Joffe Numeroff Illustrated by: Felicia Bond Published by: HarperCollins ...

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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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Mini Review: The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam Trilogy #2) by Margaret Atwood

January 29, 2015

Title: The Year of the Flood Author: Margaret Atwood Series: MaddAddam Trilogy #2 Publisher: Doubleday, a division of Random House Publication Date: 2009 Pages: 431 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian Set in the visionary future of Atwood’s acclaimed Oryx and Crake, ...

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Review: Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam Trilogy #1) by Margaret Atwood

January 23, 2015

Title: Oryx and Crake Author: Margaret Atwood Series: MaddAddam Trilogy #1 Publisher: Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Publication Date: 2003 Pages: 374 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a ...

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Review: Alistair Grim’s Odditorium (Odditorium #1) by Gregory Funaro

January 15, 2015

Title: Alistair Grim’s Odditorium Author: Gregory Funaro Series: Odditorium #1 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: January 6, 2015 Pages: 412 Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Fantasy, Paranormal Grubb, age twelve (or thereabouts), has never known anything beyond his miserable ...

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Review: Get Even by Gretchen McNeil

September 19, 2014

Title: Get EvenAuthor: Gretchen McNeilSeries: Don’t Get Mad #1Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublication Date: September 16, 2014Pages: 389Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Mystery, Contemporary The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars in Gretchen McNeil’s witty and ...