Swept Up By The Sea is a story within a story--with other stories inside it. Basically, it's a brand new fairytale with a twist. The fantasy world is well-crafted and consistent, and the writing shows…
This is my second exposure to Ally Carter, and I'm definitely going to come back for more! I'm especially enamored because I was so pleasantly surprised by the high quality of Carter's writing. Plus, …
The Lone Star Ranger was an interesting Western. Unlike many novels in its genre, it didn't focus on the events or setting, but rather focused on the development of the character. The…
It is impossible to resist 17 year-old Josie Moraine, the protagonist of Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys. It isn't often a character comes along who completely wins a reader over, but the reader will…
Children of the Jacaranda Tree is a powerful and deeply moving narrative. The book follows a fictional extended family as they try to survive the years of political instability and revo…
If you love horses, then you will love Jill Hucklesby’s story of Samphire, a grey Arabian stallion, and Jodie Palmer, an emotionally damaged teenager. The storyline centers on fourteen-year…
In a truly authentic novel, author Vanessa Diffenbaugh gives us a character, Victoria, who believes that she is "unforgivably flawed". Diffenbaugh is to be commended for her brilliance and the b…
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein is a companion book to her award-winning Code Name Verity. As a companion book, there is some overlapping mention of characters, but it is not necessa…
The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first book for adults. After seven Harry Potter books full of magic and mystery, at first glance she seems to have turned to the most pedestrian of English to…
The Second Life of Abigail Walker is a mesh of topics--bullying, peer pressure, self-identity and self-realization, and the psychological aftermath of war on soldiers. The protagonist, Abig…
The Long Way Home picks up within days of where book one, The Last Thing I Remember, left off. Charlie begins the complicated process of trying to discover who murdered his best friend and framed him …
THE MIGHTY QUINN by Robyn Parnell is published by Scarletta Publishers whose goal is to provide "exciting plots, educational twists, and literacy." THE MIGHTY QUINN displays all of these components.
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