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Mini Review: Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society #2) by Ally Carter

January 6, 2014

Title: Uncommon Criminals Author: Ally Carter Series: Heist Society #2 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Publication Date: June 21, 2011 Pages: 298 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Mystery, Crime Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life. Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two ...

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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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Mini Review: Away by Teri Hall

December 23, 2013

Title: Away Author: Teri Hall Series: The Line #2 Publisher: Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group Publication Date: September 15, 2011 Pages: 234 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian After crossing the Line, Rachel finds herself in a world where survival is never guaranteed ...

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Mini Review: The Magician’s Nephew and The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

December 5, 2013

Title: The Magician’s Nephew Author: C.S. Lewis Series: The Chronicles of Narnia #6/#1* Publisher: Collier Books, a division of Macmillan Publication Date: August 1, 1970 (First published 1955) Pages: 186 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: All Ages/Classics, Fantasy The Magician’s Nephew is a gorgeous ...

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Mini Review: The Silver Chair and The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

November 25, 2013

Title: The Silver Chair Author: C.S. Lewis Series: The Chronicles of Narnia #4/#6* Publisher: Collier Books, a division of Macmillan Publication Date: August 28, 1970 (First published 1953) Pages: 217 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: All Ages/Classics, Fantasy Narnia . . . where giants wreak havoc . . . where evil ...

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Mini Review: Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth

November 7, 2013

Title: Allegiant Author: Veronica Roth Series: Divergent #3 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: October 22, 2013 Pages: 526 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian One choice will define you. What if your whole world was a lie? What if a ...

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Mini Review: Altered (Crewel World #2) by Gennifer Albin

October 24, 2013

Title: Altered Author: Gennifer Albin Series: Crewel World #2 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: October 29, 2013 Pages: 387 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Alternate History Life. Possibility. Choice. All taken from ...

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Mini Review: Across a Star-Swept Sea (For Darkness Shows the Stars #2) by Diana Peterfreund

October 18, 2013

Title: Across a Star-Swept Sea Author: Diana Peterfreund Series: For Darkness Shows the Stars #2 Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: October 15, 2013 Pages: 449 Format/Source: ARC/From Publisher via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Romance, Retelling Centuries after wars nearly ...

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Mini Review: Bang (Visions #2) by Lisa McMann

October 14, 2013

Title: Bang Author: Lisa McMann Series: Visions #2 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: October 8, 2013 Pages: 241 Format/Source: ARC/Received from Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal Jules should be happy. She saved a lot of people’s lives and she’s finally with Sawyer, pretty much the guy of her dreams. But ...

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Mini Review: Crash (Visions #1) by Lisa McMann

October 10, 2013

Title: Crash Author: Lisa McMann Series: Visions #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: January 8, 2013 Pages: 233 Format/Source: Hardback/Received from Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful ...