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Book Review: With or Without You
Media Type: Book Title: With or Without You Author: Brian Farrey Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Paperback; 368 Release Date: May 24, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: violence; mild language; sexual scenarios HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Eighteen year-old Evan and his best friend, Davis, get beaten up for being loners. For being gay. For just being themselves. But as rough as things often seem, at least Evan can take comfort in his sweet, sexy boyfriend Erik–whom he’s kept secret from everyone for almost a year. Then Evan and Davis are recruited to…
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OyMG Tens List!
Tweet Today I have Amy Fellner Dominy, author of OyMG, here to share a tens list! This one is a little special, as it is a list of Yiddish quotes. Yup, Yiddish! Read the book and you’ll understand. It’s fantastic! ENJOY! (Number 2 is by far my favorite.) There’s a character in OyMG who says exactly what he thinks, talks to dead people, eats cookies for breakfast and loves to quote wisdom in a foreign language. The character is Ellie’s grandfather, Zeydeh, and the language is Yiddish. Yiddish is a mix of German and Hebrew and was first spoken by…
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Book Review: Tighter
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Tighter Author: Adele Griffin Publisher: Knopf Books Pages: Hardcover; 208 Release Date: May 10, 2011 Source: Author/TBS ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Clean read! HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart When 17-year-old Jamie arrives on the idyllic New England island of Little Bly to work as a summer au pair, she is stunned to learn of the horror that precedes her. Seeking the truth surrounding a young couple’s tragic deaths, Jamie discovers that she herself looks shockingly like the dead girl—and that she has a disturbing ability to sense the two…
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Interviewing C. Lee McKenzie and a giveaway!
Tweet A treat for you today my friends! C. Lee McKenzie, author of Princess of Las Pulgas, is here for an interview. This interview is a bit special though because it’s answered by both Lee herself AND a character from her other amazing book, Sliding on the Edge. Take some time and get to know them both! 1. If you had to choose an animal to describe you, what would it be and why? Shawna – It depends on when you ask me this question. Before I came to Sweet River, I would have said my favorite animal was a cat and…
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Teenage Garage Sale – Liz Gallagher’s Edition!
Tweet Being grilled on the blog today is Liz Gallagher, author of recently published My Not So Still Life. She’s here today to share a little bit about her past in a post that we invented on The Teen {Book} Scene called “Teenage Garage Sale”. Let’s see what things we might be able to buy if we went back to Liz’s teen days! Ooh, fun. Picturing my old room … I’d have oodles of cassette tapes to sell. As a young teen, I wouldn’t have parted with any New Kids on the Block or Debbie Gibson. They would’ve been priceless.…
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Book Review: Here Lies Bridget
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Here Lies Bridget Author: Paige Harbison Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 224 Release Date: January 18, 2011 Source: NetGalley ======================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Bridget Duke is the uncontested ruler of her school. The meanest girl with the biggest secret insecurities. And when new girl Anna Judge arrives, things start to fall apart for Bridget: friends don’t worship as attentively, teachers don’t fall for her wide-eyed “who me?” look, expulsion looms ahead and the one boy she’s always loved—Liam Ward—can barely even look…
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Book Review: Odessa – The Seraphym Wars
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Odessa – The Seraphym Wars Author: Rebecca Ryals Russell Publisher: Muse It Up Pages: Ebook; 272 Release Date: March 29, 2011 Source: Author ====================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Myrna Ashlin Watts graduated from High School in Jacksonville, Fl just in time to find herself transported to a bizarre and primal planet corrupted by demon-dragons. And they want her DEAD. Her problem is she has been recruited to kill them, too. 18-year-old Myrna is drawn into the middle of an epic battle between Seraphym and…
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Interviewing Milo and a Giveaway!
Tweet A treat today! Adele Griffin, one of my all time favorite people and authors, is here to celebrate her newest book, Tighter. I had the pleasure to read this and it is fabulous! I won’t spoil yet, however I will let you read this. A character interview with Milo, who happens to be my favorite character. Enjoy! 1. Welcome to the blog Milo! If you had describe yourself in just 3 words, what would you choose? Milo Paul McCrae—Mysterious, Perceptive, Magnetic. 2. How would you describe your relationship with Jamie? Fraught. 3. Quick, you have a gift card for…
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Audio Book Review: Eighth Grade Bites
Tweet Media Type: Audio book Title: Eighth Grade Bites Author: Heather Brewer Narrator: Kevin Pariseau Publisher: Brilliance Audio Format: MP3-CD Duration: 4:43:34 Source: Library ======================= Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Junior high really sucks for thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: his mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and…
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Book Review: The Dreamspeaker
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Dreamspeaker Author: W. Scott Publisher: Palace in the Sky Pages: Ebook; chapters Release Date: February 10, 2011 Source: Publisher ==================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence (fantasy) HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Prepare to do battle with the Greatest Fighting Team of Teenage Girls ever assembled! Jessica Hoshi is just like any other girl. She loves music, playing in the marching band at school and spending time with her friends. One day, Jessica and her friends visit the Lakeshore Historical Society to take the Tall Ship Tour. After they get…