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Knutsson, Catherine. SHADOWS CAST BY STARS
Knutsson, Catherine. SHADOWS CAST BY STARS New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012 IL YA ISBN 1442401915 In this postapocalytic novel, we meet Cass who is living 200 year in the future. A plague has wiped out most of the population on earth. Now Cass and her family must hide away. It seems that the blood of Native Americans contains the antibody that kills the plague. And the powers that be want to kill all Native Americans to get the cure. Add to this a spiritual world element when Cass realizes that she can communicate with spirits. This is an interesting combination of postapolcalyptic fiction and Native American spirituality.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Book of the day 05/29/2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Book of the day 05/27/2013
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Handler, Daniel. WHY WE BROKE UP
Handler, Daniel. WHY WE BROKE UP Boston : Little, Brown, 2011 IL YA ISBN 0316127256 Written in the form of a break up letter from Min, an aspiring filmmaker, to Ed, the popular jock. This doesn't seem to be a match made in heaven from the beginning but there is so much more to it than mismatched lovers. Min drops off a box of tiny remembrances along with her Dear John letter. Each of the items in the box -- a toy truck, rose petals, bottle caps -- have a story to tell. And Min offers us the chance to understand the relationship as well as why it ended as it did. We will want to read the entire missive, but will Ed?
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Book of the day 05/25/2013
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Grant, Michael. LIGHT New York : Katherine Tegan Books, 2013 IL YA ISBN 0061449180 In the final book of the Gone series, we find the children facing even more peril. The FAYZ has gone transparent and now the outside world is visible again. The children can see their parents. And the parents can see the unimaginable things that are going on inside. They see the mutants, the violence, the starvation. The food is almost gone and the children would rather spend time looking at their families than working in the fields. The children are hoping that the dome will soon come down. But there is an evil inside the dome that they need to fight first. Gaia is growing and gaining strength. She also looks forward to joining the outside world. Sam, Astrid, Diana, and Caine must find a way to keep that from happening. Even if it means sacrificing themselves. The answers to the questions you've been asking through the series are answered and you will learn what caused the FAYZ, the mutants and why Sam and Caine are so powerful.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Book of the day 05/24/2013
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Grahame, Abby. WENTWORTH HALL New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012 IL YA ISBN 1442451963 For fans of Downton Abbey, here is a story set in 1912 England. Maggie Darlington has just returned from France to find that her father has decided that she should marry to help restore the family fortune. But Maggie is more interested in the Michael, the horse groom. Filled with stories about underpaid servants and overdressed aristocrats, this is a delicious tale of romance and secrets.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Book of the day 05/19/2013
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Eulberg, Elizabeth. REVENGE OF THE GIRL WITH THE GREAT PERSONALITY
Eulberg, Elizabeth. REVENGE OF THE GIRL WITH THE GREAT PERSONALITY New York : Point, 2013 IL YA ISBN 0545476992 Everybody loves Lexi. She's popular, smart, and funny. The kind of girl everyone likes but no one asks out. To make her feel worse, her little sister is a regular on the pageant circle where she is always praised for her beauty. Well, it’s easy to be beautiful when you are using fake hair and tons of makeup. And Lexi is sick of it. She decides to use some of the beauty tricks to enhance her own looks. She is going to be the one who is beautiful and popular. But is being popular all it is hyped up to be?
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Dessen, Sarah. THE MOON AND MORE
Dessen, Sarah. THE MOON AND MORE New York : Viking, 2013 IL YA ISBN 0670785601 Growing up in a small beach town certainly has its advantages. And Emaline knows that all too well. She lives with her mother, stepfather and stepsisters. And her boyfriend Luke. Luke is handsome, kind and lots of fun. But now there is a new boy in town. Theo is from New York and he is helping out with a documentary being filmed in the town. Theo is sophisticated, exciting and lots of fun. And he likes Emaline. So she has to decide if she wants to stick with what she knows or take a chance on a life that hadn’t seemed possible before.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Book of the day 05/17/2013
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Dahlquist, Gordon. THE DIFFERENT GIRL
Dahlquist, Gordon. THE DIFFERENT GIRL New York : Dutton, 2013 IL YA ISBN 0525425977 The four girls are living alone on an island with two adult teachers. The girls are almost identical is every way. Almost. Veronika has red hair, Eleanor, black; Isobel yellow; Caroline brown. But other than that, the girls are interchangeable. And now their teachers are trying to get them to think for themselves and assert their individuality. The lessons are going well until young May shipwrecks onto the island and brings trouble. Now the four girls will really have to learn to think for themselves.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Book of the day 05/16/2013
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Cox, Greg. RIESE : KINGDOM FALLING
Cox, Greg. RIESE : KINGDOM FALLING New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012 IL YA ISBN 1442429690 This is a prequel to a series on syfy. Here we meet 15 year old Riese. She is a princess and heir to the throne of Eleysia but she is not all that interested in learning her royal duties. She would much rather ride and hunt than learn how to be a proper lady. While out one day, she meets a villager and she pretends to be a servant at the palace. She escapes her lessons whenever she can so that she can spend time with Micah. But when war breaks out, she must decide between her love of Micah and her duty as a royal princess.
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