Review: Want To Go Private?

This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.Want To Go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman Series: Stand Alone Published by Scholastic Press on August 1st 2011 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads Abby and Luke chat online. They've never met. But they are going to. Soon. Abby is starting high school--it should be exciting, so why doesn't she care? Everyone tells her to "make an effort," but why can't she just be herself? Abby quickly feels like she's losing a grip on her once-happy life. The only thing she cares about anymore is talking to Luke, a guy she met online, who understands. It feels dangerous and yet good to chat with Luke--he is her...

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Review: Everlasting

Everlasting by Angie Frazier Published by Scholastic Press on June 1st 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Historical/Fantasy Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads "Sailing aboard her father’s trade ship is all seventeen-year-old Camille Rowen has ever wanted. But as a girl of society in 1855 San Francisco, her future is set: marry a man she doesn’t love, or condemn herself and her father to poverty.   On her final voyage before the wedding, the stormy arms of the Tasman Sea claim her father, and a terrible family secret is revealed. A secret intertwined with a fabled map, the mother Camille has long believed dead, and an ancient stone that wields a dangerous—and alluring—magic.   The only person Camille can depend on is Oscar, a handsome young sailor whom she is...

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Review: Catching Fire

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Published by Scholastic Press on September 1st 2009 Genres: Young Adult- Dystopian/Post Apocalyptic Source: Bought Goodreads "Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge."   Did I think it was possible to have multiple heart attacks while reading this book? No. Did it happen? Hell Yeah! I...

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Review: Linger

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Published by Scholastic Press on July 13th 2010 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads The astonishing #1 New York Times bestseller. In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past . . . and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabelle, who already lost her brother to the wolves . . . and is nonetheless drawn to Cole. Dangerous things begin to lurk in Linger. People are starting...

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Review: Shiver

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Published by Scholastic Press on August 1st 2009 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Goodreads For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without. Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again. Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever. This is such an amazing love story. Here we...

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