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ENTICE by Jessica Shirvington

July 27, 2012

Title: ENTICE (sequel to EMBRACE) Author: Jessica Shirvington Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: September 4, 2012 Number of Pages: 464 Source of Book: ARC from publisher at ALA Violet Eden is Grigori – part angel, part human. Her destiny is to protect humans from the vengence of exiled angels. Knowing who to trust is key but, when Grigori reinforcements arrive,… Read More

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THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas

July 25, 2012

Title: THRONE OF GLASS Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury Release Date: August 7, 2012 Number of Pages: 416 Source of Book: ARC from publisher at IRA After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom… Read More

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MMGM: GOLD MEDAL SUMMER by Donna Freitas

July 23, 2012

Title: GOLD MEDAL SUMMERAuthor: Donna Freitas Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (a Scholastic imprint) Release Date: June 1, 2012 Number of Pages: 240 Source of Book: ARC from publisher at NCTE Just in time for the Olympics: A gymnastics novel to flip for! Joey Jordan loves gymnastics: the thrill of performing a backflip on the beam, the cheers of the… Read More

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COLD FURY by T.M. Goeglein

July 20, 2012

Title: COLD FURY Author: T.M. Goeglein Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons (a Penguin imprint) Release Date: July 24, 2012 Number of Pages: 320 Source of Book: ARC from editor after IRA Convention Jason Bourne meets The Sopranos in this breathtaking adventure Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance–until her parents and brother are kidnapped… Read More

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#summerthrowdown Wrap-Up

July 19, 2012

A month ago, you may remember, we started our first ever #summerthrowdown Librarians vs. Teachers. I’m still blown away by how many more participants and number books were read than I ever imagined when we started this whole idea. I’m amazed at what a group of awesome readers will do when they get a little challenge for extra incentive/motivation. It… Read More

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NEVER SURRENDER Blog Tour

July 17, 2012

Today I’m welcoming Elana Johnson (author of POSSESSION) to the blog as the next stop of her Never Surrender Blog Tour for the sequel, SURRENDER which released on June 5th, with a guest post from Jag Barque about how he’ll never surrender…  About POSSESSION: Vi knows the Rule: Girls don’t walk with boys, and they never even think about kissing… Read More

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MMGM: CAPTURE THE FLAG by Kate Messner

July 16, 2012

Title: CAPTURE THE FLAG Author: Kate Messner Publisher: Scholastic Release Date: July 1, 2012 Number of Pages: 240 Source of Book: ARC from IRA Convention Three kids get caught up in an adventure of historic proportions! Anna, José, and Henry are complete strangers with more in common than they realize. Snowed in together at a chaotic Washington D.C. airport, they encounter… Read More

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ENDLESSLY by Kiersten White

July 11, 2012

Title: ENDLESSLY (Book #3 in PARANORMALCY trilogy) Author: Kiersten White Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: July 24, 2012 Number of Pages: 385 Source of Book: ARC from friend Evie’s paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in… Read More

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