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Magan: In Honor by Jessi Kirby

In Honor by Jessi Kirby (website | twitter) Future Release Date: May 8, 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 288 Target Audience: Young Adult Format: ARC Received at ALA Mid-Winter How we found out about it: Ginger at GReads! Summary: It’s always been Honor, her brother Finn, and Rusty, Finn’s best friend. Finn inexplicably joins the…

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Book Report: The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder

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…

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Magan: The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas

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…

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Magan: Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols

Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols Released: March 17, 2009 Pages: 245 Target Audience: Young Adult How I found out about it: Recommended to me by Estelle Format: Downloaded to my Kindle. Summary: Meg is a 17-year-old girl caught up in a bad relationship with druggie Eric; when Meg gets caught at the Bridge with Eric,…

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Magan: Saving June by Hannah Harrington

Saving June by Hannah Harrington Release Date: November 22, 2011 Pages: 336 Target Audience: Young Adult How I found out about it: NetGalley Format: Sent to Kindle from NetGalley Summary: Sixteen-year-old Harper’s sister, June, commits suicide by overdosing on pills; no one has answers about why she did it. Harper knows she has to do what June…

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