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Mini Review: The Battle For WondLa (WondLa #3) by Tony DiTerlizzi

December 8, 2014

Title: The Battle For WondLaAuthor: Tony DiTerlizziSeries: WondLa #3Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young ReadersPublication Date: May 6, 2014Pages: 462Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Science Fiction, Fantasy All hope for a peaceful coexistence between humankind and aliens seems lost in the ...

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Mini Review: Cress (The Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

November 10, 2014

Title: CressAuthor: Marissa MeyerSeries: The Lunar Chronicles #3Publisher: Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of MacmillanPublication Date: February 4, 2014Pages: 550Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Retelling In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives ...

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Mini Review: Jackaby by William Ritter

October 13, 2014

Title: JackabyAuthor: William RitterSeries: Jackaby #1Publisher: Algonquin Young ReadersPublication Date: September 16, 2014Pages: 299Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery “Miss Rook, I am not an occultist,” Jackaby said. “I have a gift that allows me to see truth where ...

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Mini Review: Savage Drift (Monument 14 #3) by Emmy Laybourne

August 13, 2014

Title: Savage DriftAuthor: Emmy LaybourneSeries: Monument 14 #3Publisher: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of MacmillanPublication Date: May 6, 2014Pages: 305Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic The stunningly fierce conclusion to Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14 trilogy.The ...

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Mini Review: A Hero for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

June 19, 2014

Title: A Hero for WondLaAuthor: Tony DiTerlizziSeries: WondLa #2Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young ReadersPublication Date: May 8, 2012Pages: 437Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Middle Grade/Science Fiction, Fantasy Eva Nine has finally found what she has always been looking for; other human beings. ...

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Mini Review: Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas

June 9, 2014

Title: Crown of MidnightAuthor: Sarah J. MaasSeries: Throne of Glass #2Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s BooksPublication Date: August 27, 2013Pages: 418Format/Source: Hardback/Gifted Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy “A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and ...

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Mini Review: Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen

May 26, 2014

Title: ScarletAuthor: A.C. GaughenSeries: Scarlet #1Publisher: Walker Children’s, an imprint of BloomsburyPublication Date: February 14, 2012Pages: 292Format/Source: eBook/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Retelling Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of ...

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Mini Review: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

May 22, 2014

Title: LeviathanAuthor: Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Keith ThompsonSeries: Leviathan #1Publisher: Simon PulsePublication Date: October 6, 2009Pages: 434Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternate History Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on ...

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Mini Review: Sky on Fire (Monument 14 #2) by Emmy Laybourne

March 7, 2014

Title: Sky on Fire Author: Emmy Laybourne Series: Monument 14 #2 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: May 28, 2013 Pages: 215 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Trapped in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, including a ...

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Mini Review: Inside Out & Outside In by Maria V. Snyder

January 20, 2014

Title: Inside Out Author: Maria V. Snyder Series: Insider #1 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: April 1, 2010 Pages: 315 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian Keep Your Head Down. Don’t Get Noticed. Or Else. I’m Trella. I’m a scrub. A nobody. One of ...