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Mutants

February 20, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Top 10: You Could Have Been an X-Men

“Ladies and gentlemen, the truth is that mutants are very real, and that they are among us. We must know who they are, and above all, what they can do!” – X-Men, 2000 Inspired by today’s review of Nobody by Jennifer Lynne Barnes, here is a list of 10 ya titles with characters that have […]

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