Kami Glass has always wondered if there might be a something a little wrong with her. Since she was born, she’s been talking to a boy in her head named Jared. When she was young, people said it must just be an imaginary friend. Now at 16, Kami is still having internal conversations with this […]
Review | The Diviners by Libba Bray
2013-01-05 · by ·
As a punishment, Evie O’Neill has been sent to live with her uncle in New York City–and she is ‘pos-i-toot-ly’ thrilled. Evie’s Uncle Will is the curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult–also known as “The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies.” Soon after her arrival to NYC, Evie’s uncle is called […]
Review | Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
2012-12-27 · by ·
One of Gary D. Schmidt’s characters from his Newbery Honor winning book, The Wednesday Wars is back. Doug Swieteck’s father has just lost his job and as a result the family must move to a small town in upstate New York. Shortly after his arrival into town, Doug meets the sassy Lil Spicer. Because of […]
Review | The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
2012-12-26 · by ·
Sage and three other boys are quietly taken from different orphanages by a nobleman. The four boys all seem to resemble the kingdom’s missing prince who is believed to have been killed by pirates. Sage must compete with the other boys to stay alive by learning to pass as royalty. At the end of two […]
Review | Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
2012-12-17 · by ·
I’ve had this book on my to-read list for a few months, but I suspected that the content was going to be heavy so it took me a while to pick it up. Between Shades of Gray tells the story of Lina, a 15-year-old Lithuanian girl living in 1941. Lina, her mother, and brother are […]
Review | The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan
2012-12-10 · by ·
The demigods of Olympus are at it again. For the first time since the American Civil War, the Roman and Greek demigods have met. Despite an ancient rivalry that continues to plague the two Half-Blood Camps, the Romans and Greeks must set aside their differences and work together for a greater cause. Gaea, the Earth […]
Review | Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
2012-11-30 · by ·
Book Description (from the cover): Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. […]
Review | Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale
2012-10-02 · by ·
Book Description (from the cover): Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city seems a thrill beyond imagining. When Miri and her friends from Mount Eskel set off to help the future princess Britta prepare for her royal wedding, she is happy about her chance to attend school in the capital […]
Review | Insurgent by Veronica Roth
2012-09-12 · by ·
Synopsis from Goodreads: In this sequel to the bestseller Divergent, war now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets emerge, and choices will become more irrevocable–and even more powerful. Transformed by her decisions, haunted by grief and guilt from those decisions, radical […]
Review | Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
2012-09-09 · by ·
Description (from the cover): Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king’s priests have divined her small village to be the home of the future princess. In a year’s time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride […]
