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Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

July 4, 2016

Even though I am a YA girl at heart, I’ve recently really craved adult thrillers, and I think the blame for that can be placed squarely on The Girl on the Train. I really, really enjoyed it, even though it isn’t one of my favorites, and it didn’t blow me away at all. But it gave me an itch for more books like it, and I really ...

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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: 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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Review: I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

October 9, 2014

Title: I’ll Give You the SunAuthor: Jandy NelsonSeries: NonePublisher: Dial Books, an imprint of PenguinPublication Date: September 16, 2014Pages: 371Format/Source: ARC/From publisher, via BEA Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John ...

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Review: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

June 27, 2014

Title: The Name of the StarAuthor: Maureen JohnsonSeries: Shades of London #1Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of PenguinPublication Date: September 29, 2011Pages: 372Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks ...

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Short and Tweet Review: Legend by Marie Lu

April 14, 2014

Title: Legend Author: Marie Lu Series: Legend #1 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Publication Date: November 29, 2011 Pages: 305 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at ...

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Review: Invisibility by Andrea Cremer & David Levithan

February 17, 2014

Title: Invisibility Author: Andrea Cremer & David Levithan Series: None Publisher: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group Publication Date: May 7, 2013 Pages: 358 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life — because of a curse ...

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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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Review: The Line by Teri Hall

December 19, 2013

Title: The Line Author: Teri Hall Series: The Line #1 Publisher: Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group Publication Date: March 4, 2010 Pages: 219 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Dystopian An invisible, uncrossable physical barrier encloses the United States. The Line is the part of the ...