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Turn Left at the Cow
What do you get when you combine a runaway teen to Grandma’s, a football star, a love interest, and the missing cash from a bank bugulary from many years ago? Turn Left at the Cow. When Travis leaves his in-love mom and new stepdad in California for his grandma’s house…
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Knightley & Son
If you’re looking for a fast-paced mystery for a great summer read, then Knightley & Son is the book for you! Darkus Knightley is a 13-year-old boy whose been reading his father’s top secret files in his bedroom for the past four years while his father has been in a…
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48 Hour Book Challenge
Last year was the first time I heard about the 48 Hour Book Challenge and I haven’t had the chance to participate in it yet. My goal is that next year, I’ll set aside my weekend to try this out. The basic gist is that you said aside as much…
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“The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth”
“The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth” is an awesome article written for NPR about a group of people, who in mind have always existed (I was one a number of years ago), but who now are driving the YA book market. As Linda Holmes, the author of the…
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The 5th Wave
I’m going to stray from my program idea postings today to let you know about a 2013 book that I just finally got the chance to read – The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. My co-worker came it talking about the book and how she couldn’t put it down all…
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“A Market-Driven Solution to the Need for Diverse Books”
First Book (an organization that provides access to books for children in need) announced today that they aren’t just supporting the need for more diverse books in the publishing world for children and teens, but they’re also “putting our money where our mouth is and pledging to purchase 10,000 copies…
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The Summer I Found You
I was looking for a light, easy read after (finally) finishing a book that I kept reading in the hopes it would get better, it didn’t really get better. The Summer I Found You was a perfect choice – a “chick lit” book with a little more substance than the…
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The Killing Woods
During ALA Midwinter, I picked up a number of books that I wouldn’t normally read in the hopes of adding to my reader’s advisory repertoire. This was one of those books – I don’t watch scary movies and don’t like reading scary books, especially right before falling asleep, but after…
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Better Off Friends
Sometimes all you need is a feel-good book and that’s exactly what I would describe Better Off Friends as – a feel good book (and it’s exactly what I needed this past week). Macallan and Levi have been best friends since the day they met. Now in high school, it’s…
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Grasshopper Jungle
I reviewed an ARC copy of this book and let me tell you, I wanted to put it down for fear of nightmares with 6-foot tall praying mantises, but I couldn’t it was so interesting! Austin, our narrator, and self-proclaimed historian is a confused teenager in love with the girl-next-door…