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Review: The Delusion by Laura Gallier

By Kasey Giard | January 7, 2019 - 7:00 am |January 10, 2019 Book Review and Content, Christian World-View, Paranormal, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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The Delusion
Laura Gallier
Tyndale
Published on October 3, 2017

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About The Delusion
By March of Owen Edmonds’s senior year, eleven students at Masonville High School have committed suicide. Amid the media frenzy and chaos, Owen tries to remain levelheaded–until he endures his own near-death experience and wakes to a distressing new reality.

The people around him suddenly appear to be shackled and enslaved.

Owen frantically seeks a cure for what he thinks are crazed hallucinations, but his delusions become even more sinister. An army of hideous, towering beings, unseen by anyone but Owen, are preying on his girlfriend and classmates, provoking them to self-destruction.

Owen eventually … Continue reading →

Review: Forgive Me Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

By Kasey Giard | December 16, 2014 - 2:16 pm |August 11, 2017 Book Review and Content, Contemporary, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Matthew Quick
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Published August 13, 2013

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Eighteen year-old Leonard Peacock has had enough. A loner by choice, he’s lived out each school day under the dark cloud of a secret. On his birthday (a day which no one remembers) he sets out to reward the people he loves with gifts and the ones he hates with a bullet: first bully Asher Beal and then himself.

As Leonard delivers the presents, it’s clear there are people who care for him and who suspect that Leonard has chartered a short, one-way … Continue reading →

Review: 8 Notes to a Nobody by Cynthia Toney

By Kasey Giard | July 18, 2014 - 8:14 am |May 9, 2017 Blogger's Favorites, Christian World-View, Clean Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

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8 Notes to a Nobody (Bird Face #1)
Cynthia T. Toney
Write Integrity Press
Published September 1, 2015

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A cruel comment from a classmate sends thirteen year-old Wendy into a spiral of self-doubt. What can she expect when even her own father barely takes an interest in her life? Mysterious notes from “AFREND” help Wendy see there’s still hope. Who could the notes be from? A cute boy perhaps? When the nasty comments continue to wear her down, Wendy is forced to take drastic measures. She tries changing who she is, hoping it will be enough put the taunting behind her.

This story delves into the … Continue reading →