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The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave, #1 A review The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 457 pages. Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers in 2013. Science Fiction – Fantasy – Dystopian Synopsis: After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the…
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The Jewel and her Lapidary
Gemworld, #1 A review The Jewel and her Lapidary by Fran Wilde 89 pages. Published by Tordotcom in 2016. Novella – Fantasy – Young Adult Synopsis: The kingdom in the Valley has long sheltered under the protection of its Jewels and Lapidaries, the people bound to singing gemstones with the power to reshape hills, move…
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Hatchet
A review Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 186 pages. Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in 2006. Young Adult – Classics – Adventure Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother’s infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When…
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Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
Wayward Children, #9 A review Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire 146 pages. Published by Tordotcom in 2024. Fantasy- Young Adult – Magical Realism Synopsis: Antsy is the latest student to pass through the doors at Eleanor West’s School for Wayward Children. When the school’s (literally irresistible) mean girl realizes that Antsy’s talent for…
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Bad Prince Charlie
A review Bad Prince Charlie by John Moore 240 pages. Published by Ace in 2006. Fantasy – Comedy – Adventure Synopsis: We set our scene in Damask: A kingdom that couldn’t get ransacked if it tried… But now tha the king is dead, that’s exactly what his brothers have in mind. All they need is…
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There’s No Way I’d Die First
A review There’s No Way I’d Die First by Lisa Springer 304 pages. Published by Delacorte Press in 2023. Young Adult – Horror – Thriller Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Noelle Layne knows horror. Every trope, every warning sign, every survival tactic. She even leads a successful movie club dedicated to the genre. Who better to throw the…
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Anna and the Apocalypse
A review Anna and the Apocalypse by Katharine Turner Audiobook by Macmillan Audio in 2018. Horror – Zombie – Christmas Synopsis: School’s out for the end of the world. Anna and the Apocalypse is a horror comedy about a teenager who faces down a zombie apocalypse with a little help from her friends. Anna Shepherd…
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There’s Someone Inside Your House
A review There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins 287 pages. Published by Pan Macmillan in 2017. Horror – Thriller – Mystery Synopsis: It’s been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother and she’s still adjusting to her new life in rural Nebraska. Then, one by one, students at…
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The Black Flamingo
A review The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta 416 pages. Published by Balzer & Bray in 2021. Poetry – LGBT – Young Adult Synopsis: Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he’s navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican—but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As…
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The Mary Shelley Club
A review The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky 468 pages. Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) in 2021. Horror – Young Adult – Thriller Synopsis: When it comes to horror movies, the rules are clear: x Avoid abandoned buildings, warehouses, and cabins at all times.x Stay together: don’t split up, not even just to “check…
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