Title: The Comet’s Curse & The Web of Titan Author: Dom Testa Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: November 2004 / December 2005 Paperback: 240 Pages / 272 Pages The Comet’s Curse, Book 1 When…
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Title: Starters Author: Lissa Price Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 368 Pages HER WORLD IS CHANGED FOREVER Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out…
Title: A Posse of Princesses Author: Sherwood Smith Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: YA Angst (original publisher) / new ebook edition from Book View Cafe Publication Date: March 2008 Hardcover: 300 pages Rhis, princess of a small kingdom, is…
Title: Witch Hill Author: Marcus Sedgwick Genre: Contemporary, Horror, Middle Grade Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Publication date: First published 2001 Paperback: 154 pages At first, Jamie isn’t too worried about the bad dreams he’s been having since coming to…
Title: A Beautiful Evil Author: Kelly Keaton Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Greek Mythology retelling Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication date: February 2012 Hardcover/Paperback: 288 pages A power she can’t deny. A destiny she’s determined to fight. When Ari first arrived…
Title: Embrace Author: Jessica Shirvington Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire (US) / Hachette Australia (Aus) Publication Date: March 2012 / October 2010 Hardcover: 367 pages It starts with a whisper: “It’s time for you…
Title: The Miseducation of Cameron Post Author: Emily M. Danforth Genre: Contemporary, LGBT, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray Publication date: February 7 2012 Hardcover: 480 pages When Cameron Post’s parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking…
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Book Review: Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain by A. Lee Martinez
Title: Emperor Mollusk vs. The Sinister Brain Author: A. Lee Martinez Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 320 pages Emperor Mollusk. Intergalactic Menace. Destroyer of Worlds. Conqueror of Other Worlds. Mad Genius. Ex-Warlord of…
Title: The Pillars of Hercules Author: David Constantine Genre: Historical, Steampunk Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication date: March 20 2012 Paperback: 320 pages Alexander, Prince of Macedon, is the terror of the world. Persia, Egypt, Athens . . .…
Title: Fair Game Author: Patricia Briggs Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance Publisher: Ace Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 293 pages They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and…
Title: Fair Coin Author: E. C. Myers Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Pyr Publication date: March 6 2012 Hardcover: 250 pages Sixteen-year-old Ephraim Scott is horrified when he comes home from school and finds his mother unconscious…
Title: The Sunbird Author: Elizabeth Wein Genre: Fantasy, Historical, PoC, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication date: April 12th 2004 Paperback: 184 pages Telemakos is the grandson of two noble men: Kidane, member of the parliament in the African kingdom…
Title: The Traitor in the Tunnel Author: Y.S. Lee Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick Press (US) / Walker (UK) Publication Date: February 2012 (US) / August 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 373 pages Get steeped in suspense, romance,…
Title: The Darkangel Author: Meredith Ann Pierce Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: March 1982 Paperback: 281 pages Aeriel is kidnapped by the darkangel, a black-winged vampyre of astounding beauty and youth, and…
Title: The Freedom Maze Author: Delia Sherman Genre: Historical, SF, Young Adult, PoC Publisher: Small Beer Press Publication date: November 22nd 2011 Hardcover: 258 pages Set against the burgeoning Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, and then just before…
Title: Arctic Rising Author: Tobias S. Buckell Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller Publisher: Tor Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 304 pages Global warming has transformed the Earth, and it’s about to get even hotter. The Arctic Ice Cap has all…
Title: The Humming Room Author: Ellen Potter Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication date: February 28 2012 Hardcover: 192 pages Hiding is Roo Fanshaw’s special skill. Living in a frighteningly unstable family, she often needs to…
Title: Earthseed Author: Pamela Sargent Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Teen (originally published by Harper & Row) Publication Date: March 2012 (originally published 1983) Paperback: 288 pages The classic YA science fiction adventure by Nebula and…
Title: Partials Author: Dan Wells Genre: Post-Apocalypse, Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins) Publication Date: March 2012 Hardcover: 472 pages Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials–engineered organic beings identical to humans–has…
Title: Gil Marsh Author: A.C.E. Bauer Genre: Contemporary, Retelling, Mythology, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Publication date: February 28 2012 Hardcover: 192 pages Good looking, athletic, and smart, Gill Marsh is the most popular kid…
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Book Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Author: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical, Second World War Publisher: Dial Press / Bloomsbury Publication Date: First published in 2008 Hardcover/Paperback: 274 pages January 1946:…
Title: The Vanishing Game Author: Kate Kae Myers Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: February 14 2012 Hardcover: 353 pages Seventeen-year-old Jocelyn follows clues apparently from her dead twin, Jack, in and around Seale House, the…
Title: The Dead of Winter Author: Chris Priestley Genre: Gothic, Horror, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury (US & UK) Publication Date: January 2012 Hardcover: 218 pages An orphaned boy, a desolate house, and a poltergeist with a terrible itch…
Title: The Girls of No Return Author: Erin Saldin Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic Publication date: February 1st 2012 Hardcover: 348 pages Erin Saldin’s The Girls of No Return is a lacerating young adult debut about girls,…
Title: The Butterfly Clues Author: Kate Ellison Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Young Adult Publisher: EgmontUSA Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 336 pages Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad’s consulting job means she’s grown up…