I always love books that take place in a world that is completely different, yet exists right under our noses. The Avicen and the Drakharin live adjacent to the mortal word. They move within it, if they have to, but they have very little use for humans or human problems. Their ancient dislike for […]
Category: Delacorte
The Here And Now By Ann Brashares
The Here And Now Author: Ann Brashares Category: Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Release Date: 4-8-14 Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love. This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different […]
And We Stay By Jenny Hubbard
And We Stay Author: Jenny Hubbard Category: Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Press Release Date: 1-28-14 When high school senior Paul Wagoner walks into his school library with a stolen gun, he threatens his girlfriend Emily Beam, then takes his own life. In the wake of the tragedy, an angry and guilt-ridden Emily is shipped off […]
Of Beast And Beauty by Stacey Jay
Of Beast And Beauty Author: Stacey Jay Category: Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Release Date: 7-23-13 In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, Gem, a mutant beast, fights to save his […]
Meant To Be by Lauren Morrill
Meant To Be Author: Lauren Morrill Genre: Young Adult Format: ARC Publisher: Delacorte Release Date: 11-13-12 It’s one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quite another to fall for the—gasp—wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she’s queen of following rules and being prepared. That’s […]
Touched by Cyn Balog
Touched Author: Cyn Balog Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Release Date: 8-14-12< Nick Cross always listens to the voice in his head. Because if he doesn’t? Things can go really, really wrong. Like the day he decided to go off script and saved a girl from being run over . . . and let another […]