There’s a lot of contrast in Grace’s world. On one hand, she is a teenager who is mourning her mother, trying to figure out how to move on, and missing her military dad who is stationed overseas. On a more unusual front, she is staying with her grandfather who is the American ambassador […]
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Blue Lily, Lily Blue By Maggie Stiefvater
Blue, Gansey, Adam, Ronan, and Noah are quickly becoming my favorite literary gang of all time. The Dream Thieves was really more Ronan’s story, but in Blue Lily, Lily Blue we return to the structure of The Raven Boys. We are back with the whole group, getting a more global view of the story as […]
Manor Of Secrets By Katherine Longshore
Manor Of Secrets Author: Katherine Longshore Category: Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: 1-28-14 The year is 1911. And at The Manor, nothing is as it seems . . . Lady Charlotte Edmonds: Beautiful, wealthy, and sheltered, Charlotte feels suffocated by the strictures of upper-crust society. She longs to see the world beyond The Manor, […]
Defy By Sara B. Larson
Defy Author: Sara B. Larson Category: Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: 1-7-14 Alexa Hollen is a fighter. Forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king’s army, Alex uses her quick wit and fierce sword-fighting skills to earn a spot on the elite prince’s guard. But when a powerful sorcerer sneaks […]
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
As soon as the ley line was woken up once again, things started to change almost immediately. Blue and “her Raven boys” started feeling the effects and seeing the consequences of their efforts. The missing piece of the Cabeswater puzzle is the center of this book and, of course, Gansey isn’t the only one looking. […]
Ex Libris Audio: The Scorpio Races
Set on a remote island, The Scorpio Races tells a story that is half fairy tale, half coming of age story. Puck and Sean are both facing great obstacles on their small island home. Sean is a Scorpio races champion many times over, but there is something empty about racing with a […]
The Darkest Path by Jeff Hirsch
The Darkest Path Author: Jeff Hirsch Category: Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: 9-24-13 A civil war rages between the Glorious Path–a militant religion based on the teachings of a former US soldier–and what’s left of the US government. Fifteen-year-old Callum Roe and his younger brother, James, were captured and forced to convert six years […]
The Boy On The Bridge by Natalie Standiford
The Boy On The Bridge Author: Natalie Standiford Category: Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: 7-30-13 Laura Reid goes to Leningrad for a semester abroad as Cold War paranoia is peaking in 1982. She meets a young Russian artist named Alexei and soon, with Alexei as her guide, Laura immerses herself in the real Russia–a […]
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I am never more grateful to live in Texas than when I go to the Texas Library Association annual convention. I was lucky enough to attend this year’s convention and had a fabulous time! Even though the book bloggers see each other on Twitter every day, it’s always nice to meet-up in person. It’s also […]
Ex Libris Audio: How To Say Goodbye In Robot
Find out more information about this feature and my ratings here. How To Say Goodbye in RobotAuthor: Natalie StandifordNarrator: Kate RuddPerformance: ExcellentAvailable Now New to town, Beatrice is expecting her new best friend to be one of the girls she meets on the first day. But instead, the alphabet conspires to seat her next to […]