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Student Recommendation: DARK EDEN by Patrick Carman

November 20, 2013

Title: DARK EDEN Author: Patrick Carman Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (a HarperCollins imprint) Release Date: November 1, 2011 Number of Pages: 336           When Will Besting approaches Fort Eden for the first time, he knows something isn’t right. With more terrifying secrets at every turn, he discovers a hidden fear deep […]

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TTT: Top 10 Books I’d Recommend to…

November 19, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Books I Recommend to… my 8th grade girls looking for more mature/edgy contemporary romance books to read next Typically my students start with PERFECT CHEMISTRY (& the rest of the series) by Simone Elkeles because they end up having it recommended by a friend, and […]

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THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN by Holly Black (My Rec & A Student’s Perspective)

November 7, 2013

I was so excited when one of my students took my recommendation to read THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN because I wanted to get a student’s perspective on it. I’m thrilled that she loved it as much as I did, and she wrote her response in such a fun way, so I wanted to share […]

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TTT: Top 10 Sequels I Can’t Wait to Get My Hands On

November 5, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Sequels I Can’t Wait to Get My Hands On CHAMPION by Marie Lu (Legend #3) 11/5/13 {Came out yesterday-reading now!} THE RETRIBUTION OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin (The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer #3) 6/10/14 IGNITE ME by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #3) 2/4/14 SNAKEROOT by Andrea Cremer (Nightshade #4) […]

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THE LIAR SOCIETY Book 3 Pre-Order Giveaway

October 28, 2013

I love THE LIAR SOCIETY books, and Sourcebooks has an awesome giveaway opportunity for pre-ordering book 3, coming in December.  A Gift for You, for Pre-Ordering Third Lie’s the Charm by YA rock stars Lisa and Laura Roecker For US and Canadian Liar Society Lovers! We have a special offer going on for the release of Third Lie’s […]

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CRASH INTO YOU by Katie McGarry

October 25, 2013

Title: CRASH INTO YOU Author: Katie McGarry Publisher: Harelequin Teen Release Date: November 26, 2013 Number of Pages: 474 Source of Book: eARC from publisher at NetGalley From acclaimed author Katie McGarry comes an explosive new tale of a good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with nothing to lose, and a romance forged in […]

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