Instructions for the End of the World
Title: Instructions for the End of the World Author: Jamie Kain Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Macmillan Release Date: December 8, 2015 Pages: 224 From the author of The Good Sister comes a gripping novel about two sisters who learn that there are things in life-love, loss, and self-discovery-that you simply can’t prepare for. Review: I wish that I could give “Instructions for the End of the World” a better review. It was a book with so much potential that […]
Rachel’s Secret (The Rachel Trilogy)
Title: Rachel's Secret Series: The Rachel Trilogy, Book 1 Author: Shelly Sanders, Shelly Greer Genre: Juvenile Fiction Release Date: 2012 Pages: 256 Rachel, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, debates whether to reveal the truth about the murder of her Christian friend, for which the Jewish community is blamed, and finds refuge in her friendship with another Christian boy. Review: I don’t even know where to start in describing the importance and emotional impact of “Rachel’s Secret.” The most important aspect, […]
This Is Where It Ends
Title: This Is Where It Ends Author: Marieke Nijkamp Genre: Juvenile Fiction Release Date: January 5, 2016 Pages: 288 10:00 a.m. The principal of Opportunity, Alabama’s high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m. The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03 The auditorium doors won’t open. 10:05 Someone starts shooting. Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes from […]
Firsts
Title: Firsts Author: Laurie Elizabeth Flynn Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Macmillan Release Date: January 5, 2016 Pages: 336 Seventeen-year-old Mercedes has been secretly sleeping with virgins, letting the boys get their awkward first times over with and only asking they give their girlfriends the perfect first time–the kind Mercedes never had–but when her system falls apart she has to find a way to salvage her reputation and figure out where her heart belongs. Review: When I began reading “Firsts” […]
Tarnished (Perfected, Book #2)
Title: Tarnished Series: Perfected, Book 2 Author: Kate Jarvik Birch Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Entangled: Teen Release Date: December 1, 2015 Pages: 304 Freedom comes at a cost… Ella was genetically engineered to be the perfect pet-graceful, demure…and kept. In a daring move, she escaped her captivity and took refuge in Canada. But while she can think and act as she pleases, the life of a liberated pet is just as confining as the Congressman’s gilded cage. Her escape triggered […]
Nexis (Tricksters, #1)
Title: Nexis Series: Tricksters, Book 1 Author: A.L. Davroe Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Entangled: Teen Release Date: December 1, 2015 Pages: 304 In the domed city of Evanescence, appearance is everything. A Natural Born amongst genetically-altered Aristocrats, all Ella ever wanted was to be like everyone else. Augmented, sparkling, and perfect. Then…the crash. Devastated by her father’s death and struggling with her new physical limitations, Ella is terrified to learn she is not just alone, but little more than a […]
Unbound
Title: UnBound Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: December 15, 2015 Pages: 320 Find out what happens to Connor, Risa, and Lev now that they’ve finally destroyed the Proactive Citizenry in this collection of short stories set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology by Neal Shusterman. Connor Lassiter’s fight to bring down Proactive Citizenry and find a suitable alternative to unwinding concluded in UnDivided. Now […]
Challenger Deep
Title: Challenger Deep Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Juvenile Fiction Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: April 21, 2015 Pages: 320 A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends […]
It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History
Title: It Ended Badly Author: Jennifer Wright Genre: History Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Release Date: November 3, 2015 Pages: 256 A humorous, well-researched pop history of the disastrous love lives of prominent historical figures, from Lord Byron to Elizabeth Taylor If you are lying in bed right now, a pint of ice cream in one hand, a bottle of scotch in the other, and this book clenched between your teeth (one tooth is missing from last night’s bar fight), […]
The Devil’s Engine: Hellraisers
Title: The Devil's Engine: Hellraisers Series: The Devil's Engine, Book 1 Author: Alexander Gordon Smith Publisher: Macmillan Children's Publishing Group Release Date: December 1, 2015 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 When a sixteen-year-old troublemaker named Marlow Green is trapped in a surreal firefight against nightmarish creatures in the middle of his New York City neighborhood, he unwittingly finds himself amid a squad of secret soldiers dedicated to battling the legions of the devil himself. Powering this army of young misfits is […]
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