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Beastly by Alex Flinn – A Modern-Day Beauty and the Beast
Alex Flinn's Beastly is a modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast, a coming of age story of outer and inner beauty, life, and love, for young adults.
Aug 27, 2011
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Michelle Wright
Book Review: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Four best friends, Carmen, Lena, Tibby, and Bridget, spend their first summer apart. They rely on a pair of pants to keep them together.
Aug 24, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
Book Review: Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Seventeen year old Ruby has been abandoned by her mother. She is reunited with her sister Cora and gains a chance at a new life and a new future.
Aug 22, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
Teen Suicide Addressed in Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why
Author Jay Asher presents a powerful story of teen suicide in his realistic young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why, and inspires a project by the same name.
Aug 22, 2011
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Jennifer Groepl
Book Review: Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Best friends Scarlett and Halley are faced with difficult choices after their lives changes. Will their friendship hold together despite these changes?
Aug 19, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
Summer and the CIty by Candace Bushnell - A Reader's Response
Carrie Bradshaw finally makes it to New York City. However, she realizes that making it in New York is more challenging than she expected.
Aug 17, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson - Realistic Fiction
High school student Tyler Miller strives to break the cycle of aggression in Laurie Halse Anderson's "Twisted," a realistic young adult fiction novel.
Aug 16, 2011
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Jennifer Groepl
3 Must Read Book Trilogies
Are you an avid book reader looking for something new to read?
Aug 12, 2011
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Jessica Best
Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime by Mizuki Nomura - Review
A book-eating goblin and the writer who feeds her try to solve the mystery of how a high school student died in Mizuki Nomura's novel.
Aug 12, 2011
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Angela Eastman
Nnedi Okorafor's Akata Witch: Book Review
The mythology of West Africa sets the stage for Akata Witch. Albino Sunny and her friends try to stop a serial killer in Okorafor's teen fantasy novel.
Aug 10, 2011
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Melissa Roberts
Entangled by Cat Clarke
Highlighting teen angst at its worse, author Cat Clarke pulls every emotion from the reader in her debut novel.
Aug 10, 2011
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Viktoria Bruce
Book Review: Scarlett Fever by Maureen Johnson
In the follow up to Suite Scarlett, Scarlett becomes Mrs. Amberson's assistant and Spencer becomes New York City's most controversial actor.
Aug 9, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell: A Reader's Response
Bushnell explores the early years of pop culture's most famous fictional character, Carrie Bradshaw.
Aug 8, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
Take Me There by Carolee Dean Explores Illiteracy and Delinquency
Exploring the connection between literacy and juvenile deliquency, Take Me There by Carolee Dean imparts an important message to teens.
Aug 8, 2011
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Jennifer Groepl
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti: A Reader's Response
When Jade meets single father Sebastian, they develop a relationship. He reveals a secret. Now Jade is faced with tough decisions.
Aug 6, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
Twilight Summary and Review
A romance fantasy novel of the forbidden love between a human named Bella and a vampire named Edward, Twilight is a story of love despite the danger.
Aug 1, 2011
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Ryan Arciero
Book Review: What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
New town, different name, who is the real Mclean Sweet?
Aug 1, 2011
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Latresha Byrd
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Susanne Fisher Staples
A critical book review of the multi-cultural adolescent novel by Susanne Fisher Staples. Includes classroom activities for teaching the novel.
Jul 31, 2011
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Jamie Pack
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
A brief review of Sonya Sones' free verse novel, What My Mother Doesn't Know, and tips for how it can be applied in the classroom.
Jul 31, 2011
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Jamie Pack
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly: Historical Fiction Review
Reviews Jennifer Donnelly's historical fiction novel for teens, A Northern Light. This is a lyrical novel with memorable characters and plenty of suspense.
Jul 29, 2011
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Heather Fawcett