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A car accident kills Mia’s mother, father, and brother. Now Mia is in intensive care in critical condition. The novel flashes from the past to the present as Mia experiences an out of body experience between life and death where she must decide whether or not she will live or die. An engaging novel that will be loved by anyone who read Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reason’s Why, Laurie Halse Anderson’s Wintergirls, or Jennifer Brown’s Hate List.
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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater tells the story of a girl, Grace, who is attacked by a pack of wolves, but saved by one wolf among the pack. After the attack, Grace is infatuated with the wolves particularly the wolf who saved her, Sam. Maggie soon learns that Sam is a werewolf, and she and Sam spend the summer together, but Sam believes this is the last summer he will transform into a human. Now Sam and Maggie are doing everything they can to avoid Sam’s trasnformation back into a wolf.
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Beastly is a modern day retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which centers around the arrogant Kyle Kingsbury who thinks his amazingly good looks will bring him everything he wants in life. Then a witch cast a spell on him, and he transforms into a hairy half-human half-beast creature. To break the spell, he and a girl must fall in love with each other and kiss. But it seems impossible to Kyle especially with the way he looks after being transformed. The book has been adapted into a movie and will be in theatres March 2011. -
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Auden is an intellectual and studious young woman and because of this, she has missed out on most typical childhood experiences including learning how to ride a bike. It is now the summer after Auden’s senior year, and Auden decides to spend the summer with her dad and step-mom at the beach town where they live. Ever since her parent’s divorce, Auden has not been able to sleep at night. So, she spends most of her nights driving around town stopping 0nly for coffee at a cafe or gas station. Then she meets Eli, and they begin spending each night on a quest for Auden to experience those things she missed out on as a child. Along for the Ride was a delightful story of love, family, and friendship. I stayed up all night to read this book! It was that good! Here’s a video clip of Sarah Dessen talking about her book. -
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Veronica who everyone calls Ronnie moves to a lodge near the Cascade Mountains because her father finds healing from his depression there. Ronnie finds solace in running, which helps her deal with this unwanted transition in her life. While out on a run, Ronnie finds Karen, the girl she babysits, dead near the river. Ronnie sets out to discover what really happened to Karen. As Ronnie uncovers the mystery, she gains strength and self-confidence. If you enjoy mystery and romance books, The River would be an ideal selection for you. -
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I finished reading Graceling tonight, and I just had to blog about it right away! Graceling is one of the best books I have read this year. If you like fantasy and romance, you will love this book. Watch the trailer here to learn more about the book[podcast format=”video”]http://docushare.lps.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-632474/0npi3myejsxynsxa.flv[/podcast].
While the snow was falling and Lincoln Public Schools were closed for a couple of days, I read the book, Crossing the Tracks, which I borrowed from the public library. I selected the book because the setting is in towns and cities not too far from where I grew up. The novel relates the story of a young girl, Iris, who faces many trials in her life including the death of her mother at an early age and a distant father who sends her away for the summer. Although not thrilled to work for the Nesbitt family, Iris is genuinely surprised by their warmth, friendship and hospitality. However, Iris must face her memories, anger, and sadness especially when tragedy dramatically changes her course in life. I fell in love with the characters in this novel especially Mrs. Nesbitt, Dr. Avery Nesbitt, and Leroy (Iris’ boyfriend). They make the novel worth reading. I was disappointed about the celebratory treatment of a particular death near the end of the novel. I’d tell you who dies, but I’d ruin the story for you.