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TAKEN by Erin Bowman

TAKEN

by Erin Bowman

published by in 2014 by HarperTeen



There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends…and he’s gone.
They call it the Heist.
Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth bir…

Review: SUBLIME

SUBLIME

by Christina Lauren

to be published on October 14
by Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers



True love may mean certain death in a ghostly affair of risk and passion from New York Times bestselling duo Christina Lauren, authors of Beautiful Bastard. Tahereh Mafi, New York Times bestselli…

Panic by Sharon Draper

PANIC
by Sharon M. Draper
On sale April 4, 2013
Read as an ARC
261 pages
$16.99/$19.99 CAN
2.5 of 5 owls

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Goodreads Summary

This gripping and chillingly realistic novel from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper shows that all it takes is one bad decision for everything to change.
Diamond k…

Review: Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Title: Tiger Lily
Author: Jodi Lynn Anderson
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 292
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Rating: 2.5 Owls



SUMMARY
Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . . .

Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy en…

Review (NON-YA): How to be Black by Baratunde Thurston

Title: How to be Black Author: Baratunde Thurston Pages: 254 Genre: Memoir Goodreads Summary
"How to Be Black" is a satirical race manual designed for black people and those who love them. Expert Thurston is an editor at "The Onion."
If you don't buy this book, you're a racist…

Hush, Hush review -- Becca Fitzpatrick

Title: Hush, Hush
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick
Pages: 391
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover



For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her...until Patch c…

HADES Review -- Alexandra Adornetto

Hades by Alexandra Adornetto

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Dear World,
Please do not question my sanity. I promise I have not lost it. I am reading this for the freaking lulz AND THAT'S IT.
Sincerely, Me.

Review: 2.5 stars

First impressions are deceiving.

I have fourteen years’ worth of anecdotal proof…