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Tag Archives: Contemporary YA Fiction Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt <website • twitter> Publication Date: March 1, 2011 Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 288 Target audience: Young Adult Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis, sick parent, focus project, counseling Format read: Purchased the paperback after Lori recommended I read this book. Summary: After Payton finds out her father has Multiple Sclerosis and stops speaking…  Burning Blue by Paul Griffin Publication Date: October 25, 2012 Publisher: Dial Pages: 288 Target audience: Mature Young Adult Keywords: burn victim, computer hackers, thriller, suspense, mystery Format read: ARC from ALA Annual (Thank you!) Summary: After half of Nicole’s face is burned by an anonymous person using a squirt bottle filled with acid, Jay begins…  The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder [website | twitter] Release Date: December 8, 2011 Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 357 Target Audience: Young Adult Format: Hardback from the library for E; Hardback owned by M. How we found out about it: Well, it seems like everyone and their grandma had read this book so it’s about…  The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Pages: 351 Release Date: October 11, 2011 Target Audience: Young Adult Format: Hardcover borrowed from Ginger at GReads! How I heard about it: Originally, from James at Book Chic Summary: Rose’s mother loses the battle to cancer, leaving her with a dad that’s resorted to…  One Night that Changes Everything by Lauren Barnholdt Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 242 Published: July 6, 2010 Target Audience: Young Adult Format: Hardcover borrowed from the library. How I heard about it: It was on the return cart at my library. Summary: For five years, Eliza has documented all of her fears – things she’s… |
