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Book Review: Nightingale
Media Type: Enhanced Ebook Title: Nightingale Author: David Farland Publisher: East India Press Pages: Kindle; 424 Release Date: October 31, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: EVERYONE. Seriously. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Bron Jones was abandoned as a newborn. Thrown into foster care, he is rejected by one family after another, until he meets Olivia, a gifted and devoted high-school teacher who recognizes him for what he really is—what her people call a “nightingale.” But Bron isn’t…
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Book Review: The Moon Coin
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Moon Coin Author: Richard Due Illustrator: Carolyn Arcabascio Publisher: Gibbering Gnome Press Pages: Ebook; 297 Release Date: August 25, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fantasy readers, or those who love a good story. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N For Lily and Jasper Winter, the Moon Realm began with a single secret bedtime tale. As the children grew older, Uncle Ebb enthralled them with thrilling tales of the Dragondain…
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Book Review: Trick or Treat
Media Type: Ebook Title: Trick or Treat Author: Richie Tankersley Cusick Publisher: Open Road Pages: Kindle Edition; 165 Release Date: October 4, 2011 (Kindle) Source: NetGalley ——————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence; Horror ——————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of R.L. Stine and Christopher Moore Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A young girl is tormented by her new house’s terrible past Martha wants to be happy for her father. She likes his new wife—even if she’s a terrible cook—but she doesn’t understand why they had to leave…
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Book Review: Crave
Media Type: Ebook Title: Crave Author: Melissa Darnell Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 416 Release Date: October 25, 2011 Source: NetGalley ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. ———————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vampires, witches, or a mixture of the two. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Savannah Colbert has never known why she’s so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from…
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Audiobook Review: The Patron Saint of Butterflies
Media Type: Audiobook Title: The Patron Saint of Butterflies Author: Cecelia Galante Publisher: Full Cast Audio Format: 8 CDs Release Year: 2011 (Audiobook) Run Time: 8 hours 45 minutes Source: Audiobook Jukebox ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Religious Discussions, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Agnes and Honey have always been best friends, but they haven’t always been so different. Agnes loves being a Believer. She knows the rules at the Mount Blessing religious commune are there to make her a better…
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Book Review: The Magic Warble
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Magic Warble Author: Victoria Simcox Publisher: Two Harbors Press Pages: Paperback; 276 Release Date: January 1, 2009 Source: Author ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Very Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for a foray into fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and an evil queen – all these and more can be found in The Magic Warble, an enchanting tale of adventure and friendship. What first attracted my attention…
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Book Review: Ashes
Media Type: Ebook Title: Ashes Author: Estevan Vega Publisher: StoneGate Ink Pages: Ebook; 400 Release Date: September 11, 2011 Source: Author ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence; Mild Language ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of ARSON, as well as those looking for a dark, and intriguing read. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N More than three months have passed since Arson and Emery were taken. Taken and then separated. And experimented on. Salvation Asylum is more like a prison than a psychiatric facility. Unknowingly, Arson…
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Book Review: Arson
Media Type: Ebook Title: Arson Author: Estevan Vega Publisher: Tate Publishing Pages: Ebook; 350 Release Date: May 4, 2010 Source: Author ——————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Mild language ——————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who appreciate darker themes, and a lovable underdog protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Arson Gable feels like a freak. He can create fire. He never asked for it. He never wanted it. But he can’t shut it off. Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised…
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Book Review: Practice Cake
Media Type: Digital Book Title: Practice Cake Author: Dalya Moon Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 175 Release Date: October 20, 2011 Source: Author ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: No more than mild flirting! ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a strong and beautifully flawed teenager character. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon There’s one thing Maddie finds more tempting than red velvet cake: her coworker, Drew. All it takes is one of his sly winks or a playful hip-check by the cooler, and she’s incinerating the cookies. Her boyfriend…
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Book Review: Spartacus and the Circus of Shadows
Media Type: Print Book Title: Spartacus and the Circus of Shadows Author: Molly E. Johnson Publisher: RainTown Press Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: October 26, 2011 Source: Publisher —————————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Mild violence, dark humor —————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Older MG readers and younger YA readers who love a good adventure! Add it on: Goodreads / Publisher’s Site When Spartacus Ryan “Poop Lip” Zander finds his house destroyed and his wacko, Human Cannonball mother missing, it’s obvious that she’s been kidnapped by Bartholomew’s World-Renowned Circus of the Incredible. But when…