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Title: The Conjuring Glass Author: Brian Knight Publisher: JournalStone Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 216 How I Read It: Review copy received from the publisher – The views expressed in my review are mine alone and I have received no compensation for these opinions. Synopsis: When thirteen-year-old orphan Penny Sinclair moves to the small town of Dogwood to live with her godmother, [… Read More]

Title: Requiem Author: Lauren Oliver Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books Genre: YA Dystopia Pages: 391 How I Read It: Hard cover purchased by me. Synopsis: They have tried to squeeze us out, to stamp us into the past. But we are still here. And there are more of us every day. Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been [… Read More]

Title: The Titan’s Curse Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Puffin Books Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 304 How I Read It: Kindle edition from the library. Synopsis: When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it’s up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They [… Read More]

Title: Annabel Author: Lauren Oliver Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: YA Dystopia Pages: 50 How I Read It: Kindle edition purchased by me Synopsis: Lena’s mother, Annabel, has always been a mystery—a ghost in Lena’s past. Until now. Discover her secrets in Lauren Oliver’s brilliant original digital story set in the world of New York Times bestsellers Delirium and Pandemonium. Lena Halloway’s [… Read More]

Title: Seeds of Discovery Author: Breeana Puttroff Publisher: Musefish Press Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 264 How I Read It: ARC received from the publisher – The views expressed in my review are mine alone and I have received no compensation for these opinions. Synopsis: Quinn Robbins’ life was everything she thought a teenager’s should be. She has good friends, a family [… Read More]

Title: Crewel Author: Gennifer Albin Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Genre: YA Dystopia Pages: 368 How I Read It: ARC received from the publisher – The views expressed in my review are mine alone and I have received no compensation for these opinions. Synopsis: In a world where the Guild decides everything, one sixteen-year-old girl dares to defy the power of [… Read More]

Title: Whatever Happened to Janie Author: Caroline B. Cooney Publisher: Laurel Leaf Genre: YA Mystery Pages: 192 How I Read It: Paperback from the library. Synopsis: How could it possibly be true?  But it is true. As Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl on the milk carton, she was overcome with shock.  She recognized that little [… Read More]

Title: Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Disney Hyperion Books Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 279 How I Read It: Hard cover from the library. Synopsis: The way he said my name sent a chill down my back.  Nobody called me “Perseus” except those who knew my true identity.  Friends…and enemies. Percy Jackson’s seventh grade year has [… Read More]

Title: The Threshold Child Author: Callie Kanno Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing Genre: YA Fantasy Pages: 536 How I Read It: ARC received from the author – The views expressed in my review are mine alone and I have received no compensation for these opinions. Synopsis: Adesina was trained from childhood to serve her land as a warrior and a spy. When [… Read More]

Title: The Face on the Milk Carton Author: Caroline B. Cooney Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Genre: YA Mystery Pages: 192 How I Read It: Kindle edition from the library. Synopsis: No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary [… Read More]