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Book Review: I Hunt Killers
Media Type: Print Book Title: I Hunt Killers *Series: Jasper Dent #1 Author: Barry Lyga Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pages: Hardcover; 361 Release Date: April 3, 2012 Source: Library ————————————————– Content Screening: Violence, Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like darker stories, especially those with an interest in serial murderers. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository What if the world’s worst serial killer…was your dad? Jasper (Jazz) Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say. But he’s also the son of the world’s…
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Book Review: Speechless
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Speechless Author: Hannah Harrington Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 288 Release Date: August 28, 2012 Source: Publisher ——————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Adult Language, Mild Violence ——————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Contemporary books that deal with tough issues, and do it beautifully. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can’t keep a secret Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast—and nearly got someone killed. Now Chelsea has…
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Book Review: Floors
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Floors Author: Patrick Carman Narrator: Jesse Bernstein Publisher: Scholastic Audio Format: MP3 Digital File Duration: 6 hours and 13 minutes Release Date: September 1, 2011 Source: Library ———————————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of note ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love quirky adventures! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Charlie had his chocolate factory. Stanley Yelnats had his holes. Leo has the wacky, amazing Whippet Hotel. The Whippet Hotel is a strange place full of strange and mysterious people. Each floor…
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Book Review: Thy Fearful Symmetry
Media Type: Ebook Title: Thy Fearful Symmetry Author: Richard Wright Publisher: Self-published Pages: Ebook; 303 Release Date: August 19, 2012 Source: Author ———————————————- Intended Reading Group: Adult Genre: Horror/Thriller ———————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the horror genre, but also fans of psychological thrillers! This one is a mix of both. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon The end of the world started in Glasgow, with a kiss. Two people – two creatures – fated to be eternal enemies downed their blazing spears and loved. To do so, they broke rules hardwired…
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Book Review: The Peculiars
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: The Peculiars Author: Maureen Doyle McQuerry Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pages: Hardcover; 354 Release Date: May 1, 2012 Source: NetGalley —————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of Note —————————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a mix of steampunk and historical themed fiction. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository This dark and thrilling adventure, with an unforgettable heroine, will captivate fans of steampunk, fantasy, and romance. On her 18th birthday, Lena Mattacascar decides to search for her father, who disappeared into…
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Book Review: 52 Reasons to Hate My Father
Media Type: Print Book Title: 52 Reasons to Hate My Father Author: Jessica Brody Publisher: Farrar, Starus & Giroux Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: July 3, 2012 Source: Publisher ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of Note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Jessica Brody! Readers who enjoy a story with a little sass, a hefty helping of humor, and a lot of heart. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository Being America’s favorite heiress is a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. Lexington Larrabee…
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Audio Book Review: Liesl & Po
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Liesl & Po Author: Lauren Oliver Narrator: Jim Dale Publisher: Harper Audio Format: MP3 Digital Download Duration: 5 hours and 55 minutes Release Date: October 4, 2011 Source: Audible ——————————————– Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of Note ——————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for a book with a heaping helping of magic! Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository Liesl lives in a tiny attic bedroom, locked away by her cruel stepmother. Her only friends are the shadows and the mice—until one…
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Book Review: Stitch
Media Type: Ebook Title: Stitch *Series: Stitch Trilogy #1 Author: Samantha Durante Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 314 Release Date: August 1, 2012 Source: Author ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of Note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a unique read that blends the science fiction, dystopian fiction and elements of the paranormal. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Her heart races, her muscles coil, and every impulse in Alessa’s body screams at her to run… but yet she’s powerless to move. Still struggling to…
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Book Review: Frozen
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Frozen Author: Mary Casanova Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Pages: Hardcover; 264 Release Date: September 1, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Historical Fiction with vivid characters and story line. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Sixteen-year-old Sadie Rose hasn’t said a word in eleven years—ever since the day she was found lying in a snowbank during a howling storm. Like her voice, her memories of her mother and what happened…
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Book Review: What the Heck Dec?!
Media Type: Print Book Title: What the Heck, Dec?! Author: Elizabeth Dudak Publisher: Orange Hat Publishing Pages: Paperback; 264 Release Date: March 29, 2012 Source: Author ———————————— Genre: Romance / Contemporary HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a good, quirky romance with great characters. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N / Book Depository Marti Karnawski is waiting in the front office of Noteah Middle School trying to land first her teaching position, not a man. Yet one casual glance at Declan Reed – the school’s droolicious social worker with bad boy…