Defy Publisher: Scholastic PressPublication Date: Jan. 7, 2014Pages: 336Series: Defy, book oneSource: Finished copy from publisher, unsolicited About the Book: A lush and gorgeously written debut, packed with action, intrigue, and heart-racing romance.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… Read more »
Days of Blood & Starlight Author: Laini TaylorPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: Nov. 6, 2012Pages: 513Series: Daughter of Smoke & BoneSource: Purchased Note: May contain spoilers for book one. But seriously, WHY HAVEN’T YOU READ IT YET! About the Book: Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and… Read more »
Magic Study Author: Maria V. SnyderPublisher: MiraPublication Date: Dec. 1, 2008Pages: 448Series: Study, book twoSource: purchasedAbout the Book: You know your life is bad when you miss your days as a poison taster…With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be reunited with the family she’d been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. But though she has gained… Read more »
The Runaway King Author: Jennifer A. NielsenPublisher: Scholastic PressPublication Date: March 1, 2013Pages: 331Series: The Ascendence Trilogy, book twoSource: Purchased audiobook, received ARC from publisherRead By: Charlie McWadeAudiobook Publisher: Scholastic AudioAudiobook Length: 8 hours, 27 minsWARNING! There may be spoilers for book one! About the Book: A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Find out in the highly anticipated sequel… Read more »
Racing Savannah Author: Miranda KenneallyPublisher: Sourcebooks FirePublication Date: Dec. 3, 2013Pages: 304Series: Hundred Oaks, book fourSource: Requested from NetgalleyAbout the Book: They’re from two different worlds.He lives in the estate house, and she spends most of her time in the stables helping her father train horses. In fact, Savannah has always been much more comfortable around horses than boys. Especially boys like… Read more »
Sleeping Freshmen Never LieAuthor: David LubarPublisher: Dutton BooksPublication Date: July 2005Pages: 279About the Book: Starting high school is never easy. Seniors take your lunch money. Girls you’ve known forever are suddenly beautiful and unattainable. The guys you grew up with are drifting away. And you can never get enough sleep. Could there be a worse time… Read more »
The Dead-Tossed Waves Author: Carrie Ryan Publisher: Delacorte Press Publication Date: March 2010 Pages: 404 About the Book: Gabry lives a quiet life, secure in her town next to the sea and behind the Barrier. She’s content to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of… Read more »
The Key to the Golden FirebirdAuthor: Maureen JohnsonPublisher: HarperCollinsPublication Date: 2004Pages: 297About the Book: The funny thing about stop sings is that they’re also start signs. Mayzie is the middle sister, sent to private school because of her brains. Brooks, the oldest, is a beautiful athlete who’s conflicted about her two loves: Softball and Dave. Palmer is… Read more »
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianAuthor: Sherman AlexiePublisher: Little, BrownPublication Date: September 2007Pages: 240About the Book: (from the author’s website)In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school…. Read more »
the piper’s sonAuthor: Melina MarchettaPublisher: Candlewick PressPublication Date: March 2011Pages: 328 (in ARC)Companion to Saving FrancescaARC received from I Read Banned Books book tourAbout the Book:Melina Marchetta’s brilliant, heart-wrenching new novel takes up the story of the group of friends from her best-selling, much-loved bookSaving Francesca – only this time it’s five years later and Thomas… Read more »
