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Review: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

January 8, 2016

Title: This Is Where It Ends Author: Marieke Nijkamp Series: None Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Publication Date: January 5, 2016 Pages: 282 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Mass Shooting 10:00 a.m. The principal of Opportunity, Alabama’s high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire ...

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Review: Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

November 13, 2015

Title: Just Visiting Author: Dahlia Adler Series: None Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary Publication Date: November 17, 2015 Pages: 348 Format/Source: eARC/From the author Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Reagan Forrester wants out—out of her trailer park, out of reach of her freeloading mother, and out of the shadow of the ...

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Book & Movie Review: The Martian by Andy Weir

November 5, 2015

Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir, Audiobook narrated by R.C. Bray Series: None Publisher: Broadway Books, an imprint of Crown Publishing/Penguin Random House, Audiobook published by Podium Publishing, Movie produced by Twentieth Century Fox Publication Date: 2014 Pages: 369 Format/Source: Ebook and Audiobook and Movie/Purchased Age ...

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Review: Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano

October 30, 2015

Title: Diary of a Haunting Author: M. Verano Series: None Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: August 25, 2015 Pages: 313 Format/Source: Hardback/From Publisher Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Horror, Paranormal When Paige moves from LA to Idaho with her mom and little brother after her parents’ high-profile divorce, she expects to ...

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Review: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

October 22, 2015

Title: More Happy Than Not Author: Adam Silvera Series: None Publisher: Soho Teen Publication Date: June 2, 2015 Pages: 293 Format/Source: Hardback/Library Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Science Fiction, LGBTQIA In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving debut—called “mandatory reading” by the New York Times—Adam Silvera brings to ...

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Short and Tweet Review: The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger

September 28, 2015

Title: The Night Bookmobile Author: Audrey Niffenegger Series: None Publisher: Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams Publication Date: 2010 Pages: 40 Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Magical Realism First serialised in the Guardian, The Night Bookmobile tells the story of a young woman who one night ...

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Review: Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean

September 24, 2015

Title: Black Orchid Author: Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean Series: None Publisher: Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics Publication Date: 1990 Pages: 160 Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of ...

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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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Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

July 10, 2015

Title: We Were Liars Author: E. Lockhart Series: None Publisher: Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Publication Date: 2014 Pages: 225 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Mystery A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A ...

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Review: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

June 12, 2015

Title: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Author: Becky Albertalli Series: None Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: April 7, 2015 Pages: 303 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama ...