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Prize Package A - Shadow Mountain Teen titles
Inglewood Public Library, CALIFORN…
Catch and Release is definitely unique in its subject matter. One of the main characters in this novel is named Odd, which is an apt description of this book. There were many times I …
Mrs. Pollifax is one of those characters that jumps off the page in living color and allows the reader a refreshing escape from the mundane spy novel.
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax is definitely an …
As a coming of age novel, this book has some really beautiful moments. The protagonist is a deep thinker, and he makes a lot of connections between what is going on in the world and his own life. It’s…
Death Comes to Pemberly is a quick and easy read from famed author P.D. James. Readers will be able to jump right into the action thanks to a detailed prologue that fills in what happened to the Darcy…
The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins is one of our most requested titles for content analysis and review. With the recent release of the movie, there has been a resurgence in interest. (The fact that …
Beautiful and engaging, Storyteller is another excellent novel from two-time Newbery Honor-winner Patricia Reilly Giff. Modern-day Elizabeth is likable and relatable, especially in her struggle to fit…
The Forest of Silence is the first book in Emily Rodda's Deltora Quest series. There are eight books in the series, and, if the other installments are as exciting as this first on…
Freya has been obsessed with angels her whole life. Now that she’s out of the hospital, she is finally fitting in with the kids at school. Unfortunately, just when things seem to…
Make no mistake, Science Fair by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is pretty silly stuff and all about fun. Levitating frogs, countries with a shortage of vowels, and car chases in Weinerm…
As book one of a trilogy, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an incredibly enthralling and emotional story of teenagers being forced to either kill or be killed in an event their governm…
Baz is desperate to get to X-Isle—the only place in his drowned world where there is enough food. Or so the rumors say, anyway. Once he makes it there, X-Isle is nothing at all like Baz imagined it wo…