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Book Review: Frost
Media Type: Ebook Title: Frost *Series: The Frost Chronicles #1 Author: Kate Avery Ellison Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 194 Release Date: April 18, 2012 Source: Author —————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a creepy, but intriguing new type of read. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N In the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, one wrong move and a person could end up dead—and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After monsters kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running despite the freezing…
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Book Review: Once
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Once *Series: Eve #2 Author: Anna Carey Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: July 3, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Eve, or readers who enjoy dystopian fiction. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When you’re being hunted, who can you trust? For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She’s living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from…
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Book Review: Eve
Media Type: Print Book Title: Eve *Series: Eve #1 Author: Anna Carey Publisher: Harper Pages: Hardcover; 318 Release Date: October 4, 2011 Source: Library ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of dystopian fiction, readers who enjoyed The Handmaid’s Tale. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Where do you go when nowhere is safe? Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth’s population, the world is a perilous place. Eighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded…
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Children’s Book Review: My Monster Burrufu
Media Type: Ebook Title: My Monster Burrufu Author: Alberto Corral Illustrator: Alessandra Sorrentino Publisher: Petite Grande Idee Pages: Paperback; 102 Release Date: April 4, 2011 Source: Amazon ——————————————————– Recommended to: Parents looking for a good sized chapter book to share with their children. Great bedtime book! Difficulty Level: This would be perfect for readers transitioning from picture books to lengthier chapter books. The vocabulary is not too complicated, and there are still plenty of illustrations. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Seven-year-old Olivia has just moved to a new house—the same house where a lonely monster named…
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Book Review: 15 Seconds
Media Type: Print Book Title: 15 Seconds Author: Andrew Gross Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: TLC Book Tours ———————————– Genre: Thriller HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good thriller/suspense with plenty of action! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Henry Steadman is a successful Florida plastic surgeon on his way to deliver a keynote address at a conference when his world falls apart. Stopped by the police for a minor traffic violation, the situation escalates and he is pulled from his vehicle,…
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Book Review: The Forsaken
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Forsaken *Series: The Forsaken #1 Author: Lisa M. Stasse Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: Hardcover; 375 Release Date: July 10, 2012 Source: Author ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy dystopian stories and are okay with some violence. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy. As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna…
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Book Review: Andor Awakening
Media Type: Ebook Title: Andor Awakening Author: Brendan O’Keeffe Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 210 Release Date: March 15, 2012 Source: Author ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Fantasy ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love fantasy that immerses them in the world with great descriptions. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon War is everywhere. Shae is consumed by a vicious war between the human Imperium and a brutal race known only as the Raz. Humanity stands on the edge of destruction as the Razian forces advance city by city, burning everything in…
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Book Review: Glimmer
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Glimmer Author: Phoebe Kitanidis Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: April 17, 2012 Source: The Teen Book Scene ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a good paranormal read with plenty of twists and turns! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N What if you forgot your identity and had to rely on other people to tell you who you were?And what if to discover your true self, you first had to…
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Book Review: The Mapmaker and the Ghost
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Mapmaker and the Ghost Author: Sarvenaz Tash Publisher: Walker Childrens Pages: Hardcover; 256 Release Date: April 24, 2012 Source: NetGalley ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of note ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for an adventure with a bit of a historical twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Goldenrod Moram loves nothing better than a good quest. Intrepid, curious, and full of a well-honed sense of adventure, she decides to start her own exploring team fashioned after her…
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Audio Book Review: The Whites of Their Eyes
Media Type: Audio Book Title: The Whites of Their Eyes *Series: Keepers of the School #3 Author: Andrew Clements Narrator: Keith Nobbs Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Format: Unabridged Compact Disc; 4 discs Release Date: February 21, 2012 Source: Audiobook Jukebox ———————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade / YA Content Screening: Nothing of note. ———————————————– Recommended to: Readers who love adventure! HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Andrew Clements delivers the latest in his adventure-filled school series. This could be the last great Memorial Day weekend on Barclay Bay, and…