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Life As We Knew It

Posted in Books, Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult on June 18, 2008 | 9 Comments »

Miranda has a very busy life. She’s finishing up her sophomore year of high school and hopes to get back to semi-professional ice skating in the summer. Her teachers keep talking about a meteor hitting the moon, but she hardly thinks of it. Meteors hit the moon all the time, so this must be just [...]

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Looks

Posted in ARC, Books, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Two girls at Valley Regional High slip by the notice of most students. Meghan Ball, obese, blends into the walls and knows about everyone. People are not afraid to talk in front of her, and they never suspect that there is a person living inside Meghan’s enormous frame. Of course, there are the boys who [...]

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The Disreputable History of Franki Landau-Banks

Posted in ARC, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, chick lit on April 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I had high hopes for this book- it had such an exciting premise. I ended up enjoying the book, but it didn’t make a lasting impression.
Frankie Landau-Banks is the witty, shy daughter of Frances Banks, or as she and her sister Zada call him, “Senior”. She attends the prep school Alabaster, where she is a [...]

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The Writing on the Wall

Posted in ARC, Books, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult on April 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Unfortunately, I cannot find the cover of this book. I wish I could, but I’ll have to update this post later in the year.
The first half of Tess’s eighth grade year didn’t go so well in Secrets, Lies, and Algebra. Richard, a popular boy in her grade, stole a test and blamed it on her [...]

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Love Me Tender

Posted in Books, Humor, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, tagged on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Elvira leads an extra-ordinary life with her slightly neurotic but lovable family. Her father was an Elvis impersonator (hence the name Elvira) and she finally understands why people say “I’m sorry” when they learn of her father’s profession. Her mother, Mel, has always been a bit odd as well. She threatens Elvira and Kerrie, Elvira’s [...]

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13

Posted in ARC, Books, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I want to start off saying that I really dislike having a bad review of a book. I only give abysmal reviews to books that really deserve them. Usually, I will not review the book at all. But 13 is another case altogether.
Evan lived in New York- before his father ran off with a flight [...]

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