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Book Review: The Blood Lie
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Blood Lie Author: Shirley Reva Vernick Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press Pages: Hardcover; 141 Release Date: October 4, 2011 Source: The Teen Book Scene ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy very realistic historical fiction novels. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N September 22, 1928, Massena, New York. Jack Pool’s sixteenth birthday. He’s been restless lately, especially during this season of more-times-at-the-synagogue than you can shake a stick at. If it wasn’t Rosh Hashanah, then…
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Graphic Novel Review: Spontaneous
Title: Spontaneous Author: Joe Harris Illustrator: Brett Weldele Publisher: Oni Press Pages: Hardcover; 144 Release Date: February 22, 2012 Source: NetGalley Phenomenon, conspiracy, or delusion? “Kelvin” Melvin Reyes was only three years old when Spontaneous Human Combustion took his father from him. He”s since devoted his life to exploring the mystery behind the phenomenon, searching for a pattern and predictors that he might save others from that same fiery fate. But the closer he gets to his goal, the further things lead down a well of secrets, horrors, and terrible truths. Is SHC real? And, if so, can it be…
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Book Review: Here
Media Type: Ebook Title: Here Author: Denise Grover Swank Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 350 Release Date: November 11, 2011 Source: The Teen Book Scene ————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for an interesting mix of mystery, science fiction, and romance. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sixteen year old Julia Phillips buries herself in guilt after killing her best friend Monica in a car accident. Julia awoke in the hospital with a broken leg, a new talent for…
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Children’s Book Review: Kylie Jean: Dancing Queen
Media Type: Ebook Title: Kylie Jean: Dancing Queen * Series: Kylie Jean Author: Marci Peschke Illustrator: Tuesday Mourning Publisher: Picture Window Books Pages: Paperback; 112 Release Date: January 1, 2012 Source: NetGalley —————————————- Recommended to: Girls who love reading about girlish topics! Difficulty Level: Just before the Middle Grade mark. A chapter book, but with less words per page and more explanations. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Kylie Jean wants to dance the main role in Swan Lake. Kylie Jean: Dancing Queen is part of a larger series, all focusing on Kylie Jean’s character. By…
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Book Review: God’s Eye
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: God’s Eye Author: A.J. Scudiere Publisher: Griffyn Ink Publishing Pages: Paperback; 419 Release Date: October 1, 2011 Source: JKS Communications ————————————— Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Paranormal Romance ————————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love PR and are looking for a strong story line. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Katharine Geryon is living the life her family name has dictated, and why not? After all, it has given her a good job in the family company and a fine life with all the things…
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Book Review: Fair Coin
Media Type: Print Book Title: Fair Coin *Series: Coin #1 Author: E.C. Meyers Publisher: Pyr Pages: Hardcover; 250 Release Date: March 27, 2012 Source: Publisher ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Science Fiction nerds! This is for you! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious at the kitchen table, clutching a bottle of pills. The reason for her suicide attempt is even more disturbing: she thought she’d identified…
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Book Review: Fire Baptized
Media Type: Print Book Title: Fire Baptized (Habitat #1) Author: Kenya Wright Publisher: Dragonfairy Press Pages: Paperback; 276 Release Date: January 28, 2012 Source: Author ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Urban Fantasy ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love gritty, dark stories with a romantic twist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Since the 1970s humans have forced supernaturals to live in caged cities. Silver brands embedded in their foreheads identify them by species: a full moon for Vampires, a crescent moon for Shifters, a pair of wings for…
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Graphic Novel Review: Friends With Boys
Title: Friends With Boys Author: Faith Erin Hicks Illustrator: Faith Erin Hicks Publisher: First Second Pages: Paperback; 224 Release Date: February 28, 2012 Source: NetGalley A coming-of-age tale with a spooky twist! Maggie McKay hardly knows what to do with herself. After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and rough-housing with her older brothers, it’s time for Maggie to face the outside world, all on her own. But that means facing high school first. And it also means solving the mystery of the melancholy ghost who has silently followed Maggie throughout her entire life. Maybe it even means…
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Children’s Book Review: Up Cat
Title: Up Cat Author: Hazel Hutchins Illustrator: Fanny Publisher: Annick Press Pages: Board Book; 26 Source: NetGalley ————————————– Recommended to: Parents looking for read that promotes new vocabulary and easy repetition of those new words. Difficulty Level: Easy, with a few more advanced words thrown in (i.e., snarled). Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N You’d be surprised at what a cat gets up to all day! A cat can get tangled up in all kinds of fun and mischief between wake-up time and nap time. Follow along with the playful text as Cat laps up milk,…
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Book Review: Partials
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Partials Author: Dan Wells Publisher: Balzer + Bray Pages: Hardcover; 472 Release Date: February 28, 2012 Source: NetGalley —————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language; Violence ——————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are looking for dystopian novel that is a little bit different. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials–engineered organic beings identical to humans–has decimated the world’s population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction…