Review: Cornered

Cornered by Various Authors Series: Anthology Published by Running Press Kids on July 3rd 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads "It does not necessarily take a fist to create a punch in the gut. This fourteen-story YA fiction anthology delves into the experience of being bullied—socially, emotionally, physically, psychologically, and sexually. The school hallways, walks home, and house walls are no longer the boundaries for intimidation and harassment. With the rapid-fire response time of social media and smartphones, bullying has lost all limits, and the lines among truth, lies, and real accountability have become blurred. Featuring some of the hottest voices in YA literature, both bestselling and on...

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Review: Being Henry David

Being Henry David by Cal Armistead Series: Stand Alone Published by Albert Whitman Teen on March 1st 2013 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything --who he is, where he came from, why he's running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David-or "Hank" and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of--Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel is about a teen in search of himself. Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past. The only way Hank can discover his present is...

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Review: Barely Breathing

Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan Published by Self-Published on May 8th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Goodreads "Emma’s struggle with an abusive home life came to a heart pounding conclusion in the final chapters of Reason to Breathe. Now everyone in Weslyn knows Emma’s secret, but Carol can’t hurt Emma anymore. Some are still haunted by the horror of that night, and some must face the repercussions of their choices. Fans of Rebecca Donovan’s debut novel will discover there’s still much to learn about Emma’s life." With the last book ending so suddenly, I went right back on Amazon, buying the next book jumping right into it. This part of the story seemed harder to read than the first… The reason that it is so hard to read is that...

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Review: Any Other Night

I received this book for free from Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Any Other Night by Anne Pfeffer Series: Stand Alone Published by Bold Print Press on May 19, 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Any other night, Ryan Mills would have driven his best friend, Michael, to Emily's sweet sixteen party at the Breakers Club. Instead, determined to win over the birthday girl, he goes to the party early and alone, setting off a chain of events that ends with a car accident in which Michael dies. Ryan blames himself for what happened to Michael. As far as he's concerned, he doesn't...

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Review: Butter

Butter by Erin Jade Lange Series: Stand Alone Published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens on September 4th 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Goodreads "A lonely obese boy everyone calls "Butter" is about to make history. He is going to eat himself to death-live on the Internet-and everyone is invited to watch. When he first makes the announcement online to his classmates, Butter expects pity, insults, and possibly sheer indifference. What he gets are morbid cheerleaders rallying around his deadly plan. Yet as their dark encouragement grows, it begins to feel a lot like popularity. And that feels good. But what happens when Butter reaches his suicide deadline? Can he live with the fallout if he doesn't go through...

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