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Review: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

By Kasey Giard | September 4, 2015 - 7:00 am |June 6, 2016 Book Review and Content, Contemporary, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

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The outside world is a treacherous place for seventeen year-old Maddy. One breath of unfiltered air could send her into a fatal downward spiral. She lives enclosed in a safe, sterile environment with only her mother and nurse for company. Then one day movers come, bringing with them a new family and a boy dressed in black. A boy Maddy longs to know. And suddenly her world is too small.

Maddy’s narrative is accompanied by random snippets: super short movie synopses, clever charts and definitions that speak to Maddy’s state of mind, and transcripts of instant messages exchanged between Maddy and Olly.

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Review: Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton

By Kasey Giard | February 9, 2015 - 7:00 am |October 19, 2017 Book Review and Content, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Seeker
Arwen Elys Dayton
Random House Children’s, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Published February 10, 2015

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Quin is proud of her family’s legacy. She comes from a line of Seekers, warriors who protect the weak and bring justice to the world. Along with two other initiates – her best friend and the boy she loves – she prepares to take an Oath that will brand her a Seeker forever.

Upon her initiation, she discovers that nothing is what she thought. Now it’s too late to escape the fate she’s chosen.

The balance between the three central characters – Quin, Shinobu and John – worked well. All three … Continue reading →

Review: The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson

By Kasey Giard | March 6, 2014 - 7:00 am |February 13, 2017 Blogger's Favorites, Book Review and Content, Clean Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade 8-12

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The Mark of the Dragonfly
by Jaleigh Johnson
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Published March 25, 2014

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Since her father’s death, Piper has lived by scavenging artifacts that fall from the sky in meteor showers. Nothing she’s found yet promises to be as valuable as Anna, the girl she stumbles upon who bears a tattoo of an intricate mechanical dragonfly. The tattoo indicates the girl is from the Dragonfly Territories and is protected by its king. If Piper can return the girl home, she will collect a reward that will buy her a new life away from the scrap towns forever.

With no memories to guide them, Anna depends on Piper to unearth clues … Continue reading →

Review: The Kill Order by James Dashner

By Kasey Giard | February 22, 2013 - 1:00 am |January 24, 2017 Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

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The Kill Order
James Dashner
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Published August 14, 2012

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With memories of the sun flares that destroyed major cities and much of the world’s technology still fresh in their minds, Mark, Trina and their friends find themselves face to face with another catastrophe, and this one may not leave any alive.

The plague’s first victims survive mere hours. But as the disease mutates and spreads, its victims survive longer, becoming mad long before the end takes them. Mark and Trina band together, determined to stay well, track down the source of the vicious illness, and do whatever it takes to stop it.

In this prequel to the Maze Runner series, James … Continue reading →