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Steelheart book cover Steelheart
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Reviewed by: Elizabeth
Release date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013

David has lived through his adolescence with one goal. He eats, sleeps, breaths that one thing. (And no, it is not that one thing.) He has taken meticulous and exhaustive notes. He's made plans and engineered his entire life so that he...

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Liar & Spy book cover Liar & Spy
by Rebecca Stead

On shelves 08/07/2012

Rebecca Stead is the author of one of my favorite children's books, When You Reach Me, a beautiful slice of New York life with quirky...
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The Edge of Nowhere book cover The Edge of Nowhere
by Elizabeth George

On shelves 09/04/2012

Becca King, the 14-year-old heroine of The Edge of Nowhere, can read minds. Unless she has her AUD box, a device that looks something...
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Nightsong book cover Nightsong
by Ari Berk

On shelves 09/25/2012

This is a wonderful story about a young bat named Chiro's first solo journey to find food.

His mother sends him off on his own to conquer...
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Confessions of a Murder Suspect book cover Confessions of a Murder Suspect
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

On shelves 09/24/2012

To begin with, I am one of maybe 5 people who had never read James Patterson. Ever. This will not be the last Patterson book I read. Yes, despite...
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Unspoken (1 Lynburn Legacy) book cover Unspoken (1 Lynburn Legacy)
by Sarah Rees Brennan

On shelves 09/11/2012

Here's a manor-life twist that we haven't seen yet. Unspoken is a fun blend of frothy paranormal romance and dark mystery laced with...
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Burn Mark book cover Burn Mark
by Laura Powell

On shelves 06/19/2012

Here's an exercise. Substitute mafia for every instance of witch in Burn Mark as you read. Does the story change? Not...
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The Iron Wyrm Affair (1 Bannon and Clare) book cover The Iron Wyrm Affair (1 Bannon and Clare)
by Lilith Saintcrow

On shelves 08/07/2012

The Iron Wyrm Affair is the beginning of a wonderful relationship! Saintcrow has concocted a delightful melange of a world out of the...
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The Wednesdays book cover The Wednesdays
by Julie Bourbeau

On shelves 08/14/2012

There was a little village halfway up a seaside mountain that was perfect in every way — except on Wednesdays. On Wednesdays there was no end to...
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One Year in Coal Harbor book cover One Year in Coal Harbor
by Polly Horvath

On shelves 09/11/2012

Polly Horvath is always a joy to read. Her characters are always smart (even when bumbling) and always positive (even when faced with loss). She...
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Safekeeping book cover Safekeeping
by Karen Hesse

On shelves 09/18/2012

Safekeeping is a quiet shout. Told as much through Hesse's ambiguous photography as her haunting and dream-like prose, it is a series of...
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The Crown of Embers book cover The Crown of Embers
by Rae Carson

On shelves 09/18/2012

The Girl of Fire and Thorns was such a brilliantly unique contribution to young...
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Who Could That Be at This Hour (1 All the Wrong Questions) book cover Who Could That Be at This Hour (1 All the Wrong Questions)
by Lemony Snicket

On shelves 10/23/2012

You probably shouldn't want to read this book. It's the pointless tale of a shiftless young author asking questions that shouldn't be asked and...
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Gods and Warriors book cover Gods and Warriors
by Michelle Paver

On shelves 09/04/2012

This is Michelle Paver's second foray into ancient history. Her first series — The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness — dealt with Neolithic...
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Ask the Passengers book cover Ask the Passengers
by A. S. King

On shelves 10/23/2012

Astrid Jones lives in teen hell. Her home is repressive, white-supremist Unity Valley. Her father is broken and perpetually stoned. Her sister...
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Elemental book cover Elemental
by Antony John

On shelves 11/21/2012

Elemental is one of those books that straddles the boundaries between science fiction and fantasy. People have powers, but there are (...
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