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Extras

Posted in Adventure, Science Fiction, Young Adult on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Aya Fuse has a face rank of half a million- horrible in her view. She’s a kicker, someone who’s feed (I sort of think of it as a blog) is stories about their city. Her last story was about underground graffiti, but she knows that it won’t make her a big kicker. Her brother Hiro has [...]

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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

Posted in ARC, Adventure, Books, Middle Grade, Mystery, Young Adult on May 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Reynie has just been adopted by his beloved Miss Perumal. They are traveling to Kate’s farm, where they plan to meet Constance and the Washingtons (Sticky). As soon as he gets to the farm, though, Reynie suspects that something is wrong with Kate. He finds her coughing and hacking in the barn- but she won’t [...]

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Coraline Graphic Novel

Posted in ARC, Adventure, Books, Graphic Novel, Horror, Middle Grade, Young Adult, tagged on April 9, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Coraline has just moved to a new apartment with her mother and father. There isn’t much to do, especially when it rains. She has two crazy ladies below her- both claim to be stage actresses. Above her, an old man claims his rats are preparing a show. Her Dad is working in his office, [...]

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Ottoline and the Yellow Cat

Posted in ARC, Adventure, Humor, Middle Grade, Picture Book on March 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Well, this came Tuesday, and I couldn’t tear myself away. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat is the story of Ottoline and her companion Mr. Monroe, a small, hairy bog creature from Norway. They live in the Pepperpot building while Ottoline’s parents are away traveling. They collect fabulous items such as emperors’ hats, meteorites, extremely small [...]

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Out of the Wild

Posted in ARC, Adventure, Books, Fantasy, Young Adult on February 29, 2008 | 9 Comments »

I have a thing about sequels. Usually. Out of the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst is even better than Into the Wild. I got a little bored in the middle of the first, but each chapter of Out of the Wild either had me laughing or clutching the pages in anxiety for Julie (and [...]

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STORM: The Infinity Code

Posted in ARC, Action, Adventure, Books on February 24, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Okay, this is hard to imagine, but combine the Artemis Fowl books with three kids wanting to do something good. You get STORM: The Infinity Code. It has the same tone as Artemis Fowl, very smart and clever. Oh, and instead of money deals, these kids actually want to save people and cure AIDS.

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