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Monthly Archives: April 2012 Various Positions by Martha Schabas Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: February 14, 2012 Pages: 336 Target Audience: Young Adult (for mature audiences) Format read: Paperback ARC from ALA. Summary: With her sex-obsessed peers and an unhappy home life, the only time Georgia feels at peace is on the dance floor. When she gets…  During the last week of March, I depended on Lara Bars for dinner sustenance and headed downtown for a bunch of New York City Teen Author Festival events! Of course, I made sure to make an appearance because a) there were so many authors participating that I have grown to love b) I wanted to…  Mister Death’s Blue-Eyed Girls by Mary Downing Hahn UPCOMING Publication Date: April 17, 2012 Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: 336 Target Audience: Young Adult Format read: Paperback ARC from ALA. (Thank you!) Summary: Summer is so close that Nora and her friends can practically taste it. It’s 1956 and the kids are dancing their hearts out to Elvis… Seeing Cinderella by Jenny Lundquist [website | twitter] Release Date: March 20, 2012 Publisher: ALADDIN M!X Pages: 240 Target Audience: Middle Grade Format: Finished copy received from Simon & Schuster Why I Read It: Slightly awkward young teenager + an intriguing pair of glasses Summary: Thirteen-year-old Callie is having trouble seeing. Though she hates the… Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish! Today we have compiled a list of 5 books each that have tricked us somehow. Was it because of faulty cover art? Was the summary in the back completely different than the actual contents of the book? Or did you expect… |
