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In My Mailbox – New Books This Week #44

January 15, 2012

In My Mailbox is a posting idea run by Kristi at The Story Siren (read all about it here: In My Mailbox) for bloggers to share the books they’ve gotten that week to help publicize as many titles as possible. It’s a little preview on what book reviews to anticipate along with a way to build excitement about new titles… Read More

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CATCHING JORDAN by Miranda Kenneally

January 12, 2012

Title: CATCHING JORDAN Author: Miranda Kenneally Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: December 1, 2011 Number of Pages: 281 Source of Book: Requested from publisher at NCTE because I loved the cover and premise and really wanted to read it. What girl doesn’t want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn’t just surrounded by… Read More

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FRACTURE by Megan Miranda

January 10, 2012

Title:  FRACTURE Author:  Megan Miranda Publisher:  Walker & Co. (a Bloomsbury imprint) Release Date:  January 17, 2012 Number of Pages:  272 Source of Book:  ARC from NCTE Convention  Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had… Read More

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CLARITY by Kim Harrington

January 10, 2012

Title:  CLARITY Author:  Kim Harrington Publisher:  Point (a Scholastic imprint) Release Date:  March 1, 2011 Number of Pages:  242 Source of Book:  ARC from my bookseller friend When you can see things others can’t, where do you look for the truth?This paranormal murder mystery will have teens reading on the edge of their seats.Clarity “Clare” Fern sees things. Things no… Read More

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INCARNATE by Jodi Meadows

January 5, 2012

Title: INCARNATE Author:  Jodi Meadows Publisher: Katharine Tegen Books (a HarperCollins imprint) Release Date:  January 31, 2012 Number of Pages:  384 Source of Book:  Won ARC contest from the wonderful Beth @ A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust NEWSOUL Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and… Read More

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Happy New Year Release Day!

January 3, 2012

Some awesome books are officially hitting the shelves today (all of which I was lucky enough to read early), and I want to share a link to each review I wrote because all are books you should read! Happy (new year) release day to… UNDER THE NEVER SKY by Veronica Rossi a gets-under-your-skin dystopian debut CINDER by Marissa Meyer an engaging dystopic… Read More

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UNDER THE NEVER SKY by Veronica Rossi

December 31, 2011

Title: UNDER THE NEVER SKY Author: Veronica Rossi Publisher: HarperTeen Release Date: January 3, 2012 Number of Pages: 384 Source of Book: ARC from NCTE Convention Aria is a teenager in the enclosed city of Reverie. Like all Dwellers, she spends her time with friends in virtual environments, called Realms, accessed through an eyepiece called a Smarteye. Aria enjoys the… Read More

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CINDER by Marissa Meyer

December 30, 2011

Title: CINDER (Lunar Chronicles #1) Author: Marissa Meyer Publisher: Feiwel and Friends (a Macmillan imprint) Release Date: January 3, 2012 Number of Pages: 400 Source of Book: ARC from NCTE Convention Author’s Website: marissameyer.livejournal.com Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make… Read More

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