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Take 5: 5 New Titles Coming from Simon & Schuster
Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine Publisher’s Description: “There are whispers of a ghost in the slaughterhouse where sixteen-year-old Wen assists her father in his medical clinic—a ghost who grants wishes to those who need them most. When one of the Noor, men hired as cheap factory labor, humiliates Wen, she makes an impulsive […]
Memorial Day Reads
Today is Memorial Day. Today is a day to honor the men and women who have served and died in the U.S. Military. I come from a military family, the Air Force. Every three years we moved to a new military base. Twice members of my family were stationed overseas. My brother was born on […]
5 Things I’d Like You To Know About My 2014 YA debut, Let’s Get Lost (by Adi Alsaid)
This Isn’t Just Leila’s Story Coming from Harlequin Teen August 2014 Let’s Get Lost is four coming of age stories linked together by a mysterious girl named Leila. Yes, Leila’s the protagonist of the book, and we are following her journey from Louisiana to Alaska to go see the Northern Lights. But it’s not just […]
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Cover Reveal: Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen thriller, sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for “normal.” Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, all her life she’s been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she’s abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, […]
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Ten Commandments of the Holy Church of Blue Matters of the heart come first. Especially someone else’s heart. Be thou not an asshole. This is the point to all religion. Everything else is just commentary. But exceptions can be made for people who deserve it. Goest thou on holy quests- do amazing things. Silly, helpful, […]
Book Review: The Dead and the Buried by Kim Harrington
“Jade. . .” The voice came again. Sure now, I threw off the covers and padded into the hallway, wincing at the noisy floorboards. I peeked my head into Colby’s room. He was sleeping- fitfully. He groaned and rolled over, then back again. I tiptoed down to my parents’ room. Marie was sleeping […]
Book Review: Tempestuous by Kim Askew and Amy Helmes
“Who cares what they’re doing as long as they’re at the other end of the mall?” Ariel seemed unperturbed. “We’re just in here for the night. What do we need with all that stuff, anyway?”“Don’t you get it?” Derek answered. “We don’t know what’s happening out there with the storm. we could be snowed in here for […]
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