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The S-Word, by Chelsea Pitcher
(nb: I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley) Bullying is a big topic these days, with special t-shirts and ribbons, awareness programs, and plenty of good-hearted people trying to prevent...
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Swans and Klons, by Nora Olsen (2013)
(nb: I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley) Rubric and Salmon Jo have a seemingly idyllic life. They are students at a top academy. They are ready to begin working with their...
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The Camp, by Karice Bolton (2013)
The Camp by Karice Bolton My rating: 2 of 5 stars Emma didn't want to go to camp in the first place. It's the summer before she starts college, and her 18th birthday is just a couple weeks away, but...
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Playing With Purpose: Mariano Rivera: The Closer Who Got Saved, by Jesse...
(nb: I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley) The last baseball book I read before this one was “The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood”, which recounted the...
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Screwed, by Laurie Plissner (2013)
(nb: via NetGalley,I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for my unbiased review) I wanted to like “Screwed.” Based on the description and the cover, I was intrigued: the “perfect” daughter...
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Taken (The Watchers Trilogy 0.5), by Karice Bolton (2012)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as the song goes. Athen and Ana have their tree up, and their friends Arie and Cyril are coming over. There’s woodsmoke in the air, and the first snowfall...
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Eleanor and Park, by Rainbow Rowell (2013)
There are some couples you just want to work out, you want it to the core of your being. It seems like there’s always huge adversity for these couples, too. In John Green’s amazing “The Fault in Our...
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Awakening (The Watchers Trilogy #1), by Karice Bolton (2011)
Imagine you’re a pretty, twenty-year-old woman waitressing in a ski village bar & grill. One night, you meet three people to whom you are irresistibly drawn, especially one tall, handsome guy with...
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Legions (The Watchers Trilogy #2), by Karice Bolton (2011)
Legions by Karice Bolton My rating: 3 of 5 stars "Legions" is the second in Karice Bolton's "The Watchers" trilogy, and once again Athen, Arie, Ana, and Cyril are faced with their task of battling dark...
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Athine Verses: The Beginning (The Daughters of Ares Chronicles #1), by...
“Athine Verses: The Beginning” is an engaging novella, and start to the “Daughters of Ares Chronicles”. (“Ares” is the god of multiple present-tense plural forms of “to be” (sorry–bad English Major...
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Killing Me Softly, by Leisl Leighton (2013)
Romance, Redemption, and Danger: A Lovely Ride “Killing Me Softly” is the perfect title for this book. The next phrase in Roberta Flack’s legendary 1970’s hit is “…with his song.” The title works...
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The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, (e-book 2013, originally published in 1961)
(nb: I received a review copy of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss) In 1960, William L. Shirer published “The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich.” The tome was over 1200-pages long, and based...
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A Really Awesome Mess, by Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin (2013)
(nb: I received a review copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley) “A Really Awesome Mess” tells the story of two sixteen-year-olds—Emmy and Justin—who have been sent to a therapeutic...
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Lake Thirteen, by Greg Herren (2013)
Creepy Summer Chills, Perfect for the Beach (nb: I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley) Scotty Thompson is about to enter his Senior Year. He has all the usual...
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What I Came to Tell You, by Tommy Hays (2013)
(nb: I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley) Picture Perfect: Loss, Love, and The Art of Healing “What I Came to Tell You” shows a family imploding in grief, and how they find...
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The Clockwork Scarab (Stoker & Holmes #1), by Colleen Gleason (2013)
If the names Stoker and Holmes sound familiar, they should. Evaline Stoker comes from a long line of vampire hunters. She has incredible strength, courage and agility, as well as a sort of...
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This Song Will Save Your Life, by Leila Sales (2013)
Achieving the Perfect Mix (nb: I received a review copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley) Sixteen-year-old Elise Dembowski says she was born to be unpopular. She’s precocious and works...
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The Owners Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain, by Terrence Deak, PhD;...
Adolescence is never easy. We know to expect many of the changes we encounter: girls growing breasts and curves, boys voices deepening, and everyone growing hair all over parts they used to be scared...
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Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell (2013)
Eighteen-year-old Cather has a lot going on in her life. She’s beginning her freshman year in college, and young wizard, Simon, and his vampire roommate, Baz, are taking up all of her time. Cather’s a...
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The Pull of Gravity, by Gae Polisner (2011)
You’d be hard-pressed to find two places more dissimilar than the dust bowl of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” and the almost sterile futurism of the Star Wars saga.* Similarly, you’d be...
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