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Mini-Reviews: Guilty Pleasures: Mysteries Edition
The Lying Game by Sarah Shephard Published December 7, 2010 by HarperTeen From Netgalley I haven’t read Sarah Shephard’s Pretty Little Liars series, but I have heard a lot of YA bloggers raving about...
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Review: Pretty Little Liars (Series)
The synopsis of the first book, from IndieBound: Everyone has something to hide—especially high school juniors Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna. Spencer covets her sister’s boyfriend. Aria’s...
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Favorite Young Adult Novels Read In 2010
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie: This is a tale of a boy between two worlds, conflicted by his desire to crawl out of poverty and fit in at a privileged school while...
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Mini-Reviews: A Duo of YA Books
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger Published 2010 by Poppy Recommended by Amy Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot....
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REVIEW: Gemini Bites by Patrick Ryan
Gemini Bites by Patrick Ryan Published March 2011 by Scholastic Press Borrowed from Library 240 pages Read June 2011 Guess what? This book features TWINS! I bet you never would have guessed. Judy and...
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THOUGHTS: Shelter by Harlan Coben
Shelter: A Mickey Bolitar Novel by Harlan Coben Published TODAY! September 6, 2011 by Putnam Juvenile ARC received (and signed!) at BEA Read May 2011 288 pages From IndieBound: Mickey Bolitar’s year...
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Banned Books Week Feature: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Published 1999 by MTV Books 224 pages “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.” — page 39 From IndieBound: Standing on the fringes of life…...
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Review: Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Starting From Here by Lisa Jenn Bigelow Published 2012 by Amazon Children’s Publishing Review copy won via Goodreads First Reads giveaway Read August 2012 282 pages I broke one of my very strict...
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Mini-Review: The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman
The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman Published 2011 by Small Beer Press Ebook borrowed from the library Read August 2012 258 pages My favorite book in fifth grade was Jane Yolen’s The Devil Arithmetic,...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: 1970s Gay & Lesbian YA Read-a-Long
Image courtesy of federico stevanin / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Last month I read The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004 (Scarecrow Studies in Young...
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BEST and WORST of My Year In Reading, 2013
Happy 2014, everyone! 2013 was a big year of positive growth and change for me, and I’m super excited to put my new found optimism and drive to use in 2014. Not to mention that, let’s be honest, 2014...
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