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The Lightning Catcher book cover The Lightning Catcher
Author: Anne Cameron
Reviewed by: Elizabeth
Release date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The Lightning Catcher is great fun. It begins with showers of amphibians, proceeds quickly to explosions and mysterious strangers arriving in the night, and then jumps across the Atlantic to a hidden island filled with quirky characters...

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Zebra Forest book cover Zebra Forest
by Adina Rishe Gewirtz

On shelves 04/09/2013

Zebra Forest is one of those stories that has characters that you know are not as bad as they seem and yet they still have the power to...
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O. M. G. (Oh My Godmother) The Glitter Trap book cover O. M. G. (Oh My Godmother) The Glitter Trap
by Barbara Brauner

On shelves 05/14/2013

The Glitter Trap, the first book in the O.M.G. series (that's Oh My Godmother, by the way), is a slapstick romp...
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Proxy book cover Proxy
by Alex London

On shelves 06/18/2013

I don't usually enjoy books that are as violent, harsh, and full of death in all its forms — from senseless all the way up to voluntary self-...
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The 5th Wave book cover The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey

On shelves 05/07/2013

And now for the Lord God Book.

You know, it's funny. But I never completely appreciated that nickname as applied to woodpeckers. But not...
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Orleans book cover Orleans
by Sherri Smith

On shelves 03/07/2013

There are books that are above opinion. It doesn't matter what anyone thinks about them. It doesn't matter how well they sell. It doesn't matter...
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The Fellowship for Alien Detection book cover The Fellowship for Alien Detection
by Kevin Emerson

On shelves 02/26/2013

Kevin Emerson is my hero! Here's a middle school teacher who sees that boys aren't reading. He asks himself, "Now, why would that be? I'm a boy....
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Being Henry David book cover Being Henry David
by Cal Armistead

On shelves 03/01/2013

Being Henry David is a rather thrilling journey of self-discovery.

He wakes up in a train station with no luggage, no ID, no...
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The Reluctant Assassin (1 W.A.R.P.) book cover The Reluctant Assassin (1 W.A.R.P.)
by Eoin Colfer

On shelves 05/07/2013

A time-travel, F.B.I. secret agent thriller from Eoin Colfer?

YAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!
And there was much...
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Invisibility book cover Invisibility
by Andrea Cremer & David Levithan

On shelves 05/07/2013

When I first encountered this book, my reaction was "That's an interesting author pairing". But, you know? It works!

Both Andrea Cremer...
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Loki's Wolves (1 Blackwell Pages) book cover Loki's Wolves (1 Blackwell Pages)
by K. L. Armstrong & M. A. Marr

On shelves 05/07/2013

We all know those people in the north-central states, the ones with the impossible Germanic names, are a little insular. Now we know why. They...
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The Colossus Rises (1 Seven Wonders) book cover The Colossus Rises (1 Seven Wonders)
by Peter Lerangis

On shelves 02/05/2013

This I like!

Fast-paced adventure with about equal parts tech, magic and myth. Characters you love from the first page, even when you're...
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When the Butterflies Came book cover When the Butterflies Came
by Kimberley Griffiths Little

On shelves 04/01/2013

When the Butterflies Came truly is a magical tale, the best of Kimberley Griffiths Little's marvelous bayou tales.

Tara's...
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Fox Forever (3 Jenna Fox Chronicles) book cover Fox Forever
by Mary E. Pearson

On shelves 03/19/2013

The Jenna Fox Chronicles quietly ends in the most beautiful and powerful way imaginable. There will not be a dry eye at the closing of...
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Chews Your Destiny: Gum Girl book cover Chews Your Destiny: Gum Girl
by Rhode Montijo

On shelves 07/09/2013

Gum Girl is a treat, a sweet little confection for the youngest readers.

Gabby Gomez loves bubblegum. She chews it everywhere. But this...
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Etiquette & Espionage (1 Finishing School) book cover Etiquette & Espionage (1 Finishing School)
by Gail Carriger

On shelves 02/05/2013

Etiquette...
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