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Review: Hopeless (Hoover)
AUTHOR: Colleen HooverSERIES: Hopeless, book 1PUBLISHER: CreateSpace Independent PublishingPUBLICATION DATE: December 17, 2012ISBN: 9781301949823PAGES: 486SOURCE: purchased ebookGENRE: contemporary...
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The Year of the Goat: Being in China at Chinese New Year
It's February 18, 2015--the eve of Chinese New Year! This is a HUGE holiday here! Not only is our school closed for two weeks, but many of the shops and stores here close for several days so the...
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Review: Crash (McMann)
AUTHOR: Lisa McMannSERIES: Visions, book 1 PUBLISHER: SimonPulsePUBLICATION DATE: January 8, 2013ISBN: 9781442403918PAGES: 233SOURCE: purchased ebookGENRE: paranormalSETTING: present-day ChicagoGIVE IT...
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Review: My Not So Super Sweet Life (Harris)
AUTHOR: Rachel HarrisSERIES: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century, book 3PUBLISHER: Entangled TeenPUBLICATION DATE: April 21, 2014ISBN: 9781622664825PAGES: 190SOURCE: purchased ebookGENRE: contemporary...
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Review: Born Confused (Hidier)
AUTHOR: Tanuja Desai HidierSERIES: Born Confused, book 1PUBLISHER: Scholastic PointPUBLICATION DATE: March 19, 2004ISBN: 9780439977470PAGES: 512SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: contemporary romanceSETTING: New...
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Review: Where I Belong (Heasley)
AUTHOR: Gwendolyn HeasleySERIES: , book 1PUBLISHER: HarperTeenPUBLICATION DATE: February 8, 2011ISBN: 9780061978845PAGES: 289SOURCE: purchased ebookGENRE: realistic, contemporarySETTING: New York City...
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Review: Flunked: Fairy Tale Reform School (Calonita)
AUTHOR: Jen CalonitaSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Sourcebooks JabberwockyPUBLICATION DATE: March 3, 2015ISBN: 9781492601562PAGES: 256SOURCE:SLJ review via NetGalleyGENRE:retellings, fairy talesSETTING:...
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Review: Head Lice (Gravel)
AUTHOR: Elise GravelILLUSTRATOR:Elise GravelSERIES: Disgusting CrittersPUBLISHER: Tundra BooksPUBLICATION DATE: February 10, 2015ISBN:9781770496613PAGES: 32SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: nonfiction; picture...
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Review: The Spider (Gravel)
AUTHOR: Elise GravelILLUSTRATOR:Elise GravelSERIES: Disgusting CrittersPUBLISHER: Tundra BooksPUBLICATION DATE: February 10, 2015ISBN:9781770496644PAGES: 32SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: nonfiction; picture...
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Review: Miss Mayhem (Hawkins)
AUTHOR: Rachel HawkinsSERIES: Rebel Belle, book 2PUBLISHER: Putnam JuvenilePUBLICATION DATE: April 7, 2015ISBN: 9780399256943PAGES: 288SOURCE: EdelweissGENRE: Paranormal, actionGIVE IT TO: MS, HS...
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Review: Kissing Ted Callahan (And Other Guys) (Spalding)
AUTHOR: Amy SpaldingSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: PoppyPUBLICATION DATE: April 14, 2015ISBN: 9780316371520PAGES: 320SOURCE: EdelweissGENRE: contemporary romanceSETTING: Los Angeles, present dayGIVE IT TO: HS...
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Review: Something Sure Smells Around Here: Limericks (Cleary/ Rowland)
AUTHOR: Brian ClearyILLUSTRATOR:Andy RowlandSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Millbrook PressPUBLICATION DATE: April 1, 2015ISBN:9781467720441PAGES: 32SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: nonfiction; poetry; limerickGIVE IT...
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Review: The Middle School Rules of Brian Urlacher (Jensen)
AUTHOR: Sean JensenSERIES: Middle School Rules, book 1PUBLISHER: Broadstreet Publishing GroupPUBLICATION DATE: February 17, 2015ISBN: 9781424549795PAGES: 176SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: biography,...
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Review: In a World Just Right (Brooks)
AUTHOR: Jen BrooksSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Simon & SchusterPUBLICATION DATE: April 28, 2015ISBN: 9781481416603PAGES: 432SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: magical realism; romanceSETTING: present-day USA...
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Review: Trouble From the Start (Hawthorne)
AUTHOR: Rachel HawthorneSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: HarperTeenPUBLICATION DATE: April 28, 2015ISBN: 9780062330710PAGES: 400SOURCE: EdelweissGENRE: romanceSETTING: nondescript USA beach town; likely Texas...
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Review: Some Kind of Normal (Stone)
AUTHOR: Juliana StoneSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Sourcebooks FirePUBLICATION DATE: May 5, 2015ISBN: 9781402291500PAGES: 304SOURCE:SLJ review copyGENRE: contemporary romance; realistic fictionSETTING:...
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Review: Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees (Cleary)
AUTHOR: Brian ClearyILLUSTRATOR:Martin GoneauSERIES: Words Are CATegoricalPUBLISHER: Millbrook PressPUBLICATION DATE: April 1, 2015ISBN:9781467726498PAGES: 32SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: nonfiction; poetry;...
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Review: The Cage (Shepherd)
AUTHOR: Megan ShepherdSERIES: The Cage, book 1PUBLISHER: Balzer+Bray PUBLICATION DATE: May 26, 2015ISBN: 9780062243058PAGES: 400SOURCE: EdelweissGENRE: sci-fiSETTING: inside an "enclosure" in an alien...
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25 Books/Series For Wimpy Kid Fans
Thanks to the success of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, I have seen a surge in graphic + text books that especially appeal to reluctant readers in grades 5-8. This is definitely not an...
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Review: Kill Me Softly (Cross)
AUTHOR: Sarah CrossSERIES: Beau Rivage, book 1PUBLISHER: EgmontUSAPUBLICATION DATE: April 10, 2012ISBN: 9781606843239PAGES: 336SOURCE: purchasedGENRE: Fairytale retellingSETTING: modern day,...
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