Last year I had a lot of fun participating in The Perpetual Page Turner’s End Of Year Survey, so I was excited that she did it again this year. I read 101 books in 2011, which is probably the most I’ve ever read in a single year, most of which were YA novels. I also [...]
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Realistic Teen Fiction
The Disreputable History Of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Buy The Disreputable History Of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart Special: $14.92 (Regular price: $19.13) Publisher: Turtleback Books Format: Paperback Reviewer: Melissa on December 27, 2011 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars At 14, Frances Landau-Banks was the kind of girl, who didn’t stand out in any way at a highly competitive boarding school, even [...]
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Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt
Buy Sean Griswold’s Head Special: $13.18 (Regular price: $16.99) Publisher: Bloomsbury Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on December 20, 2011 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars After Payton comes upon a scene, which proves that the last six months were built on a lie, she refuses to speak to her parents for two weeks. The consequence [...]
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First Day On Earth by Cecil Castellucci
Buy First Day On Earth Special: $13.53 (Regular price: $17.99) Publisher: Scholastic Press Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on December 19, 2011 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars “You think you know what I am, the kid slumped in his chair in the back row, with greasy hair, wearing all black.” This is the way begins; [...]
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If I Tell by Janet Gurtler
Buy If I Tell Special: $9.27 (Regular price: $9.99) Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Format: Paperback Reviewer: Melissa on December 15, 2011 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Have you ever seen something you wish you hadn’t? Something that, if she knew, would destroy your mother? Something that felt like as much of a betrayal to you [...]
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But I Love Him by Amanda Grace
Buy But I Love Him Special: $16.49 (Regular price: $16.99) Publisher: Flux Format: Paperback Reviewer: Melissa on December 13, 2011 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Ann only met Conner one year ago, but over the course of the last 12 months everything in her life has changed. But I Love Him is the story [...]
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Pearl by Jo Knowles
Buy Pearl Special: $16.49 (Regular price: $16.99) Publisher: Henry Holt Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on December 8, 2011 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Bean (born Pearl) and her equally misfit best friend, Henry, have mothers who don’t blend in with their community. Henry’s mother, Sally, is an obese hermit, and Bean’s mother, Lexie, only [...]
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Second Annual Holiday #Readathon & Mini Challenge Results
Readathons are a fun way to plow through a pile of books. Plenty of bloggers participate in them – I see the tweets about them and the excitement in people’s tweets as they get ready to clear their schedules for a book or two or three. But I’ve never really been a big participant in [...]
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Second Annual Holiday #Readathon & Mini Challange
Sorry everyone – I was too caught up in my own #readathon books to get this post up on time. If you’re still interested in my mini-challenge, however, now’s your chance to participate and possibly win each of the following three books: The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch, Underdogs by Markus Zusak, and iBoy by [...]
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I’m Not Her by Janet Gurtler
Buy I’m Not Her Special: $9.49 (Regular price: $9.99) Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Format: Paperback Reviewer: Melissa on October 20, 2011 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Tess has always felt like the complete opposite of her older sister, Kristina. And she’s always been okay with her place in the family and their high school. Kristina [...]
