Secret Daughter

From Michele Lauer-Bader author: Gowda, Shilpi Somaya Secret Daughter This moving novel tells the story of Kavita in India who gives away her baby daughter in order to save her, and Somer in California who adopts her.  It is about two mothers who both love their daughter and what they learn about themselves. This story [...]

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Revolution

From Joanna, Teen Book Reviewer author: Donnelly, Jennifer Revolution Revolution is a story about a troubled girl named Andi Alpers. She suffers from depression after her brother was killed by a schizophrenic, blaming herself for his death. She stops trying in school, causing her grades to plummet. Her one saving grace is music. Andi plays [...]

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Touch

From Darci, Teen Book Reviewer author: Prose, Francine Touch This is a very emotional book about a girl, Maisie, who is violated on the school bus by three of her best guy friends who she realizes later, aren’t her best friends at all. As things get tougher in school for Maisie, she realizes she could [...]

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The Miles Between

From Eric, Teen Book Reviewer author: Pearson, Mary E. The Miles Between The Miles Between is a unique story about four unique people. The main character is Destiny Faraday, a student at Hedgebrook Academy who tends to separate herself from the other students. Destiny has secrets, but chooses not to share them with anyone. All [...]

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Crunch time

From Andrea Kalinowski author: Davidson, Diane Mott Crunch time Crunch time by Diane Mott Davidson was anentertaining read but for the first time, Goldy Schulz really got on my nerves with her insistence on bulldozing ahead. She blithely disregards her husband’s concerns for her safety and just blunders around in his case. Her husband suggests [...]

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Brains For Lunch

From Constantine, Teen Book Reviewer author: Holt, K.A. Brains For Lunch If you have been in middle school, you know how troublesome life can be. Well, let’s face it any grade can be hard. And you may think only kids like you have to go through it, but zombies have problems in school too. In [...]

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The Mermaid’s Mirror

From Divya, Teen Book Reviewer author: Madigan, L.K. The Mermaid’s Mirror The Mermaid’s Mirror by L.K. Madigan is a great book about sixteen-year-old Lena, who lives on the beach but has never surfed in her whole life. The reason for this is her father, a former surfer who almost drowned years ago and banned her [...]

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The Demon in Me

From Andrea Kalinowski author: Rowen, Michelle The Demon in Me Michelle Rowen has started a new series featuring Eden Riley and Darrak, a demon. Darrak was cursed by a witch and now must possess human bodies to maintain a presence. The series begins with The Demon in me followed by Something wicked. Eden Riley is a [...]

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Death Cloud

From Andrea Kalinowski author: Lane, Andrew Death Cloud Sherlock Holmes is one of the best known fictional characters. In fact, he is so believable a character, he is still asked to consult on cases. Laurie R. King has set a series of novels around Sherlock in which his misogynistic ways seem to have fallen somewhat [...]

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Meanwhile

From Wendi, Teen Book Reviewer author: Shiga, Jason Meanwhile The book “Meanwhile” by Jason Shiga was really fun to read.  It’s kind of like a comic book and a maze you follow.  You can read it over and over as you follow the different paths of the maze.  The book starts out in an ice [...]

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