by Ally Carter
Kat thought she was out of the family business after pulling one last con, getting herself accepted to Colgan School, one of the most prestigious boarding schools in North America, but she’s wrong. When you descend from a long line of thieves, it’s hard to stay away for long. Someone has stolen some [...]
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Review: Academy 7
by Anne Osterlund
Aerin barely escapes slavery on the planet Vizhan, fleeing in her father’s broken down ship, the Fugitive. Knowing nothing of her past and having no answers since her father died when they crashed on Vizhan years ago, Aerin has no where to turn. Luckily, a friendly captain takes her onto his ship and [...]
Review: Lockdown
by Walter Dean Myers
Reese is in a juvie jail called the Progress Center. Busted after money woes caused him to steal prescription sheets from a local doctor’s office, he’s almost to the end of his 2.5 year sentence. Reese is overall a good kid, he’s even scored a spot in a new work release program [...]
Review: She’s So Dead to Us
by Kieran Scott
When Ally was a freshman, her father’s bad business decision cost her family their fortune, as well as the fortunes of most of her closest friends. Ally and her parents fled in shame and haven’t been back to their hometown, Orchard Hill, since. Now it is just Ally and her mother, her father’s [...]
Review: Give Up the Ghost
by Megan Crewe
Cass has spent much more time in the last few years in the company of ghosts than she has in the company of living beings. After a horrible encounter with her supposed best friend that left her ostracized by the entire school and then the untimely death of her older sister, Cass has [...]
Book Review: The Devouring
by Simon Holt
A year ago, Reggie’s mother walked out on her family. Since then, Reggie’s father has buried himself in work and Reggie has taken on the role off cook, cleaner, and mother to her younger brother Henry. Reggie’s one escape from her new life is her job at a local bookstore that specializes in [...]
Review: January (Conspiracy 365)
by Gabrielle Lord
Cal Ormund is still recovering from his father’s mysterious death when a crazy man approaches Cal on the street yelling that someone killed Cal’s father and that they are going to kill Cal as well. The man tells Cal he must lay low and try stay alive until December 31 of the next [...]
Review: The Indigo Notebook
by Laura Resau
Every year Zeeta and her mother, Layla, move to a different country. Zeeta gets settled in, makes new friends, and Layla gets the itch. This year Layla has chosen Ecuador. Besides her one year itch, another of Layla’s other many flaws, according to Zeeta, is her taste in men. Layla goes for clowns, [...]
Review: Fire
by Kristin Cashore
Fire lives in a land where monsters roam. They are as deadly as they are beautiful, luring their prey with their looks then happily devouring them. Fire, herself, is a monster, more beautiful than any could imagine with hair the color of flames. She is the last of her kind, the only remaining [...]
Review: Once a Witch
by Carolyn MacCullough
When Tamsin was born, her grandmother predicted that she would be one of the most powerful Talents in her family’s history, but Tamsin’s Talent never appeared. Now Tamsin is the only “normal” person in her family, living under the shadow of her supremely Talented and beautiful older sister, Rowena. When a man comes [...]
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