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Magan: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (web | tweet) Publication Date: December 19, 2012 Pages: 391 Audience: Mature Young Adult / New Adult Keywords: adopted MC, attraction, secrecy and lies Format read: E-book purchased for my kindle. Summary: Sky’s never fallen for anyone before. When she randomly meets Holder at the grocery store, a whirlwind relationship begins…

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Magan: Burning Blue by Paul Griffin

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…

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Estelle: Want to Go Private? By Sarah Darer Littman

Want To Go Private? By Sarah Darer Littman ( website | twitter ) Publication Date: August 1, 2011 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 330 pages Format read: Borrowed from library. Target Audience: Mature young adult Keywords: beginning of high school, internet relationships, internet predators, internet safety Summary: It feels like fate when Abby “meets” Luke online….

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Magan: Zero by Tom Leveen

Zero by Tom Leveen [website | twitter] UPCOMING Publication Date: April 24, 2012 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: 304 Target Audience: Young Adult Format read: eBook received via NetGalley Summary: Zero is an artist. She was accepted into the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), but her life plans change when she isn’t awarded…

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