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Mini Review: If I Stay & Where She Went by Gayle Forman

January 2, 2014
Title:  If I Stay Author:  Gayle Forman Series:  If I Stay #1 Publisher:  Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group Publication Date:  April 2, 2009 Pages:  234 Format/Source:  Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, Romance In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can  ...

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Review: The Vow by Jessica Martinez

November 11, 2013
Title:  The Vow Author:  Jessica Martinez Series:  None Publisher:  Simon Pulse Publication Date:  October 15, 2013 Pages:  424 Format/Source:  ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary No one has ever believed that Mo and Annie are just friends. How can a guy and a girl really be best friends? Then the summer before senior  ...

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Review: Broken by C.J. Lyons

October 28, 2013
Title:  Broken Author:  C.J. Lyons Series:  None Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Publication Date:  November 5, 2013 Pages:  319 Format/Source:  ARC/From Publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, Thriller New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons makes her YA debut with a fast-paced thriller  ...

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Mini Review: Fault Line by C. Desir

September 26, 2013
Title:  Fault Line Author:  C. Desir Series:  None Publisher:  Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date:  October 1, 2013 Pages:  226 Format/Source:  ARC/From Publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, Issues Ben could date anyone he wants, but he only has eyes for the  ...

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Review: Tumble & Fall by Alexandra Coutts

September 20, 2013
Title:  Tumble & Fall Author:  Alexandra Coutts Series:  None Publisher:  Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date:  September 17, 2013 Pages:  372 Format/Source:  ARC/BEA, From Publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic A novel about the  ...

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Mini Review: Thin Space by Jody Casella

September 2, 2013
Title:  Thin Space Author:  Jody Casella Series:  None Publisher:  Beyond Words/Simon Pulse Publication Date:  September 10, 2013 Pages:  243 Format/Source:  ARC/Received from Publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal Ever since the car accident that killed his twin  ...

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Mini Review: If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

August 15, 2013
Title:  If You Could Be Mine Author:  Sara Farizan Series:  None Publisher:  Algonquin Young Readers Publication Date:  August 20, 2013 Pages:  256 Format/Source:  eARC/From Publisher via NetGalley Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT, Romance In this stunning debut, a young Iranian American  ...

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Review: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

August 9, 2013
Title:  Eleanor & Park Author:  Rainbow Rowell Series:  None Publisher:  St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date:  February 26, 2013 Pages:  325 Format/Source:  ARC/Borrowed from a friend Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary, Romance Set over the course of one  ...

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Review: Right of Way by Lauren Barnholdt

July 4, 2013
Title:  Right of Way Author:  Lauren Barnholdt Series:  Standalone companion to Two-Way Street Publisher: Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Publication Date:  July 9, 2013 Pages:  308 (ARC) Format/Source:  ARC/Received from publisher Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Contemporary Can a road trip  ...

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